The Old Stables Campsite

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  • Simple site in south Cornwall, five minutes' drive from a surf beach
  • A 20-minute drive from St Ives, Scilly ferries and St Michael's Mount
  • A five-minute drive from a pub and a farm shop
Surf beaches? Coast walks? Simple outdoor down time with peace and seclusion thrown in? Ride up to The Old Stables Campsite, a back to basics and back to nature spot in Cornwall, five minutes’ drive from the top surf beach of Gwithian Towans. There's plenty of wide open space here, so guests can laze about and take in the views. Amenities include showers, toilets, a washing-up area and a tap for water. However simple you like your stays to be, it’s handy to know that the site's a five-minute drive or a 15-minute walk from the village of Connor Downs where there’s a pub with food. A farm shop and restaurant selling and serving up fresh local produce is two minutes’ drive away; for more serious stocking up, it’s a 20-minute drive to Penzance. Hit the beach five minutes’ drive away for surfing, bike hire and to join up with the mighty 630-mile South West Coast Path.

Campground type

Tent sites 50
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 4
Open now
Opens May 22
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (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, RV or accommodation hire) traveling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Group bookings of 4 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • A cable measuring at least 10 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Guests must bring their own duvets, pillows, sheets and towels when staying in rental accommodation. You will not be allowed to stay if you do not bring these items.
  • No electric barbecues allowed.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, May 22 to

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Reviews

9.6

Overall rating from 263 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

95% would recommend this campground to a friend

94% would stay here again

What customers say

Well-kept campsite, spotlessly clean facilities, spacious level pitches, and friendly owners. Good food, convenient location. Occasional minor road noise and camper issues, but highly recommended with many wanting to return.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Lovely stay in idyllic part of Cornwall

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Kathryn G.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Lovely family friendly campsite in a brilliant location. Facilities were fab and such a reasonable price too. Would highly recommend and the breakfast/ dinner food van was a lovely touch

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Highly recommend

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John W.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Big level pitches. Clean basic facilities but functional. A quiet site close to beaches, supermarket in Hayle and a nice farm shop just down the road. Jayne was friendly and helpful in the office. Food available in the mornings and evenings a few times a week . Highly recommended for a quiet break

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Il posto è molto semplice ma…

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Grazia Maria B.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Il posto è molto semplice ma pulito e ordinato.
La sera è arrivato un truck dove abbiamo potuto acquistare riso e pollo con curry.
Personale molto gentile.

Disliked Non collegato benissimo con ciclabili e sentieri pedonali.

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From the manager: Translated into English
The place is very simple but clean and tidy.
In the evening, a truck arrived where we could buy rice and chicken curry.
Very friendly staff.

Dislikes: Not very well connected to bike paths and walking trails.

Reply
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and will recommend us to your friends and visit again in the future.

It’s a shame that the bike paths and walking trails are not as well connected as you would have like, but glad it wouldn’t stop you staying with us in the future.
Jayne and Mike

Hard to recommend but of a sinister vibes and unsafe

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Anonymous

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Location space cleanliness food carts

Disliked Very authoritarian, neighbours shouted at for giggling and talking in tent. Car tyres slashed and property damaged.

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From the manager: As expected you have kindly left a 2/10 review. Just to put it into context. You were asked to leave the site for blatant disrespect for the No Visitor policy, on more than one occasion. Therefore your review does not warrant anytime or effort.
Thank you

Very friendly and clean. A lively…

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Claire N.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Very friendly and clean. A lively family site

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to write a review. It’s great that you enjoyed your stay with us and will recommend us to your friends and visit again in the future.
Jayne and Mike

Excellent site, spotless toilets and showers. Owners 100% amazing.

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Faith M.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Perfect site. Toilets and showers spotless throughout the day. The staff work so hard to keep on top of the facilities on the very busy site. We will definitely be back.

Disliked Nothing to complain about.

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review and kind words, It is much appreciated. It’s great that you found everything on site perfect and you will recommend us to your friends. We look forward to your return.
Jayne and Mike 😎

Great site with clean facilities

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maddiline w.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Great toilet and shower facilities, loved that they were private and not stalls. Lovely meals available on site and a range of options through out the stay, plus affordable prices. Overall this campsite was affordable, quiet, relaxing, friendly and had great facilities - I would definitely recommend.

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From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review. We are glad that you found our site affordable, quiet, relaxing and friendly. Also it’s great that you found that our facilities allow more privacy by being individual.

We hope you will visit us again in the future.
Jayne and Mike 😎

If I back in Cornwall I book again the old stables camping for sure🙂

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Meda A.

Primitive grass campsite

Liked Nearly everything, very good big pitch, clean toilet and shower, very nice people help with everything what we need🙂 one of the best thing they cooking food, very tasty and good price🙂 so if you don't like cook you can buy from them🙂👍 ice cream van coming in site, that's made kids happy 👍🙂 you can buy logs if needed 🙂 good space for dish wash. Have couple of place where you can fill drinking water 🙂 we should stay for 3 night but or car broke before holiday so we come one day later on late evening but we call inform them and they safe space for us, we had just one full day in that site but its was amazing 😍 on evening we can saw so much stars in sky😍 all nice place is near the site🙂 highly recommend👍❤️

Disliked Shower are nice just very tiny sink, and one thing which I not like water in shower come for some time than stop and you need press again, but its not a big problem because everything else is perfect 🙂

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From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to write a review and for your lovely compliments, they are much appreciated and makes all the long hours and hard work worth it .

