Beachside Holiday Park

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Aerial view of the setting (added by manager 26 Jul 2023)
Touring pitches by the beach
Outdoor heated swimming pool
Looking across the site and beach

  • Family-run holiday park right by the beach in Hayle, with sea views
  • St Ives and St Michael’s Mount both within a 20-minute drive
  • Heated outdoor pool, games room and family restaurant/bar on site
Staying right by the beach in Cornwall… that’s something of a holiday dream, right? There’s a way to make it a reality, though – and that’s to pick a pitch at Beachside Holiday Park. As the name suggests, this family-friendly site is right next to the beach, tucked away among the sand dunes of St Ives Bay. It’s a lovely spot for family holidays on Hayle beach, and there’s a surf shop a couple of minutes’ walk away if you fancy learning the art of standing up on water. This park has been family run for more than 60 years, and over that time the owners have learnt a thing or two about what makes Cornwall holidays tick. It isn’t a place that relies purely on its stunning coastal location to attract guests – it’s also got a fine collection of facilities. These include a heated outdoor swimming pool (open May to September), an adventure playground, a games room and a fast wifi connection to help you plan days out/send pics to your jealous pals back home. There’s a food shop on site if you’d like to do self-catering suppers (and barbecues are allowed too). Otherwise, make for Coast restaurant/bar, which serves up a range of food and drinks throughout the day and has a glorious sea-view terrace. And if you like the sound of a relaxed alfresco pint or two, the Dune bar overlooks the beach (opening times vary seasonally).

Campground type

Tent sites 87
Camper sites 87
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 113
RV sites 87
Open now
Opens May 25

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Single-sex bookings of 3 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • The outdoor swimming pool is open between 04/27 and 09/27 (subject to weather conditions).
  • The grocery shop is open between 04/27 and 09/27.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
  • The park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 20 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Units longer than 9 metres are not allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, May 25 to

Campsite types & availability

Reviews

95%

would recommend this campground to a friend

86%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

lovely site clean and views amazing…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Lauren L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite (maximum 7 metres)

Liked: lovely site clean and views amazing

Disliked: quite long walk and limited shower blocks on site

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pitches uneven but it is in the dunes so expect that. Use levellers

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Marcine T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite (maximum 7 metres)

Liked: Very clean facilities Lovely outdoor pool open in September. Very quiet site Bar and restaurant looked very nice but didn’t use as no food on Monday and Tuesday (which were the days we stayed) Sea views were beautiful

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

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Very happy we felt we got lucky to get a level pitch.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite (maximum 7 metres)

Liked: Great location lovely breakfast

Disliked: Shower and toilet block are a bit dated

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Great location

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

FHU grass campsite (maximum 7 metres)

Liked: Great location with a short walk to the huge sandy beach. Great on site facilities and really good food in the onsite restaurant. Good wifi included too on fully serviced pitches.

Disliked: £4.95 for a loaf of bread at the on site shop! No dogs allowed.

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Everything…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Antony G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite (large)

Liked: Everything

Disliked: Weather

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Avoid

Overall 2/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Jason B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite (large)

Liked: The beach

Disliked: Only one toilet block,only one chemical waste disposal, need another one up top pitches by chalets,pitches really worn out & muddy,it's like pitching on wasteland, short pool times, poorly maintained site, if you say your vans under 7m your get better quality pitch,Seaview & it's cheaper, tell the truth & your end up on the crap ground.wifi don't work.

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From the manager: Hi Jason, we are very sorry if your stay was not to your liking. We have hundreds of returing customers who visit Beachside every year and our feedback is very good, as can be seen on our reviews on this website. We are often reviewed as the top holiday park in our area. Our swimming pool was open 10am to 5pm every day during your stay. We offer 3 types of pitch at Beachside - our standard pitches cater for caravans, tents and motorhomes up to 4x7m and our large pitches cater for large tents and motorhomes up to 5x9m. The photos of the seaview pitches in your review are our fully serviced pitches, which are more expensive again. We have free wifi on site - this is available around all facilities. As shown on our listing, WiFi is available on our fully serviced pitches, but unfortunately not on the large pitch that you booked. Our WiFi was and is currently working.

A very clean site and good size pitches.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Richard S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite (maximum 7 metres)

Liked: Fantastic experience at this holiday park... Friendly and helpful staff and the Sunday roast was lovely.

Disliked: Absolutely nothing to complain about.

