Pensagillas Park

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Camping
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Main toilet and shower block
Main toilet and shower block
Pond view terrace
Dish washing by pond meadow
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Beer garden
Beer garden
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Main toilet and shower block
Main toilet and shower block
Pond view terrace

  • Attractive park in meadows and woodland, family-run for generations
  • Stream and lake on site for angling: land fish of up to 28lb
  • Takeaway and bar available in high season
Ever been to one of those parks which have been run by the same family for generations and those who have been welcoming guests for decades? If not, it's time you did… such as to Pensagillas Park, near Cornwall’s St Austell, which has been run by the Kent family for six generations to provide a pristine place for pitching up. Pensagillas has had guests staying here since 1970; it’s all looked after and laid out to be tidy and attractive, with trees, hedging, shrubs and a tarmac roadway connecting the grass meadows. The pitches are in a five-acre field at the end of a private drive, with Cornish countryside views all around. And bring your rod: there’s an old mill with stream on site for contemplative casting off (and/or picnics), along with a two and a half acre coarse fishing lake at the bottom of a steep hill to land roach, tench, golden rudd and carp of up to 28lb (note that fishing is for an additional fee, paid for at reception). Pensagillas Park is a working farm, and you can buy the site's own free-range pork, sausages, chops and eggs in the on-site shop. During high season, there’s a takeaway and a cosy bar serving beer and cider, with more tipples and food available in the local village a couple of miles away.

Campground type

Mobile homes for rent 1
Tent sites 45
Camper sites 45
RV sites 45
Open now
Opens May 17
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).
  • Facilities/activities including fishing are subject to extra charges payable on arrival.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • The bar and take away are open 23 to 31 May and 1 July to 31 August. For food there is no eat-in, only take away. The fishing lake is located at the bottom of a steep hill, accessible only on foot.

Languages spoken

English

Russian

Open from Sat, May 17 to

Open from Sat, May 16 to

Campsite types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 194 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

96% would recommend this campground to a friend

92% would stay here again

What customers say

Highly recommended site! Guests rave about spotless cleanliness, spacious pitches, and modern shower blocks. Staff are consistently praised as friendly and helpful. Enjoy a peaceful atmosphere, beautiful views, and a fishing lake. Great location for exploring. Minor note on narrow access roads.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Great stay, good value, all you would need and lovely views.

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Lianne H.

Lake view meadow powered grass tent or campervan campsite

Liked Great facilities, takeaway food on site for. Good prices. Small bar on site which was lovely and cosy with outdoor seating. We were in lake view which was stunning, had power and all prepared for our stay. Walked around the lake in the evening and watched the sand martins catching insects.

Disliked WiFi didn’t reach fully to lake view pitch but was good near the bar.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We had a lovely stay. Great location. A perfect place to camp.

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9 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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Ann-Marie M.

Orchard Meadow powered grass campsite

Liked Designated pitch areas, hot showers, indoor washing area, the lake for fishing, very clean, quiet and friendly staff.

Disliked Bar area was not very welcoming and the take away burger was poor.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful view over the ponds. Really friendly and helpful staff who set…

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10 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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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Heather M.

Pond view terrace powered grass tent campsite

Liked Beautiful view over the ponds. Really friendly and helpful staff who set up a fire pit for us. Clean facilities which were never busy so no waiting for showers. Useful on site shop for the basics. Amazing that they had WiFi which covered the whole site too.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful site, lovely and clean. Very friendly.…

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Anonymous

Orchard Meadow powered grass campsite

Liked Beautiful site, lovely and clean. Very friendly.

Disliked Nothing to complain about.

Recommend to friends Visit again

All in all, it has been a very nice week of camping.

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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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Anonymous

Outer Meadow powered grass tent or campervan campsite

Liked The place is nice and scenic. Toilets are clean and hot shower is fantastic! The guys in the reception are very accommodating and very helpful.

Disliked The road going to the campsite is very narrow and quite dangerous especially when you are not an experienced driver.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site, loved our stay there and would definitely visit again.

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9 out of 10
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Wifi
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Anthony B.

Orchard Meadow powered grass campsite

Liked We liked everything about this site. It was well maintained, very clean, friendly staff, peaceful, and good facilities. Having a water supply next to the pitch (adjacent to the electric hook up) was a bonus and saved a lot of walking. Not sure if this is common as we're we're new to caravaning and this is only the 4th site we've been to, but definitely great to have.

Disliked Nothing. My only minor suggestion would be to have a little more stock/variety in the shop.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The lady who checked us in and out was really friendly. The…

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Value for money
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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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Fiona B.