I will pass on your kind words to Sue and Tony from the catering van. We love that with the exception of the small sinks and the press button in the showers, which I agree can be annoying, you found everything else perfect. However, these are a necessity for saving space in a small area and water which is a precious commodity. 💦🚿 as we only have a bore hole to supply the whole site.

It’s great that you enjoyed your short stay with us and will recommend us to your friends. We are always happy to help out guests wherever possible and it’s a pleasure to have guests like yourselves on site and we hope that you will visit us again in the future.
Jayne and Mike. 😊

Our 4th time staying here and…

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rachel j.

Powered grass campsite

Liked Our 4th time staying here and as always a lovely stay! Great clean campsite, lots of space and very relaxed! Good food from the food van waves and free from friendly including their pancakes!

It’s a great location to all areas with beautiful beaches just down the road! (Visiting Godrevy on a clear evening to watch the sunset is a big must! And even see some seals if u have a short walk!)

Thank you Mike and Jayne for another lovely holiday at the old stables campsite!

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From the manager: Many thanks for taking the time to write a review. It’s great that you enjoyed your 4th stay with us. The fact that you keep coming back is a great recommendation for our site and we love having you.

I will pass on your compliments to sue and Tony from Waves.

We look forward to your return next year.
Jayne and Mike

Would return

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Crystal D.

Powered grass campsite

Liked The whole campsite suited us and we loved our pitch. I liked the rows of individual loos and showers.

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From the manager: Many thanks for your review. We are glad that you found that the campsite suited you and you loved your pitch. We also love that the toilets and showers are individual, as this makes it so much easier for cleaning.

We hope you will stay with us again in the future.
Jayne and Mike

Features

Dogs 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 Tents for hire Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly 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

Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Level campground, no steep slopes

Nearby leisure

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

Location

The Old Stables Campsite

Gwithian Road

Connor Downs

Hayle

Cornwall

England

TR27 5EA

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.20891°N
5.3635°W

Route directions

Exit the A30 at Camborne West. Select ‘any other destination’ lane (right), follow the road to the roundabout and take the second exit. Follow the road to the top of Roseworthy for two miles. At the crossroads junction, turn right to Gwithian. Proceed over the carriageway, taking the third turning on the right. Look out for the bold signage. If you should miss the A30 exit, continue to Hayle, leaving the roundabout at the first exit marked ‘Connor Downs, Camborne’. Drive for two miles through Connor Downs village, turning left at the junction for Gwithian. Drive over the carriageway and take the third turning on the right with the bold signage.

Nearest transport

Bus
2.8 mi War Memorial
2.8 mi War Memorial
2.9 mi Bus Station
Rail
2.9 mi Camborne Rail Station
3 mi Hayle Rail Station
3.7 mi Lelant Rail Station
Ferry
9.7 mi Penzance Ferry Terminal
12.6 mi Ponsharden Ferry Landing
12.9 mi Helford Village Ferry Landing
Airport
8.8 mi Penzance Airport
15.4 mi Land's End St Just Airport
22.9 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

The beaches along this stretch of Cornwall’s coast are top spots for watersports, nature walks and the simple pleasures of splashing in the sea. Walk the coast path up to the more secluded sands at Godrevy (a 10-minute drive), then onwards to spot seals from Godrevy Point. For days away from the waves, there’s go-karting to be had at Hayle as well as animal encounters and indoor play at the Paradise Park and Jungle Barn. For something more artistic, make for St Ives (20 minutes) for a wander round the Tate Gallery and the studio of sculptor Barbara Hepworth or go underground on a walk through Cornwall’s industrial history at the Geevor Tin Mine (half an hour). Penzance is your place for boat trips: fishing, seal spotting and dolphin watching as well as the daily ferries to the Scilly Isles (you can take the helicopter for a quicker trip). Day trips to this subtropical island group are very doable, with many visitors hiring bikes to explore the beaches or find spots to go snorkelling with the friendly grey seals. For a closer island experience, take a 20-minute drive to Marazion then walk the cobbled causeway to St Michael’s Mount. It might involve a boat ride at certain times of day, so check ahead, but however you arrive you’ll find a treat on this island with its medieval chapel and castle, winding paths and nature-filled gardens.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Upton Towans 1.8 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentN/A
Gwithian Towans 1.8 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Godrevy Towans 2.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentN/A
Hayle Towans 2.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Mexico Towans 2.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentN/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 4.6 mi

Tate St Ives 5.3 mi

St Michael's Mount 8.1 mi

National Seal Sanctuary 10.5 mi

Trebah Garden 12.8 mi

National Trust

Godrevy 1.9 mi

Cornish Mines and Engines 4.6 mi

Godolphin 5.1 mi

St Michael's Mount 8.1 mi

Penrose Estate: Gunwalloe and Loe Pool 9.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Hell's Mouth 2.6 mi

THE DOWNES (ST MICHAEL'S CONVENT) 3.4 mi

HAYLE ESTUARY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 15/08/1996) 3.5 mi

Circular walk Portreath - Tehidy Country Park - Reskajeage Downs - Coastal Path 4.8 mi

GODOLPHIN 5 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does The Old Stables Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is The Old Stables Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near The Old Stables Campsite? The beaches along this stretch of Cornwall’s coast are top spots for watersports, nature walks and the simple pleasures of splashing in the sea. Walk the coast path up to the more … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of The Old Stables Campsite?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at The Old Stables Campsite? From $22.99 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.