Cerenety Eco Campsite

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Typical campervan, single-occupancy tent, large tent and standard tent pitches
Typical campervan, single-occupancy tent, large tent and standard tent pitches
Lovely view
View from the breakfast café
Standard size tent
Standard tent
Help yourself to end of summer veg
Standard tent, low season
Plenty of space for games
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Lovely view
View from the breakfast café
Standard size tent

  • Serene and green eco camping over seven acres, a mile from Bude
  • Within easy walking distance of beaches, shops and pubs
  • Animals, veg garden, wildlife pond and forest garden
There are many reasons to make your way to Cerenety Eco Campsite: the laidback, friendly atmosphere, variety of animals and plenty of space to unwind are just a few. You may like to meet Red, the site's ex racehorse, who now sees out his days in the pleasant pastures, or the sheep and Heather the alpaca. If you like tortoises, they always appreciated being fed with dandelion leaves and flowers… and let's not forget about sitting by the wildlife pond, listening to birdsong and watching for the moorhens or the visiting heron. A 10-minute walk from the site leads to the South West Coast Path, where there's a little-known beach called Upton beach (wild, clean and great for rockpooling). In the other direction, take a short walk downhill to the canal. You could stroll quickly inland for a cream tea or take a one-mile canal stroll to the town of Bude and its two surfing beaches A huge amount of other first-rate things are on offer at this off-grid, peaceful and back to nature site: you may, for example, care to amble around the driftwood archways, play chess on the giant tables, or spy species around the wildlife pond… Or you could potter around the forest garden – and try your hand at creating your own – or just find your own peaceful place for lazing among the grass. Guests can pick herbs, fruit and veg at the vegetable patch and forest garden. Solar-powered showers and compost toilets are also on site.

Campground type

Tent sites 35
RV sites 10
Open now
Opens April 11
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Units longer than 6 metres are not allowed.
  • There is no reception building on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Guests are not allowed to sleep in vehicles other than campervans, and may not discharge toilet waste from onboard toilets into Cerenety's composting system.

Languages spoken

English

French

Italian

Open from Fri, Apr 11 to

Campsite types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

8.6

Overall rating from 159 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

86% would recommend this campground to a friend

83% would stay here again

What customers say

This eco-friendly campground offers a peaceful, nature-focused setting with on-site animals & a scenic canal walk to Bude. Guests love the friendly owner and relaxed vibe. Basic but functional facilities suit many, though some wanted more attention to them, and pitches can be sloped. Most would return for the location & atmosphere.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

The location, friendliness. Great for walks. Close to a few beaches…

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent campsite (two person, small)

Liked The location, friendliness. Great for walks. Close to a few beaches

Recommend to friends Visit again

The location of cerenity is lovely. Quiet, calm, idyllic setting but close…

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6 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Primitive grass campervan campsite

Liked The location of cerenity is lovely. Quiet, calm, idyllic setting but close enough for a quick jaunt to bude for beaches and food.

Disliked I visited Cerenity probably about 10 years ago. It was thriving - it had a cafe serving breakfast, the heart of the campsite was
a veg garden and fields of animals with a group of lwork away type folk helping out. Fast forward to today and it’s sadly feeling quite run down. The owner was lovely and clearly working very hard to maintain it but the facilities all needed quite a bit of TLC and the extras that made this place so special - little cafe and gardens - were not there any more.

I would still stay at cerenity but I being honest I don’t think it was worth the higher price for a basic offering now. I was surprised for £50 a night we didn’t even get loo roll - both for the price and for the ‘eco’ ethos, surely you’d want to manage the type of paper used in an eco system? Anyway, I would love to love this place more but was slightly disappointed after seeing what once was.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would definitely stay again.

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10 out of 10
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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jenny c.

Primitive grass tent campsite (four person)

Liked Fantastic location, great communication, well organised. Very pretty, quiet site, great facilities.

Lots of lovely little touches, love the paintings in the showers. (Which work very well) And the walk past the pony’s to the wooded area is just lovely.
Quite a few different groups here, all respectful of each other, very nice relaxed & peaceful atmosphere.

