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Par Camping

8.6 19 reviews

Explore cornwall from this fantastic location

Pet-friendly Cornwall site five minutes' drive from the Eden Project
Indoor market, food hall and play centre a short walk away
Retro American-style diner on site; food pub within walking distance

Finding somewhere special to settle down in Cornwall can be tricky, but Par Camping is a promising choice indeed. This spacious site is a convenient five-minute drive from every gardener's holy of holies, the Eden Project. The rest of southern Cornwall's offerings can be easily reached along the A390, whether you're heading for a swim at Carlyon Bay beach or fancy a day out in Fowey. This pet-friendly spot on the edge of Par has a dedicated dog-walking area as well as handy amenities like toilets and showers. The site is located next to the very popular Par Market and Food Hall, where you can pick up all sorts of souvenirs, fresh local produce and tasty meals from a wide range of food outlets. There’s a pub with excellent food and a beer garden a few minutes’ walk away too. If you’d rather stay on site to be fed, you might like to take a seat at Sam’s Diner, a 50s-style American eatery (all red-leather booths and period memorabilia) for a meal of juicy burgers accompanied by frothy shakes. If the kids need somewhere to blow off steam, that’s covered as well – Kidzworld, one of the largest indoor/outdoor play facilities in the area, is a mere two-minute walk from the site, with activities for kids of all ages (yes, parents included…).

Campground type

100

Languages spoken

English

Nearby parks that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Features

Pop-up campground

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 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 Dogs allowed all year

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

Large (51-200 sites) Pop-up campground

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Par Camping

Par Market

Par Moore Road

St Austell

Cornwall

England

PL25 3RP

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.34399°N
-4.73471°W

Route directions

Please avoid travelling down Penny Lane enroute to the site as this is a narrow site not suitable for large vehicles.

Nearest transport

Bus

0.6 mi Four Lords

1.1 mi Holmbush Inn

Rail

1.5 mi Par Rail Station

2.4 mi St Austell Rail Station

3.2 mi Luxulyan Rail Station

Ferry

4.4 mi Fowey Ferry Landing

4.5 mi Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing

4.5 mi Fowey Town Quay Ferry Landing

Airport

13.9 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

It's a 20-minute walk (or a few minutes' drive) down to Carlyon Bay, the closest bathing spot on Cornwall's southern coast, where as well as swimming or paddling you can pick up the South West Coast Path for ambles down to the pretty village of Charlestown or the quiet shingle shores of Spit beach. A trip to the Eden Project (five minutes' drive) is another absolute must – and once you've finished touring each of its spectacular ecosystems, more plant-themed days out await in such spots as the landscaped green grounds of Tregrehan Garden (20 minutes' walk) or the lush landscapes of Luxulyan Valley Woods (10 minutes' drive). Being in such a central Cornish location opens up trips further afield too – follow the coast down to the pretty town of Fowey (a quarter of an hour) and its wildlife haven estuary, head out to the rugged Lizard Peninsula (an hour) or make your way to Falmouth (45 minutes) or Plymouth (an hour) for a spot of shopping.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Crinnis Beach	0.5 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Shorthorn Beach	0.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Charlestown	1.3 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Duporth	1.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Par Sands	1.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Eden Project 2.3 mi

Lost Gardens of Heligan 5.3 mi

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 13.2 mi

Lappa Valley Steam Railway 13.8 mi

Truro Cathedral 15 mi

National Trust

Trerice 13.8 mi

Trelissick Garden 15.9 mi

Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps 16 mi

St Anthony Head 17.7 mi

Tintagel Old Post Office 22 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

TREGREHAN 0.3 mi

Porthpean, Charlestown and Carlyon Bay 2.1 mi

Polkerris to Readymoney Cove 2.4 mi

Polkerris to Gribbin Head and Polridmouth 2.4 mi

Menabilly Barton - Gribbin Head - Polkerris - Fowey 2.8 mi

Local events

Eden Sessions (Wednesday, June 12, 2024 – Wednesday, June 12, 2024)
Par, England 1.1 mi
Boardmasters (Wednesday, August 7, 2024 – Wednesday, August 7, 2024)
Newquay, England 14.8 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.

