Chy Carne Holiday Park

View prices & book 9 193 reviews
Bird's-eye view
Bird's-eye view
View of kennack sands
Kennack field
Kennack sands
Stunning views
Caravan exterior
Marquee arms beer garden
View from touring field
1/209
View of kennack sands
Kennack field
Kennack sands

  • Relaxed family park 10 minutes' walk from Kennack Sands
  • Licensed shop, pizza takeaway, fire baskets and chimeneas on site
  • Three amenities blocks with well-kept toilets and hot showers
If your holiday checklist includes gorgeous Cornish sea views, quick access to golden beaches and so much to do for mini campers that you can fine the kids if anyone dares utter the phrase ‘I’m bored’, seasidey Chy Carne Holiday Park should tick all boxes for your break. This is a relaxed, spacious and spankingly clean site with a strong family focus, dog-friendly and close to acclaimed beaches like Kennack Sands (10 minutes' walk) as well as many of the main attractions and towns of Cornwall. Helston, Falmouth and St Austell are all within easy reach, and spectacular Kynance Cove is five minutes' drive away. The kids can go 'Aaaarrr' and clamber around the play pirate ship, get competitive at the outdoor games or kick a ball around the grassy open space, while the bigger folk can sit back and prepare the barbecue, have a campfire on one of the Chy Carne chimeneas or fire baskets, or sit back with a snack or drink from the licensed shop (opening times and stock limited out of season). There’s a pizza takeaway on site too (open during the May half term and school summer holidays only, until 9pm), so you can polish off a pepperoni if you don't feel like cooking. The first-class facilities here have plenty of hot showers (extra charge applies), toilets, washbasins and washing-up sinks (four, to be exact) so queues are unlikely even in peak season. The main amenity block is open at all times, with two more opening up to cope with extra demand in high season (May half term and school summer holidays). There’s a launderette on site too with two commercial washing machines and two driers. Chy Carne welcomes well-behaved pets.

Site type

Motorhome pitches 50
Caravans for hire 24
Tent pitches 90
Touring caravan pitches 50
Open now
Opens 10 May
Please note
  • A cable measuring at least 15 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • Group bookings, single-sex groups and under 18s accepted. For static bookings by under 18s, a parent must book the caravan and provide emergency contact details. No loud parties are permitted. A charge of 50p for 5 minutes with 10p for extra minutes applies for the use of the shower.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 10 May to

AA 4 pennants

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
Choose your dates
2 adults
0 children
Other pitch types

Reviews

9

Overall rating based on 193 reviews View breakdown

Spectacular scenery

Voted 72% of visitors View breakdown

92%

would recommend this site to a friend

87%

would stay here again

  • 64%
    10
  • 0%
    9
  • 25%
    8
  • 0%
    7
  • 6%
    6
  • 0%
    5
  • 1%
    4
  • 0%
    3
  • 1%
    2
  • 0%
    1

Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Would def stay here again

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 7
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
ALI M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: The location, beautiful walk through woods to the beach and SW coast path. Toilet and shower block clean. Sea views from some pitches and picnic benches.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great hosts, made u feel welcome, all the amenities you need.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 7
Customer service 9
Child friendliness 9
Cleanliness 9
Wifi 5
Mark F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Festival 3 bedroom static caravan (no pets)

Liked: Everything was as described and as expected, we stayed in a 3 birth static that had everything we needed, it was clean and everything worked as it should. There was ample cutlery, crockery and cooking utensils. The camping and campervan/caravan pitches looked great and had views of the sea. Would deffo come back. Thank you.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff, clean facilities

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 9
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Clean bathroom and toilet, with tissue paper roll, reception was very helpful and open until 9pm, 20 mins walk to the beach, pizza and store with reasonable price.

Recommend to friends Visit again

staff are very helpful and friendly…

Overall 2/10
Location 8
Value for money 3
Accommodation 3
Facilities / Activities 1
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 1
Nico C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: staff are very helpful and friendly

Disliked: 1. Frustrating experience I had with the shower facilities in the ladies' bathroom. Upon entering, I inserted a coin into the machine in one of the stalls. It took over 40 seconds for any hot water to come through. I then inserted another coin, but unfortunately, the machine did not respond — no water came out, and the coin was not returned. I proceeded to insert several more coins, but the machine remained unresponsive.

Feeling very cold, I moved to another shower stall and tried again. However, the same issue occurred: no water was dispensed despite multiple attempts, and the machine showed no signs of functioning.

At that point, I was extremely cold and quite distressed. I heard another female guest enter the bathroom and asked her for assistance. Shortly afterward, a male staff member came in. I stood behind the door for privacy while he checked the machine, which still did not work. He then tested the machine in another stall, which did function properly. He kindly invited me to use that stall, to which I responded by asking him to please leave the bathroom so I could shower in privacy.

2. WiFi did not work

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic stay, will definitely be returning in the future.

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

Willerby 2 bedroom static caravan (deluxe)

Liked: Spacious, clean, well equipped caravan. Wonderfully situated just a short 10 minute walk to the beach. Well stocked shop on site with pizzeria if you don't feel like cooking. Staff all professional and super friendly.

Disliked: It's such a small thing really but a toilet roll already in the bathroom would be great.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We were 8 nights with friends it was great, the campsite is…

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: We were 8 nights with friends it was great, the campsite is very clean and well-kept close to the beach on site there is a shop and pizza nearby pub. Toilets and showers clean and well-kept I recommend this place

Recommend to friends Visit again

You get what you pay for. Would return and recommend.

