South Penquite Farm

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  • Spacious family-friendly site on the edge of Bodmin Moor
  • Half an hour's drive from Cornwall beaches and Port Isaac
  • Lamb burgers, mutton sausages, logs and kindling for sale at the farm
So, Cornwall’s coves, countryside and moors have caught your eye. One more splendid north Cornwall spot awaits, however: South Penquite Farm, a spacious family-friendly site on the edge of Bodmin Moor and half an hour’s drive from Port Isaac and Boscastle. Powered by solar panels and wind turbines, the peaceful, eco-driven 200-acre organic family beef and sheep farm is also very rich in wildlife and archaeological remains. Here there are no marked pitches and guest numbers are limited to ensure there's space for everyone to stretch out and unwind. Nab the site’s popular minted lamb burgers and mutton sausages, both home-produced, for your campfire (how's that for a taste of true local produce?). The farmhouse also sells logs and kindling. For other needs, there’s a village shop 35 minutes’ walk away, which has internet access and a small café. The farm is between the villages of Blisland (35 minutes’ walk) and St Breward (five minutes’ drive), which each have a pub. Even with Bodmin Moor at your fingertips, it's only half an hour's drive to north Cornwall's famed beaches and fishing ports too. The farm’s been fully organic since 2001 and they continue to use solar-heated hot water and harvested rainwater in the site’s clean, well-kept showers. More recently, they have added a wind turbine and 30 solar PV panels to the barn roof. There’s plenty of wildlife roaming around the laidback site and the farm’s own animals include horses, ponies, chickens, geese, ducks and their faithful working collies (who are, of course, very important employees).

Site type

Tent pitches 30
Rent a tent 4
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Open now
Opens 1 April
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Tue, 01 Apr to

Pitch types & availability

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98% would recommend this site to a friend

97% would stay here again

What customers say

Lovely, tranquil campsite with big pitches & clean facilities. Moors location, friendly staff & farm animals a hit. Campfires allowed. Some noted infrequent staff, noise & narrow access roads.

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Beautiful location, good showers, the croissants and pain au chocolat available to…

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Josh W.

Non-electric grass tent or campervan pitch

Liked Beautiful location, good showers, the croissants and pain au chocolat available to order for breakfast

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Small site and didn't feel overcrowded event during the summery holidays. Free ranging…

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Dan D.

Non-electric grass tent or campervan pitch (no pets)

Liked Small site and didn't feel overcrowded event during the summery holidays.
Free ranging animals that come a visit you during the day.
Walks created by the farm that are started from the site.
Beautiful remote location on the edge of bodmin moor.

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A beautiful spot to camp in. Not to busy, great seeing the…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or campervan pitch (no pets)

Liked A beautiful spot to camp in. Not to busy, great seeing the ducks, hens and Turkeys running around
Good facilities , clean and a rustic feel about the shower and toilet blocks .
Having a fire pit always gives you a feel like you're wild camping

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Space; didn’t feel crammed in like some sites. Facilities were great;…

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Becky S.

Non-electric grass tent or campervan pitch (no pets)

Liked Space; didn’t feel crammed in like some sites. Facilities were great; clean toilets etc. Loved the free roaming chickens, ducks and turkeys.

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Nice place to stay

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Rob G.

Non-electric grass tent or campervan pitch

Liked Very nice Campsite with perfect facilities. Nicely situated on the moors.

Disliked Lack of control on where everyone pitched up. On a campsite like this you dont want your neighbours on a meter distance nor do you want people talking and laughing till 2 in the night.

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Fabulous place in great location to explore Cornwall

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Ewa W.

Yurt (four person)

Liked Lovely peaceful campsite with everything you might need and charming animals roaming around.
Great location, clean facilities.
Our yurt was spacious with much needed fire inside.
We loved our stay!

Disliked Nothing

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Excellent well appointed facilities, wonderful location. 10/10 !

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Oliver S.

Non-electric grass tent or campervan pitch (no pets)

Liked The site was very well appointed and the facilities were excellent. The operators of the site were very relaxed but uphold the highest of standards. The toilets and showers were clean and tidy and I loved the fact that the showers were solar powered. It really was a wonderful stay and it proved rather near to everywhere we wanted to go. Would 100% come back. Thank you to the proprietors for keeping a really excellent campsite.