Reviews

would recommend this campground to a friend

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Did not see any staff on arrival, but site with kept clean

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	4
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

mark j. Aug 2022

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: good showers and close to l shops amenities

Disliked: toilets were a bit of a track a cross a service road

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your stay :)

How few People were staying…

Overall	4/10
Location	2
Value for money	8
Accommodation	4
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Aug 2022

Primitive grass RV campsite

Liked: How few People were staying

Disliked: Situated right next to industrial estate and large car park, facilities were very basic

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your feedback. We do try and advertise our site and its facilities as accurately as possible. However, we apologise you did not enjoy your stay.

Great experience, I will book again

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	No rating
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	No rating

Fabiana r. Aug 2022

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: It is a basic site with hot shower, washing base, and toilets ,what else do you need. The beach was 15 min walk, close to the Eden project . John was very welcoming and very helpful. Cannot wait to come back next summer

Disliked: The car park next to the site had a gate that was never locked with was access for the market hall and the night emergency (portal's wasn't clean as often.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your feedback Fabiana. We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and we look forward to seeing you again next year :)

OK, but not a site we would make a detour to stop at in the future.

Overall	6/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	2
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	2

Anonymous Aug 2022

Primitive grass RV campsite

Liked: Proximity to amenities.
Cleanliness of facilities

Disliked: Very basic; a field with portacabins for loos and showers next to a public carpark.
The site felt a bit abandoned. We tried calling to let them know we would not be arriving before 6pm, but could only leave a message. We arrived and couldn't see any instructions for us, so found a space and pitched up.
The following morning we awoke to find a carboot sale setting up in the adjoining carpark.

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From the manager: Thank you for your feedback. We apologise of any inconveniences you had during your stay.

Maybe ok for one night stop over, but not for a holiday

Overall	2/10
Location	6
Value for money	6
Accommodation	2
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	2
Cleanliness	2
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Aug 2022

Primitive grass RV campsite

Liked: Close to the Eden project and restaurant (Sam’s diner) next door.

Disliked: The location and setup of the campsite is poor - it’s next to a set of industrial buildings and is a basic area of grass. The toilets are a walk from the campsite across a dark service road (wouldn’t let your children go alone), there is no security around the site and there is constant noise all night from moving vehicles or the busy road. We also woke up in the morning to find a car boot sale in the campsite car park which was out of place. Washing up facilities and showers are basic. Generally speaking, the entire concept needs redesigning.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi, we are sorry to hear of your troubles during your stay. There are pop-up toilet facilities on the campsite field for our customers convenience - the other toilet block across the road is just an additional, alternate option. Par Camping is a basic site and this is reflected in the price the best we can. We also do everything we can to not falsely advertise anything about our site online. However, we thank you for your feedback and apologise that you did not enjoy your stay with us.

Good site clean good access to various things

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	6

Hollie C. Aug 2022

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: The whole area near shops transport and different activities

Disliked: Portal loos

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your feedback Hollie and we hope to see you again in the future :)

Staff .....10/10 cleaning/position......10/10 close to the beach....9/10 shower/toilet .......10/10…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Aug 2022

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Staff .....10/10
cleaning/position......10/10
close to the beach....9/10
shower/toilet .......10/10

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your feedback. We are glad you enjoyed your stay and we are glad that you will stay with us again in the future :)

Clean and tidy granddaughter loved the dodgems and soft…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Allan B. Aug 2022

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Clean and tidy granddaughter loved the dodgems and soft play

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your feedback Allan. We are really pleased you and your granddaughter enjoyed your stay :)

Clean site and friendly staff

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

Ian T. Aug 2022

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Site was clean. Second year staying here. Showers hot and clean. Kris was very professional and text me early for pitch. Very nice stay. Thanks.

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From the manager: Hi Ian, thank you and welcome back to our site! We are glad you had another enjoyable stay and we look forward to seeing you next year.

Great location and easy to access. Public can access site overnight

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Aug 2022

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: Access and location of site.

Disliked: Open gates to main road over night

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your feedback. We are glad you and your family enjoyed your stay :)

Frequently asked questions

Does Par Camping have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Par Camping dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Par Camping? It's a 20-minute walk (or a few minutes' drive) down to Carlyon Bay, the closest bathing spot on Cornwall's southern coast, where as well as swimming or paddling you can pick up … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Par Camping?

RV, travel trailer and tent sites

Arrive: noon – 6 p.m.

Depart by: 10:30 a.m.

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