Trevessa Farm

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Bell tent and pitches (added by manager 19 Aug 2022)
Bell tent with views
Tent pitch with views
Pitches on site

  • Quiet, rural, sheltered and well-maintained site on a working farm
  • Within four miles of Hayle and Marazion on the north and south coasts
  • Barbecues allowed: buy locally-sourced meat and veg within two miles
It's a truth splendidly acknowledged that any Cornwall site will be fably placed. A berth anywhere in this cracking county will have happy adventurers within easy reach of beaches, craggy coastline, watersports, the South West Coast Path, splendid old sights including tin mines and old lighthouses… and world-famed hits like the Eden Project and the Lost Gardens of Heligan: you'll never have to drive over an hour and a half for the whole heap. And how nifty then is a site on the western side of Cornwall, to be handily set for both north and south beaches? Step forward, terrific Trevessa Farm, between the north coast at Hayle and the south coast at Marazion: both must-sees and both within a paltry four miles. You're so stunningly set here that you'll need to stick around for at least a few weeks (show the boss the site pics to plead your case): Trevessa is in a peaceful, scenic, rural and sheltered spot with an excellently-maintained pitching field centred around a working farm (do neigh/moo hi to the horses and cattle while here). There's easy access to the South West Coast Path from here, along with top Cornwall spots like St Ives and Sennen Cove. The site covers three-quarters of an acre, edged by a pretty footpath meandering down to the River Hayle below. It's a couple of miles from here to the nearest village, St Erth, where there's a village shop and post office, a pub and a lively Saturday morning market selling locally-grown veg, free-range eggs, homemade pies, bread, fresh fish and locally produced organic beef, pork, sausages and bacon… it's just as well that barbecues are allowed back at your smashingly scenic Cornish farm base.

Site type

Tent pitches 10
Touring caravan pitches 5
Motorhome pitches 5
Rent a tent 1
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Group bookings of 6 or more adults are not permitted (couples and immediate family members excepted).
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Please note that some of the tent pitches are on a gentle slope.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

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would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Clean, quiet and peaceful site. Toilets and showers spotlessly clean and plenty…

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

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked: Clean, quiet and peaceful site. Toilets and showers spotlessly clean and plenty of hot water

Disliked: Stay too short.

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Good basic site, peaceful, dog friendly, sloping pitches, lovely views

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

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked: Facilities are good and clean as always, hot showers, washing up area, electric hook up, dog friendly etc. Overall everything you could need for a good camping trip. This is our third stay.

Disliked: My only note on the site facilities would be to put boxes for your clothes in the ladies showers like there are in the mens, it's tricky to hang all your clothes and shoes on the back of the door to stop them getting wet while you shower. An extra note, hopefully a one off - this site is usually so peaceful at night but this time at around 9-10pm most nights it sounded like a race track in the distance. This went on for hours, not sure exactly the direction but could be clearly heard. Also a noise that we can only describe as a pulsing, droning hum woke both of us up in the middle of the night several times. Again, this was somewhere in the distance and only in the early hours of the morning but could be heard very clearly, it never happened in the day time. We can normally hear the trains at St Erth station and this has never bothered us, but the cars and the hum were hard to ignore. I know these sounds couldn't have been fixed by the site itself but it was difficult to have a peaceful unbroken sleep which is a shame as the other times we stayed here have been relaxing and quiet at night.

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Affordable, clean and tidy site. Great location.

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

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Quiet location Good transport links from train station. Clean and tidy

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with amazing views

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
John A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: The site was amazing. It was well maintained, and was very quiet and peaceful. The ablutions were clean and well maintained. The fact it was a small exclusive site was helpful

Disliked: Only dislike was the entrance between two trees can be challenging.

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Had a great stay, good base to explore Cornwall.

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Paul R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Bell tent

Liked: Being next to the field with cows in. The quiet site. The other quests that were similar demographic. The accommodation in the bell tent. The amenities available. Watching the birds and activity on other side of valley

Disliked: The cows not being in the field all the time. The road to the campsite.

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We stayed in the Bell Tent and it was amazing. Really well…

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

Yurt

Liked: We stayed in the Bell Tent and it was amazing. Really well equipped with everything you need, comfy beds and great views. It was so cosy being in bed at night listening to the rain. Loved it.

