Spitfire Park

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  • Camping in the grounds of a former WW2 Spitfire base in Cornwall
  • Five minutes' drive from Perranporth; Newquay 20 minutes
  • Parachuting, flying lessons, skid car training and archery
Buckle up for adventure on land, sea and in the air at Spitfire Park, a 400-acre former RAF Spitfire base just off the South West Coast Path near Perranporth, Cornwall. With spacious grassy pitches for camping in a field next to an old control tower, this site has all sorts of adventurous activities to try out. During your stay, depending on when you're here, options may include parachuting, flying lessons, skid car training, archery, pistol shooting and hangliding; there are also dual-control cars where the over-12s can learn to drive in a safe and laidback environment. Activities aside, this is a handy place to park yourself: there are modern toilets, showers and washing-up areas for guests to use, as well as a café and a playground. The coast is within easy walking distance and the closest sandy beach is a five-minute drive down the road in Perranporth. After soaking up some sunshine by the water, head into the town centre for supermarkets, pubs, cafés and souvenir shops. Want to leave the car at home? You can also travel between the site and Perranporth by bus.

Site type

Tent pitches 75
Touring caravan pitches 60
Motorhome pitches 60
Open now
Opens 1 March
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Sat, 01 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children
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Reviews

8.6

Overall rating based on 172 reviews View breakdown

Budget/backpacker

Voted 60% of visitors View breakdown

86%

would recommend this site to a friend

83%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Lovely 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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch (small)

Liked: Great place to stay.And a bonus you get to watch people flying planes and skydiving
Would definitely recommend

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pitch anywhere Facilities were good Nice staff Nice food…

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Pitch anywhere
Facilities were good
Nice staff
Nice food

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic stay at a really great location and something different

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: The views, the large pitches, the shower and toilet facilities. Staff were lovely and extremely helpful.
Rifle shooting session was fab!
Microlitre planes and parachuting interesting to watch while relaxing.
Only 2 mile walk to Perranporth and only £7 uber

Disliked: No option of electric hook up but no a problem as we are ok off grid

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Simple, great location, facilities clean, friendly staff…

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Simple, great location, facilities clean, friendly staff

Recommend to friends Visit again

Large open camping field right next to the airfield and a few…

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

Non-electric grass and earth tent pitch (small)

Liked: Large open camping field right next to the airfield and a few minutes walk from the coastpath.
New toilet block with clean showers and hot water.
Friendly and helpful staff.

Disliked: Nothing

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Great location.…

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Great location.

Disliked: Very very run down site.
Caravans all broken all over the place.
No heating in the very old showers.
Lots of people living on the site full time.
Person that checked us in was very unhelpful, there's the field park anywhere. No site info, no real greeting.
Such a shame as could be a wonderful place.

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I ended up moving on.

Overall 4/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 4
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: It was good watching the planes and stuff. It was good for a parkup.

Disliked: After I'd paid, I was informed showers and toilets were closed.. not a problem for me but could have been an inconvenience for some. Field has a few piles of scrap round the edges and didn't feel particularly secure. Only 3 others in the field.

Recommend to friends Visit again

All the staff that we met were fantastic and very welcoming. Loved…

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: All the staff that we met were fantastic and very welcoming.
Loved being so close to the coast path for some fantastic walks along the coastline.
Enjoyed the fact we just parked up in the field and enjoyed watching the small planes and parachuters. We were self sufficient so were more than ok with the basic facilities, as we never feel we need anything flash. We just loved being outdoors and were so fortunate to have super weather in October.
We hope to go again.

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Lovely hot showers, clean toilets, spacious field & amazing sunset over the…

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Lovely hot showers, clean toilets, spacious field & amazing sunset over the sea, peaceful site & great breakfast in the cafe.

Disliked: Can be quite windy up there & no one answered the landline contact number we were text if we needed to call the site. Did get through on a mobile number we found online.

Recommend to friends Visit again

The staff were nice and friendly and the site was clean and tidy

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Nice area good aminitys

Disliked: Bit exposed to the wind

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Beach access 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 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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wild camping 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

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Golf nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities

Location

Spitfire Park

Perranporth Airfield

Higher Trevellas

Perranporth

Cornwall

England

TR5 0XS

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.32788°N
-5.17788°W

Route directions

Spitfire Park is located in the grounds of Perranporth Aerodrome. Look for signs to the Aerodrome and enter via Perranporth Airfield main gate. Turn right and head for the control tower to book in.

Nearest transport

Coach
8 km Kings Head
8 km Kings Head
9.3 km Lay By
Rail
10.8 km Truro Rail Station
11.1 km Redruth Rail Station
12.1 km Newquay Rail Station
Ferry
16.2 km Tolverne Ferry Landing
16.3 km Trelisick Ferry Landing
16.5 km Philleigh King Harry Ferry Landing
Airport
18.1 km Newquay St Mawgan Airport
32.9 km Penzance Airport
43.1 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

If nothing can beat a day at the beach, Spitfire Park has you covered: Perranporth's spacious beach is a five-minute drive down the road and has miles of golden sands, grass-topped dunes and a pretty seaside village next to it full of cafés and bars. Other resorts like Newquay (20 minutes) and Padstow (40 minutes) are also easily within your reach, as are spots on Cornwall's southern coast like Falmouth (40 minutes). You won't be scratching your head looking for family-friendly days out in this part of the world, as there are lots of kid-pleasing options about for you to choose from: Lappa Valley (20 minutes) with its vintage miniature railway, boating lake and mini golf is a more laidback pick, while for kids with endless energy there's also Camel Creek Adventure Park (40 minutes). Finding out about the local area is a breeze at the Royal Cornwall Museum (20 minutes), where you'll learn all about Cornwall's industrial heritage. For some natural history instead, Cornwall is well-known for its wealth of gardens – if you only have time to see one during your trip, make it the Eden Project (45 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Trevaunance Cove 1.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Perranporth 2.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Perranporth Penhale Sands 4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Chapel Porth 5.1 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Porthtowan 6.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Lappa Valley Steam Railway 10.3 km

Truro Cathedral 11.5 km

Fistral Beach 11.7 km

Blue Reef Aquarium 11.8 km

Newquay Zoo 12 km

National Trust

Trerice 11.7 km

Cornish Mines and Engines 12.7 km

Trelissick Garden 16 km

Godrevy 18.5 km

Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps 20 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Hanover 0.8 km

Perranporth - Trevaunance Cove 2.5 km

St Agnes Beacon 4.2 km

CHYVERTON PARK 6.3 km

Porth Towan - Towan Cross - Chapel Porth 6.4 km

Local events

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

    Newquay, England 15.5 km

  • Eden Sessions (Thursday, 12 June 2025 – Thursday, 12 June 2025)

    Par, England 31.1 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.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Spitfire Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Spitfire Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Spitfire Park? If nothing can beat a day at the beach, Spitfire Park has you covered: Perranporth's spacious beach is a five-minute drive down the road and has miles of golden sands, grass-topped dunes … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Spitfire Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  8 a.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon

    Please park in the camping field on arrival and sign in at reception in the Control Tower.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Spitfire Park? From R431,78 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.