Pond Meadow powered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite

Liked The lady who checked us in and out was really friendly. The site was lovely, very clean and very quiet.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great - highly recommend.

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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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Wifi
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Carol F.

Orchard Meadow powered grass campsite

Liked Beautiful pitches. Well kept grounds. Very convenient utilities.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic site

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10 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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Roy M.

Outer Meadow powered grass tent or campervan campsite

Liked Fantastic site,fourth time and never disliked
Anything,pitch Fantastic,staff Fantastic shower blocks very clean.

Disliked None

Recommend to friends Visit again

Would definitely stay again

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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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kathryn B.

Orchard Meadow powered grass campsite

Liked Beautiful little site ..all sectioned off , very clean well maintained pitches.
Lovely walk down to the lake .
Takeaway available,, which we made use of.

Disliked Nothing much...maybe sign for going in was a little confusing...but maybe that's just us!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

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 Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Local produce Off licence 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

Themes

Budget/backpacker Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Remote location 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

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking 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

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Pensagillas Park

Mevagissey

Gorran

St Austell

Cornwall

England

TR2 4SR

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.28577°N
4.84904°W

Route directions

The nearest bus stop is three miles from the site.

Nearest transport

Bus
2.5 mi Dolphin Inn
2.5 mi Dolphin Inn
4.5 mi Bus Station
Rail
4.6 mi St Austell Rail Station
8 mi Par Rail Station
8.3 mi Bugle Rail Station
Ferry
3.2 mi Mevagissey Ferry Landing
8.8 mi Tolverne Ferry Landing
9.1 mi Philleigh King Harry Ferry Landing
Airport
13.1 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

Pensagillas Park has tourist information on site if you’re stuck for info on what to do, but any problem you're likely to have will be trying to narrow your list down… Pensagillas is near busy St Austell and one of the closest parks to one of Cornwall’s biggest attractions, the mighty Lost Gardens of Heligan a mile and a half away. Leave the car behind and reach Heligan by the Pentewan Valley Trail, which links St Austell to the gardens and to Pentewan via a scenic valley; you can hire bikes on the trail or take to the water at Pentewan, which has a fine beach and two sailing clubs with boats for hire (there’s also a St Austell Ales pub here for real ale adorers). Mountain bikers and the energetic should beetle towards the bike routes of Bodmin Moor, taking a pitstop at Jamaica Inn, an almost essential stop in these parts. The inn, the setting of Daphne du Maurier’s smuggling novel of the same name, has a museum telling the tales of Cornish smugglers throughout the centuries, and apparently several ghosts too…

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Pentewan 2.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Polstreath 3 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Portmellon 3.3 mi Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Porthluney 3.4 mi Sea PoorN/AGoodGood
Gorran Haven Little Perhaver 4.1 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Lost Gardens of Heligan 1.6 mi

Eden Project 6.9 mi

Truro Cathedral 9.1 mi

Lappa Valley Steam Railway 10.4 mi

Pendennis Castle 13 mi

National Trust

Trelissick Garden 9.5 mi

Trerice 10.9 mi

St Anthony Head 11.4 mi

Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps 15.6 mi

Glendurgan Garden 17.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Mevagissey and the Lost Gardens of Heligan 1.5 mi

HELIGAN 1.9 mi

Mevagissey: Woods and Country 2.7 mi

Kings Wood in the Pentewan Valley 2.9 mi

Mevagissey - Portmellon - Gorran Haven 2.9 mi

Local events

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

    Newquay, England 13.3 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.

Offers

Tent pitchTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Primitive grass campsite
  • 10% off Early Bird Discount –
Tent pitchMotorhome or campervan pitch
Lake view meadow powered grass tent or campervan campsite
  • 10% off Early Bird Discount –
Tent pitchTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome or campervan pitch
Orchard Meadow powered grass campsite
  • 10% off Early Bird Discount –
Tent pitchMotorhome or campervan pitch
Outer Meadow powered grass tent or campervan campsite
  • 10% off Early Bird Discount –
Tent pitchMotorhome or campervan pitch
Pond Meadow powered grass tent, campervan or trailer tent campsite
  • 10% off Early Bird Discount –
Tent pitch
Pond view terrace powered grass tent campsite
  • 10% off Early Bird Discount –

Conditions apply - see campsite type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Pensagillas Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Pensagillas Park dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Pensagillas Park? Pensagillas Park has tourist information on site if you’re stuck for info on what to do, but any problem you're likely to have will be trying to narrow your list down… Pensagillas … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Pensagillas Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Pensagillas Park? From $24.03 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.