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This is the best site to camp on Bodmin moor, the site…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or campervan pitch (no pets)

Liked This is the best site to camp on Bodmin moor, the site has fire pits, showers, play barn, farm birds, play park and great access to the moor.

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Gorgeous campsite! Has everything you need!

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or campervan pitch

Liked Beautiful campsite. It's quite remote, but has all the facilities you'd need. Campfires are allowed, which is a camping luxury on a site. We were in the dog field alone, so we could pitch anywhere.
There is a dog walking field, and plenty of bins dotted about the field (actually justifying an extra dog charge for a change).
Campfire stew and Dutch oven can be rented, which is a lovely addition!

There's a nice pub, about 30 minutes walk from the site, which was a good excuse to go out for a walk in the rain.

Safe to say, we will certainly be back!

Disliked (Being very picky...) Toilets on some of the fields further away would be helpful - but that's not always possible!

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The location is beautiful with well maintained pitches. All the amenities are…

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent or campervan pitch (no pets)

Liked The location is beautiful with well maintained pitches. All the amenities are very clean. I do a lot of moto camping and will definitely be going back! Staff were welcoming and all that for £11 a night!

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed

Themes

Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal freezer Communal fridge Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Surf school nearby

Location

South Penquite Farm

Blisland

Bodmin

Cornwall

England

PL30 4LH

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.5444°N
4.67177°W

Route directions

Heading West on the A30 out of Launceston take the first right signposted to St Breward (several miles after Jamaica Inn). This takes you across a cattle grid onto the open moor. Follow this road without turning off (ignoring all turnings for either Blisland or St Breward) for approximately 3 miles and the South Penquite entrance land will come up on your right.

Nearest transport

Coach
8.7 km Car Park
8.8 km Priory House
12.2 km Lidl Superstore
Rail
11 km Bodmin Parkway Rail Station
15.3 km Lostwithiel Rail Station
17.4 km Coombe Junction Halt (Rail Station)
Ferry
18 km Rock Padstow Ferry Landing
18.8 km Padstow Ferry Landing
22.8 km Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing
Airport
26 km 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

Have a pint or a fizzy drink where smugglers once rose a toast to their pursuits; Cornwall’s famed Jamaica Inn (15 minutes’ drive) is within striking distance of South Penquite Farm. That’s just one of the popular things to do around Bodmin Moor: others include fly fishing and moor walks at Colliford Lake (20 minutes), hiking in the Golitha Falls National Nature Reserve (25 minutes) or alpaca trekking (20 minutes). Of course, the Cornwall coast has a fierce reputation too. Squeeze through the Squeezy Belly Alley in Port Isaac (half an hour) and board a boat tour to spy on seals, dolphins and Tintagel Castle. If you’d like to see it up close instead, the clifftop castle of Tintagel Castle (35 minutes) really isn’t that far off. Merlin’s cave at Tintagel will introduce you to the idea of magic, but there’s more of that at The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle (half an hour). Just save some time for the surf, as Polzeath beach (40 minutes) is one of Cornwall’s most popular surfing beaches.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Trebarwith Strand 12.9 km Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Polzeath 17.6 km Estuary N/AExcellentGoodExcellent
Daymer Bay 18.1 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Trevone Bay 21.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Par Sands 22 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Tintagel Castle 15.3 km

Rock Beach 18.1 km

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 19.2 km

Eden Project 20.4 km

Lost Gardens of Heligan 30.3 km

National Trust

Tintagel Old Post Office 14.3 km

Lawrence House 24.1 km

Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps 26.2 km

Trerice 31.5 km

Cotehele Mill 32 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Lamellen Estate 5.8 km

PENCARROW 8 km

Cardinham Woods Ramble (Wheelchair-Friendly) 8.3 km

Cardinham Woods 8.3 km

Cardinham Woods and Wheal Glynn 8.3 km

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 sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does South Penquite Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is South Penquite Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near South Penquite Farm? Have a pint or a fizzy drink where smugglers once rose a toast to their pursuits; Cornwall’s famed Jamaica Inn (15 minutes’ drive) is within striking distance of South Penquite Farm. That’s … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of South Penquite Farm?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  Anytime –  Anytime
    Depart by:  Anytime
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at South Penquite Farm? From R569,63 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.