Gunwalloe Caravan Park

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Electric pitch
Electric pitch
Sunset over the electric pitches
Electric pitches
A selection of locally made cakes available in the shop
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Hardstanding medium pitch
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Sunset over the electric pitches
Electric pitches

  • Cornwall caravan site on a working farm 10 minutes’ drive from Helston
  • A 10-minute drive from Gunwalloe Church Cove beach and Dollar Cove
  • Dog-friendly grass pitches; pubs and shops within 10 minutes’ drive
Always on the lookout for a quiet corner of Cornwall in which to lay your head? One that’s close to beaches, theme parks and woodland walks as well? Peaceful Gunwalloe Caravan Park may suit you very well, set as it is on a working arable farm less than 10 minutes’ drive from Gunwalloe Church Cove Beach and forest trails at National Trust-owned Penrose. With easy access to tree-sheltered grass pitches along hardstanding tracks, this is a no-frills site, owned and run by a family for families. Pets are welcome to tag along too, and there’s plenty of dog walking to be had along forested trails and shingle banks around The Loe freshwater lake and Carminowe Creek (10 minutes’ drive). Head to Gunwalloe village for a night out in the well-known Halzephron Inn (five minutes’ drive or half an hour’s walk), or try out waterfront pubs and takeaways around the fishing harbour in Porthleven (15 minutes’ drive). If you’re running short on provisions, historic Helston (10 minutes) has supermarkets for stocking up as well as pasty shops, pizzerias and burger bars if you’d like to give cooking a miss.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 40
Tent pitches 40
Motorhome pitches 40
Open all year
Opens
Please note

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Occupancy

  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Dogs

  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

Languages spoken

English

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Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

9.1

Overall rating from 158 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

92% would recommend this site to a friend

91% would stay here again

What customers say

Peaceful family spot with great modern facilities & hot showers. Owners are super friendly & helpful. Ideal base for Lizard Peninsula & beaches. Pitching issues sorted & improvements ongoing. Minor helicopter noise.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Perfect for a stopover…

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7 out of 10
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 Anita S. 2 reviews

Electric grass pitch (medium)

Liked Perfect for a stopover

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place with easy connections to all the surrounding areas.

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 Moses M. 1 review

Electric grass pitch (medium)

Liked Claire was a great host ensuring that we were comfy and settled well. Campsite was great, not too crowded and enough space to allow my son to pitch a small day tent. The facilities were great and very clean.

Disliked Emphasise on recycling for the campers not chucking everything in one bin liner and filling up the bins quickly.

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Great place to stay

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 Terry G. 3 reviews

Electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch (medium)

Liked Great facilities, very clean showers, toilets and dish washing area.
Shop onsite with lots of essentials and goodies.
Claire was very friendly and helpful

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Estancia agradable en nuestra ruta

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10 out of 10
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Wifi
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 LAURA F. 7 reviews

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Lugar bonito, cuidado y super acogedor para pasar una noche mientras íbamos de ruta con la furgo. Familia con 2 niños. Hemos estado muy bien, baños limpios con buena ducha y agua caliente. Zona de lavadero también bien cuidada. Fue una estancia agradable

Disliked Los aviones que hacian prácticas de la zona miliar! Pero sobre las 11 de la noche cesó el ruido

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Location and verry nice staff…

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 Grzegorz B. 2 reviews

Electric grass pitch (medium)

Liked Location and verry nice staff

Disliked nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice little camp site with all you need

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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch (medium)

Liked Location close to Chruchcove and Poldhu beaches as well as Helston and other lovely areas.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely stay

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 Paige O. 2 reviews

Electric grass pitch (medium)

Liked Our second stay here and again everything you could possibly want/need. Lovely site and cannot wait to return again soon hopefully. Very helpful & kind owners. Facilities well kept/clean.

Disliked Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great, Small family run site, definitely worth visiting. 😊

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 Katie H. 1 review

Electric grass pitch (medium)

Liked We’re on our last night here, we’ve even stayed an extra night, and wish we could stay longer!! Lovely site, the kids have loved it. The family that run the site are so friendly, and welcoming, and go out of their way to make you feel at home!💗
The pitch sizes are generous, plenty of extra room for the kids to play.
Great little shop as well, with lovely home made cakes.
Will definitely be coming back, thanks for looking after us on our first family camping trip. Can’t wait to come back.