Overall 7/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 9
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Catia B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: - Very good location: 20m walk to the beach, 20m drive to Lizard and Helston.
- Plenty of toilets/showers, washing yo rooms throughout the space so it saved us having to walk a lot to get to the toilets. They have the main ones, but then extra closer to the further pitches.
- Everything is clean daily.
- Shop on site with essentials and pizzeria in the evening.
- Very good sized pitches.
- Kids play park on site.
- Many Water fountain scattered around the pitches.

Disliked: - 50p per 5 minutes shower is enough , however some of the machines were a bit dodgy and would count less than 5 minutes, so maybe this should be checked more often.
- Pitches are on a hill, kind of thing, i find it quite strange for sleeping but after the first night we got used to it.
- On our first night there was a fight/argument from the neighbouring campers and, although it states there are wardens at night, no one approached them. I felt unsafe that night as we have children who could hear the efiing and jeffing and arguments. Again on the same night there was a group of campers who partied all the way till 1am and nothing intervention from the site. (This was only on the first night, so maybe their were advised the day after, but not at the time of the noise)
- The morning after the above, there was sick and sh** on the toilet cubicle and it stayed until the cleaner came in the afternoon. Give the circumstance I think this should have been dealt with sooner.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Scenery and views 👌…

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Scenery and views 👌

Recommend to friends Visit again

Perfect low key site without all the money making 'extras'. Staff fantastic.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 7
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Festival 3 bedroom static caravan (no pets)

Liked: Perfect low key site without all the money making 'extras'. Staff fantastic. The short walk to beach is well worth it.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Site with excellent localisation and clean facilities

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 9
Facilities / Activities 9
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Ania G. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: We had a whole big pitch for our group of 5 tents. Very quiet as it wasn’t too busy. The toilets and showers were clean as they were checked often. Hot water for washing up dishes . The shop well stocked and a lovely walk to the beach (with cafe and toilets)

Disliked: The pitch was slightly downhill but it was still OK

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

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 Local produce 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 Rallies welcome 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 Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

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

Touring and motorhomes

Tourer storage facilities

Location

Chy Carne Holiday Park

Kuggar

Ruan Minor

The Lizard

Helston

Cornwall

England

TR12 7LX

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.0041°N
-5.1763°W

Nearest transport

Coach
12.9 km Seven Stars
12.9 km Blue Anchor
13.5 km Bus Shelter
Rail
17.6 km Penmere Rail Station
17.9 km Falmouth Town Rail Station
18.4 km Falmouth Docks Rail Station
Ferry
10.6 km Helford Village Ferry Landing
11.2 km Helford Passage Ferry Landing
18.4 km Falmouth Custom House Quay
Airport
28.2 km Penzance Airport
36.8 km Land's End St Just 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 clean, safe and award-winning Kennack Sands (with lifeguards on duty during the summer months) is a 10-minute walk from Chy Carne, and has shops and cafés as well as a dog-friendly stretch on one side: hum the theme from Jaws as you spot a basking shark, or clamber up the coastal path for scenic walks in both directions. A short drive away is Kynance Cove, which is one of the most photographed spots in Cornwall: fool folk that you’re in the Med by snapping a pic here or at postcard-perfect Mullion Cove on a sunny day. The Site of Special Scientific Interest Goonhilly Downs is on the doorstep, best known for its Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, once the biggest in the world and still with satellite dishes that can be seen for miles: the building of a new space science centre on the site was announced in 2011. Let the kids loose too at the Lizard Point Lighthouse, the last manned lighthouse before automation and now with a heritage centre with exhibits, displays and some of the original engines, or take them to drool over the dromedaries at Cornish Camels. As it’s Cornwall, holidaymakers of an amphibious disposition will be in heaven with top sailing, surfing, scuba diving and other watersports along this stretch of Cornish coast, and several surf and scuba schools in the area for both newbies and water experts. Landlubbers will find plenty to do too: horse riding, bird (and shark) spotting, golf, fishing, clay pigeon shooting and more are all within reach. Day trips include squawking at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary at Gweek, flying at the thrill rides of The Flambards Experience and Crealy Great Adventure Park, or browsing around the towns of Falmouth, St Ives, Penzance and Truro for seafood, shopping, more beautiful beaches and a boat ride to the ancient harbour at Marizion’s St Michael’s Mount. Finally, round off your trip with an afternoon or evening at Penzance’s clifftop open-air Minack Theatre – squint a little bit at the amphitheatre and you could almost imagine you’re in Roman Britain…

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Kennack Sands 0.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Coverack 6.1 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Polurrian Cove 6.1 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Poldhu Cove 6.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Church Cove 7.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

National Seal Sanctuary 10.3 km

Trebah Garden 12.1 km

National Maritime Museum Cornwall 18.3 km

Pendennis Castle 18.4 km

St Michael's Mount 24.9 km

National Trust

Glendurgan Garden 12 km

Penrose Estate: Gunwalloe and Loe Pool 12.4 km

Godolphin 19.3 km

St Anthony Head 20.8 km

St Michael's Mount 25 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Church Cove and Lizard Point 5.2 km

Rill Cove 5.6 km

Royal Anne Galley 5.9 km

TRELOWARREN 7.8 km

Schiedam 8 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Want to know more about camping in Cornwall?

Frequently asked questions

  • Does Chy Carne Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Chy Carne Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Chy Carne Holiday Park? The clean, safe and award-winning Kennack Sands (with lifeguards on duty during the summer months) is a 10-minute walk from Chy Carne, and has shops and cafés as well as a dog-friendly … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Chy Carne Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.

    Camping and touring can arrive from 2pm from 21st July to 1st September. For early arrivals during the rest of the year, please contact the campsite with the details provided with your booking confirmation.

    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Chy Carne Holiday Park? From R504,79 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.