Mill Lane Campsite

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Campsite area
Top field own water hook up and drain
Tent area
Top field

  • Well-maintained pitches five minutes’ walk from Porthleven, Cornwall
  • A 10-minute drive to Flambards Theme Park; 15 minutes to Marazion
  • On-site pub; five minutes’ walk to the beach and South West Coast Path
A family-run touring caravan and campsite located about 500 meters from the centre of the historic fishing village of Porthleven, Mill Lane Campsite is a dog-friendly spot with generous-sized, level pitches and plenty of space for all the family. The campsite is a five-minute walk from Porthleven beach, famous as one of Cornwall’s best reef breaks (are you listening, surfers?). It’s also five minutes to the South West Coast Path, making this a great base for long-distance hikers too. Porthleven village hosts the award-winning Food Festival in July, but you can eat in quirky cafes, traditional pubs or fine-dining restaurants – all serving fresh, seasonal food – any time of year. Pick up foodie supplies in the local shops – including delicious Cornish pasties – and there’s a handy supermarket too. And there’s no need to fret about keeping everyone entertained in the evenings. The on-site free house sells the world-famous Cornish ale Spingo, brewed in Helston (10 minutes’ drive), so adults are never far away from a refreshment. For the kids, there’s a pool table in the pub, as well as sport on the big screen and live music throughout the year. Bingo fans can play every Friday evening at 7pm with cash prizes.

Site type

Tent sites 6
Caravan sites 13
Motorhome sites 8
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The campground/park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 20 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Units longer than 9 metres are not allowed.
  • Units heavier than 4000 Kilograms are not allowed.
  • This is a quiet campground/park: no music is allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the campground/park are unlit.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

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Child friendliness
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Wifi
8

90% would recommend this site to a friend

88% would stay here again

What customers say

Great spot, easy walk to town and harbour. Friendly staff, good showers, spacious sites. Pub's a bonus. Some mention dated facilities, road noise, and mud after rain.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Great location easy walk to harbour and beach. Pitch good size, ehu…

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Great location easy walk to harbour and beach. Pitch good size, ehu and water . Clean showers and toilets

Recommend to friends Visit again

Room for improvements but overall all a great location. Would revisit

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Anonymous

Powered grass tent or motorhome site

Liked Location was great. Out of the blue pub part of the campsite. Clean pitch with electric. 3 showers with decent temperature settings plus 2 sinks, plenty of locations to walk to and bus stop just off site. Spingo ale served in pub.

Disliked No adequate steps to pot-washing area.
Water was turned off at water filling station and no advice was given on arrival. The 3 Porter cabin toilets were a tight squeeze against the door to close. Electric pitches were not clearly marked out.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location, sunny weekend site not overly busy and friendly

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Mark B.

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Location

Recommend to friends Visit again

It was so bad, we packed up our tent etc and moved to Treza Farm camp.

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2 out of 10
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Anonymous

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Nothing.

Disliked Cars doing donuts in the car park at midnight. Numerous campervan occupants partying with loud music and swearing until we'll after midnight. Women's toilet out of order for a while. Campers pilling out of the bar attached to the site well after 11pm.

Recommend to friends Visit again

All in all a very good experience

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked All of it,bar was nice and friendly, booked again for next weekend, haha 😂 Great showers.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place to stay for families and dog owners.

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Anonymous

Unpowered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked Relaxed atmosphere. Clean facilities and site. Friendly staff. Great location.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would highly recommend, great little site in a beautiful place.

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9 out of 10
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Traci Y.

Fully-serviced concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Nice flat pitch, plenty of room to put up the awning and spread out a bit. Also considering it was quite busy it was quiet. Good facilities and a nice bar with added facilities if you want to use it.
Showers and toilets clean enough , with nice hot water. All the other usual facilities such as clean water, Elsan and grey water drop. Also the very best thing is it’s just a five minute level walk from the campsite to the beautiful Porthleven harbour where you will find pubs, cafes, restaurants and shops.

Disliked All good no dislikes.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff especially the cleaner lady. 😊👍

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Julie C.

Fully-serviced concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Lovely site.
Toilets clean
Showers clean
Hot water

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice quiet site, level pitch. Easy walking distance from the town. Plenty of choice…

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John D.

Fully-serviced concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Nice quiet site, level pitch.
Easy walking distance from the town.
Plenty of choice of food outlets in the town.
THe onsite facilities were clean and adequate.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Short stroll to the harbour

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10 out of 10
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Sarah S.

Fully-serviced concrete and grass caravan site

Liked Showers and toilets were really clean and the showers were nice and hot. Great place to stay with a a nice friendly pub on site

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Drainage hook-up points for caravans Motorhome service point Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Mill Lane Campsite

Mill Lane

Porthleven

Cornwall

England

TR13 9LQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.08879°N
5.31711°W

Nearest transport

Coach
0.4 km Bus Shelter
3.2 km Blue Anchor
3.2 km Seven Stars
Rail
12.9 km St Erth Rail Station
13 km Hayle Rail Station
13.4 km Lelant Saltings Rail Station
Ferry
13.1 km Helford Village Ferry Landing
13.5 km Helford Passage Ferry Landing
15.5 km Penzance Ferry Terminal
Airport
15.1 km Penzance Airport
25.1 km Land's End St Just Airport
45.7 km Newquay St Mawgan Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

If you’re keen to get out on the water, Porthleven beach (five minutes’ walk) is a fantastic surfing spot, and you can take coastal cruises (try one at dusk for spectacular sunset views) or sea-fishing trips from Porthleven harbour (10 minutes). Meanwhile, at Marazion (15 minutes’ drive) it’s a short hop across the bay to the crag-top castle and gardens at Mount St Michael. Kids will clamour to get on the coasters and flumes at Flambards Theme Park (10 minutes), or splash in the sea at sheltered Gunwalloe Church Cove Beach. There are plenty of family hikes along the Lizard Heritage Coast (both 20 minutes) and lots of seabirds for the kids to spot along the way. And there’s masses of art and culture in these parts too; the galleries and museums of St Ives (30 minutes) warrant a day’s attention, and there are rare plants and wacky artworks to be seen in Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens (20 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Porthleven Sands 0.9 km Sea GoodGoodGoodExcellent
Praa Sands East 4.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Praa Sands West 5.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Church Cove 6.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Poldhu Cove 7.3 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

National Seal Sanctuary 7.9 km

St Michael's Mount 11.9 km

Trebah Garden 14.1 km

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 15.9 km

Tate St Ives 18.3 km

National Trust

Penrose Estate: Gunwalloe and Loe Pool 1.5 km

Godolphin 5.8 km

St Michael's Mount 11.9 km

Glendurgan Garden 14 km

Cornish Mines and Engines 15.9 km

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

LISMORE 3.3 km

Loe Bar 3.4 km

Rinsey Head - Trewavas Head - Rinsey Head 3.7 km

St Anthony 4.4 km

GODOLPHIN 6.2 km

Local events

  • Boardmasters (Wednesday, 6 August 2025 – Wednesday, 6 August 2025)

    Newquay, England 43.3 km

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Mill Lane Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Mill Lane Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Mill Lane Campsite? If you’re keen to get out on the water, Porthleven beach (five minutes’ walk) is a fantastic surfing spot, and you can take coastal cruises (try one at dusk for spectacular sunset … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Mill Lane Campsite?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Mill Lane Campsite? From $44.98 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.