Disliked Don’t want to go home.😢 wish we’d have booked for 2 weeks.

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Arrived later than expected and a…

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 Julia B. 1 review

Electric grass pitch (medium)

Liked Arrived later than expected and a very friendly, warm welcome. Showers very warm and kept clean (they smelled lovely🌸) throughout stay. Lovely little shop on site, will definitely be returning.

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Excellent

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Barry C N. 15 reviews

Electric grass pitch (medium)

Liked Lovely greet and meet on arrival I believe it's a family run site and seems very friendly, I was escorted to my pitch which was a lovely size with a good up to date hook up , the facilities are lovely smelling really nice and clean as well great showers good washing up area .
On site shop which I didn't really need but tea and coffee available.
the site is well maintained and quiet.

Disliked The fridges where not working

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your lovely review and a new fridge is now up and running

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

Baby-changing facilities Bath available 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 Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups 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

Peaceful Walkers' paradise

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 Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm) Uneven terrain; gravel or loose mud

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing 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

Touring and motorhomes

Tourer storage facilities

Location

Gunwalloe Caravan Park

Killianchor

Gunwalloe

Helston

Cornwall

England

TR12 7QJ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50,0713°N
5,2597°W

Route directions

What3words: nurses.anguished.legal. From Helston, please go past Tesco (on the left), follow the road past Sainsbury's and take the road through Culdrose to The Lizard (A3083). Follow the road under the bridge and then take the next road to the right to Gunwalloe. On this road, the site is at the second farm on the right-hand side signposted Gunwalloe Caravan Park.

Nearest transport

Coach
3,5 km Blue Anchor
3,5 km Seven Stars
4,4 km Bus Shelter
Rail
15,3 km Penryn Rail Station
15,4 km Penmere Rail Station
15,7 km Camborne Rail Station
Ferry
9,4 km Helford Village Ferry Landing
9,9 km Helford Passage Ferry Landing
16,1 km Ponsharden Ferry Landing
Airport
19,6 km Penzance Airport
29,4 km Land's End St Just Airport
45,6 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

When you fancy a serious yomp along the dramatic coastline, follow the South West Coast Path (10 minutes’ drive) to Kynance Cove (around three hours’ walk) on the Lizard Peninsula. Shorter hops include a shoreline walk to Porthleven (90 minutes), and strolls around the headland at Poldhu Cove (20 minutes). Walk or boat across to the ancient St Michael's Mount (half an hour) to look out for the giant's heart stone. For other family days out, consider a visit to the Cornish Seal Sanctuary (10 minutes) to join sea lion feeding sessions and watch seals and puffins in their watery enclosures, or take intrepid kids to Via Ferrata Cornwall (20 minutes) for climbing, ziplining, watersports and other adventures. History lovers might care to head for the harbourside National Maritime Museum Cornwall (35 minutes) in Falmouth to tour historic steamboats and let the kids loose on interactive, pirate-themed exhibits. When the weather is warm and you’d prefer to be outdoors, have a wander through the subtropical plantings and water features at dog-friendly Trebah Garden (half an hour).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Church Cove 3,7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Porthleven Sands 4,1 km Sea GoodGoodGoodExcellent
Poldhu Cove 4,2 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Polurrian Cove 5,3 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Praa Sands East 9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

National Seal Sanctuary 4,6 km

Trebah Garden 10,6 km

St Michael's Mount 16,4 km

National Maritime Museum Cornwall 16,7 km

Pendennis Castle 17,3 km

National Trust

Penrose Estate: Gunwalloe and Loe Pool 3 km

Godolphin 9,7 km

Glendurgan Garden 10,5 km

St Michael's Mount 16,4 km

Cornish Mines and Engines 17,4 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

St Anthony 2,3 km

Loe Bar 2,4 km

LISMORE 3,5 km

Schiedam 3,7 km

TRELOWARREN 4,9 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Gunwalloe Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Gunwalloe Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Gunwalloe Caravan Park? When you fancy a serious yomp along the dramatic coastline, follow the South West Coast Path (10 minutes’ drive) to Kynance Cove (around three hours’ walk) on the Lizard Peninsula. Shorter hops … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Gunwalloe Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  10:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.

    Please call or message if changes are required to arrival or departure times

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Gunwalloe Caravan Park? From R481,07 (for 1 night, 5 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.