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Clean amenities. Small rural location. Friendly and welcoming hosts…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Daniel G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked: Clean amenities. Small rural location. Friendly and welcoming hosts

Disliked: Un level pitches.

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Friendly, helpful and kindness Host Showering facility and washroom are clean…

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

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Friendly, helpful and kindness Host Showering facility and washroom are clean

Recommend to friends Visit again

Really lively camp site nice and clean

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

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked: The location was really nice, we pitched up right next to the cows it was so quiet and piece-full waking up in the morning hearing the birds chirping, facilities were nice and clean showers ect all nice and warm, quite a small camp so was no que to wait on anything owner was really nice upon arrival, lidl ect about a 15 minute drive away, we also had full signal on mobiles

Disliked: Personally we wouldn’t have stayed more than a few days more a short get away, due to there not been much around that area had to drive quite far to visit areas

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The location and size of the camp, great views over the…

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

Electric optional grass tent pitch

Liked: The location and size of the camp, great views over the country side. Showers are good.

Disliked: The toilets need to be cleaned more often

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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 Car parking by pitch/unit 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

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

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

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Small (11-25 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse 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

Location

Trevessa Farm

Trevessa Farm

9 Long Lanes

St Erth

Hayle

Cornwall

England

TR27 6JZ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.15208°N
-5.43423°W

Route directions

Please do not use the route that will be suggested by your satnav - the roads are too narrow. Instead, come off the A30 at St Erth railway station, which leads onto Treloweth Lane. Then turn right at the T-junction onto Tredrea Lane, then left onto Long Lane.

Nearest transport

Coach
2.2 km Railway Station
2.2 km Railway Station
3.1 km The Star Inn
Rail
2.2 km St Erth Rail Station
3 km Lelant Saltings Rail Station
3.6 km Lelant Rail Station
Ferry
7.8 km Penzance Ferry Terminal
22.4 km Helford Village Ferry Landing
22.6 km Helford Passage Ferry Landing
Airport
6.5 km Penzance Airport
17.6 km Land's End St Just Airport
44.9 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

Well now, where does one start? At Hayle first perhaps, to access the South West Coast Path to Portreath (11.9 miles) or the other way to St Ives – six miles, followed by a bite or two in a seafood restaurant. More first-rate scrambles are around nearby West Penwith or Land's End peninsula, home to arty St Ives as well as beaches and coves so spectacularly scenic they'd nearly make you weep (as you well might, once the boss summons you back home). This is one of the most lushly scenic parts of Cornwall – yes, that's saying something – have picworthy times at world-famed Sennen Cove as well as at Lamorna Cove and Porthcurno, all within 35 minutes' drive. Weeks' worth of other options are around for day trips, like Paradise Park at Hayle (10 minutes), boat trips on the Fal from Falmouth (45 minutes) and hunting for antiques inland at Truro (50 minutes). The Eden Project is an hour and 15 minutes away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Marazion 4.4 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Good
Perranuthnoe 4.5 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Porthkidney Sands 4.7 km Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Mexico Towans 5.5 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent N/A
Carbis Bay 5.6 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

St Michael's Mount 4.9 km

Tate St Ives 7.8 km

Flambards 14.2 km

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 14.7 km

National Seal Sanctuary 17.4 km

National Trust

St Michael's Mount 4.9 km

Godolphin 6.2 km

Godrevy 9.3 km

Trengwainton Garden 10 km

Penrose Estate: Gunwalloe and Loe Pool 12.4 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

THE DOWNES (ST MICHAEL'S CONVENT) 3.2 km

MARAZION MARSH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 30/08/2000) 4 km

HAYLE ESTUARY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 15/08/1996) 4 km

ST MICHAEL'S MOUNT 5 km

GODOLPHIN 5.4 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 Trevessa Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Trevessa Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Trevessa Farm? Well now, where does one start? At Hayle first perhaps, to access the South West Coast Path to Portreath (11.9 miles) or the other way to St Ives – six miles, followed … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Trevessa Farm?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  8:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  3:30 p.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Trevessa Farm? From R416.51 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.