Everything I’d expect from an Eco site and more. 🩷

Disliked Leaving 😭

Recommend to friends Visit again

The pitches. Plenty of space and a view. Compost toilet was well…

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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Primitive grass campervan campsite

Liked The pitches. Plenty of space and a view. Compost toilet was well managed with fresh smells. Lovely walk to Bude along the canal. The footpath is a very short walk to get to the beautiful canal path.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Warm welcome, easy to walk to from town, beautiful setting, peaceful…

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8 out of 10
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Primitive grass campervan campsite

Liked Warm welcome, easy to walk to from town, beautiful setting, peaceful

Disliked Remember your toilet roll, tight entrance, shower block could use some TLC

Recommend to friends Visit again

I would go again.

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8 out of 10
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent campsite (large, six person)

Liked Nice location. Friendly lady owner. No hassle.

Disliked Toilet facilities a bit rustic but was ok.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Basic, friendly, relaxed.

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7 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Primitive grass campervan campsite

Liked Eco ethos. charging point for power packs and devices. Warm shower in the morning
Picnic tables. Fire pits to rent.

Disliked Uneven fields. Difficult to get even pitch. Facilities a little run down. Blocked sink.
Ran out of sawdust for the eco toilet one day. Difficult turning into site as overgrown bushes at entrance.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Ok for a quick visit :)

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7 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Michelle C.

Primitive grass campervan campsite

Liked Friendly host, functional compost loos (bring your own loo paper) quiet, nice views.

Disliked The access to the site is tight, but doable, site aesthetics not quite as the photos depict

Recommend to friends Visit again

A good value off grid site. A little taste of the countryside.

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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Jane H.

Primitive grass campervan campsite

Liked This is such a lovely peaceful site. It is so relaxing. There's plenty of room to pitch without being too close to neighbours. Picnic benches are provided, which is a really nice touch.
The shower block is quirky and interesting, with composting toilets and solar powered showers.
There's a charger for phones.
Everything you need really for an off grid campsite.
It's accessible to Bude by foot along the canal and through the marshes. It's a lovely walk.

Disliked This is not really a dislike, but the access lane is quite narrow.

Recommend to friends Visit again

lovely field, nice trees, friendly owner, good phone signal, near to the…

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8 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Nick T.

Primitive grass tent campsite (two person, small)

Liked lovely field, nice trees, friendly owner, good phone signal, near to the canal, beach. Short walk into town

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Budget/backpacker Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Spectacular scenery Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

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

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

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

Location

Cerenety Eco Campsite

Cerenety

Lynstone Lane

Bude

Cornwall

England

EX23 0LR

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.8167°N
4.54637°W

Nearest transport

Bus
0.8 mi The Strand
20.4 mi Nelson Road
20.4 mi Bideford Quay
Rail
24.8 mi Okehampton Rail Station
25.3 mi Gunnislake Rail Station
25.8 mi Coombe Junction Halt (Rail Station)
Ferry
20.5 mi Bideford Ferry Landing
22.6 mi Appledore Ferry Landing
22.7 mi Instow Ferry Landing

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

Several stunning Bude beaches are within easy reach: ask the Cerenety team for their local tips on the best beaches for families, dog walkers and coastal activities. You'll need at least a day in town too, at Bude's cafés, pubs, restaurants and locally-owned shops selling surf kit, arts and crafts, and Cornish ice cream. For hikes, the South West Coast Path passes through the town. Day trips include the harbour village of Boscastle (25 minutes' drive), King Arthur legend at Tintagel (30 minutes), and the spectacular and famed Cornish destinations of the Eden Project and the Lost Gardens of Heligan, both within an hour and 20 minutes.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Summerleaze 1 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Crooklets 1.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Widemouth Sand 1.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Northcott Mouth 2.2 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentN/A
Sandymouth 3.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Tintagel Castle 13.9 mi

RHS Garden Rosemoor 19.9 mi

Rock Beach 24.9 mi

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 28.1 mi

National Trust

Tintagel Old Post Office 13.9 mi

Lawrence House 14.7 mi

Lydford Gorge 22.6 mi

Lundy 24.5 mi

Cotehele 26.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Bude - Canal and Nature Reserve 0.7 mi

Bude - Canal and Coast 0.7 mi

Marhamchurch - Widemouth Nature Ramble 1 mi

Marhamchurch - Bude - Canal Heritage 1 mi

Bude to Sandymouth 1.1 mi

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 campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Cerenety Eco Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Cerenety Eco Campsite dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Cerenety Eco Campsite? Several stunning Bude beaches are within easy reach: ask the Cerenety team for their local tips on the best beaches for families, dog walkers and coastal activities. You'll need at least a … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Cerenety Eco Campsite?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Cerenety Eco Campsite? From $25.53 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.