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Very clean & spacious site with friendly staff & perfect for all ages.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite (maximum 7 metres)

Liked: We only had a short 1 night stay for our son’s 6th birthday but we were very impressed with the campsite. The kids loved the arcade and the big playing field where they spent lots of time playing football. We plan to come back again, next time bringing our younger son, as we know he will enjoy it too with the swimming pool, the two parks on site and the indoor soft play. We had a lovely meal in the restaurant on site and then headed down to the bottom bar where we enjoyed a drink and admired the beautiful views of the sea and beaches. Very calming and peaceful. Next time we will look into hiring a paddle board to use at the beach and plan to have a longer visit. Thank you so much

Disliked: The only fault we found was a couple of the arcade machines were not working.

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Camping there was absolutely amazing lovely place and site. The pool is…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 4
paul G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite (maximum 7 metres)

Liked: Camping there was absolutely amazing lovely place and site. The pool is so stunning. A huge sandat the beach was a lot of fun and a tranquility of the ocean. Staying there for a week an unforgettable memories. We love to go back next year and highly recommend to some of our friends. Thanks to the staff very helpful and clean environmen ❤️ the entire area.

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Beachside is a great site where the facilities are everything you need…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
James L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass campsite (maximum 7 metres)

Liked: Beachside is a great site where the facilities are everything you need and kept very clean by the very friendly staff. The Bar /restaurant is very modern and offers a very wide choice of drinks and food which also has a small soft play area. The Dunes bar which is located near the football pitch and overlooks the beach is a great place to relax in great surroundings while the kids blow off steam where you can keep safe eyes on them. Heated outdoor pool is great whatever the weather. Overall one of the best sites we have stayed on and would highly recommend.

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Features

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 Local produce 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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed No dogs allowed

Themes

Spectacular scenery

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 Public transportation nearby

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

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

Touring and motorhomes

Gray water hook-up for caravans Motorhome service point Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Beachside Holiday Park

12 Lethlean Lane

Hayle

Cornwall

England

TR27 5AW

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.20175°N
-5.41465°W

Nearest transport

Bus
0.9 mi War Memorial
0.9 mi War Memorial
1.2 mi Viaduct
Rail
1.1 mi Hayle Rail Station
1.6 mi Lelant Rail Station
2 mi Lelant Saltings Rail Station
Ferry
7.7 mi Penzance Ferry Terminal
14.5 mi Helford Village Ferry Landing
14.5 mi Helford Passage Ferry Landing
Airport
6.8 mi Penzance Airport
13.2 mi Land's End St Just Airport
24.8 mi 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

Hayle beach may be right on your doorstep for sandcastle building and surfing adventures, but there are other spectacular St Ives Bay beaches to try out too. Gwithian Towans (10 minutes’ drive) is another spot popular with surfers and kite surfers, while sheltered Carbis Bay (15 minutes) has calm waters suitable for swimmers and paddleboarders. If the kids ever tire of the sea and sand, Paradise Park Wildlife Sanctuary (10 minutes) should keep them enthralled with otter pups, chatty parrots and raptor displays. Helston Railway (20 minutes) fits the bill for quiet afternoons out, offering a short circular potter through pretty Cornish countryside on a steam train. For all things arty, head for the cute seaside town of St Ives (20 minutes) for ever-changing exhibitions of contemporary art at Tate St Ives and vast abstract sculptures at the Barbara Hepworth Museum. It’s an adventure all of its own getting to St Michael’s Mount (20 minutes) across the tidal causeway, but well worth it to admire the cliffside gardens and tour the castle full of historic bits and bobs like Napoleon’s coat.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Hayle Towans 0.2 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Mexico Towans 0.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent N/A
Upton Towans 1.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent N/A
Porthkidney Sands 1.2 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Gwithian Towans 2.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Tate St Ives 3.1 mi

St Michael's Mount 6.5 mi

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 6.9 mi

Flambards 10.3 mi

National Seal Sanctuary 11.8 mi

National Trust

Godrevy 2.3 mi

Godolphin 5.3 mi

St Michael's Mount 6.4 mi

Cornish Mines and Engines 6.9 mi

Trengwainton Garden 8.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

HAYLE ESTUARY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 15/08/1996) 1.3 mi

THE DOWNES (ST MICHAEL'S CONVENT) 1.6 mi

BARBARA HEPWORTH SCULPTURE GARDEN 3 mi

St Ives - Bosigran - Penzance: Part 1 3.2 mi

Hell's Mouth 4.6 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 Beachside Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Beachside Holiday Park dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Beachside Holiday Park? Hayle beach may be right on your doorstep for sandcastle building and surfing adventures, but there are other spectacular St Ives Bay beaches to try out too. Gwithian Towans (10 minutes’ drive) … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Beachside Holiday Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  9 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Beachside Holiday Park? From $38.55 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.