Innis Inn and Campsite

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Enjoy quite place and watch birds and rabbits run around
Campervan and camping field
Plenty of hard standing spaces
You can bring a caravan and a tent next to it

  • Quiet family-run site within a mile's walk of the Eden Project
  • A few miles from St Austell; near to miles of hiking and biking
  • Surrounded by 15 acres of fishing lakes
Staying within a mile’s walk of the Eden Project is certainly a treat – as is staying at Innis Inn and Campsite. It is a family-run and dog-friendly site surrounded by 15 acres of fishing lakes. A daily visit to the local pubs is also within the realms of reason – and that’ll surely involve Cornish cream teas, beers gardens and Sunday carveries… Innis Inn and Campsite is set on two and a half acres of land a few miles from the capital of the Cornish Alps St Austell. If you want to chill out close to base, there are fifteen acres of fishing lakes surrounding the campsite to make your way around, a play area and plenty of runaround room for children. The facilities on site include toilets, showers and a disabled toilet. Barbecues are also welcome. For essentials off site, it’s a fifteen-minute walk to the local village of Penwithick which has a Spar, post office and fish and chip shop; bikes can be hired on site for those who prefer to pedal. Innis Inn and Campsite is well-placed to see stunning Cornwall, with hundreds of miles’ worth of hike and bike paths in the surrounding countryside, seaside towns and villages, family days out and heritage highlights including old houses, clay pits and tin mines. St Austell has a Clay Trail starting from Tremana Gardens and running along the Bodmin Road to connect with the Wheal Martyn China Clay Country Park, a 26-acre park with woodland walks, adventure playground and the biggest working waterwheel in Cornwall. (Stick around Snozzle for a bit to also browse around Cornish World, which has an award-winning play centre, Kidzworld, and the biggest indoor market in the south-west.)

Site type

Motorhome pitches 6
Touring caravan pitches 6
Tent pitches 35
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
  • Electricity is metered on site at £0.50 per kWh and must be paid at check-out.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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87% would recommend this site to a friend

83% would stay here again

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Arrival date (latest first)

Lovely rural location. Very friendly owner who gave us a lift to…

Overall 10/10

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Ian A.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Lovely rural location. Very friendly owner who gave us a lift to the Eden Project. Nice facilities.

A very relaxed camping experience. Great and super friendly staff.

Overall 10/10

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked The casual and relaxed atmosphere.
The owner very friendly and helpful, nothing too much trouble.
Proximity and easy pathway to walk to Eden Project

Disliked Nothing

Would definitely stay again

Overall 9/10

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Kaylee J.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked The owner Mark, was very helpful and friendly. He even picked us up after a gig at Eden. Beautiful campsite, relaxed friendly atmosphere.

Disliked Toilets could be separate from showers

Great place to stay if going to Eden project

Overall 8/10

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Craig G.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Owner was very helpful and friendly, nice site with decent toilet/showers, good vibe with everyone going to the same show at Eden project. Owner gave us walking directions to Eden and even offers to pick you up on the way back. There’s an easy walking trail to Eden that only take 20 mins-ish and others at the campsite walk the same route back at night, felt very safe. Shuttle bus takes you from Eden car park to the domes.

Disliked Arrival was a little confusing, we drove down the wrong path (left of the gates) to try and get to the farmhouse to check in, but you need to drive through the gates then stick to the left path. Didn’t seem like there was a reception, the owner was just walking around. Showers are in the same cubicle as the toilet

Lovely site and really good stay. Really chilled out owner and helpful

Overall 8/10

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Matthew D.

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked Small campsite with attentive owner.

Disliked Couple more toilets/urinals would have been useful and marked out areas for camping.

From the manager: Thanks for the feed back rest assured new toilets going in later this year and seating with shelves in shower rooms, I value your comments. Regards Marc.

Lovely site, very friendly and helpful management of site. Very accommodating. Thank…

Overall 10/10

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Denise F.

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked Lovely site, very friendly and helpful management of site. Very accommodating. Thank you Mark!

Great for Eden Sessions access on foot!

Overall 7/10

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Kim L.

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked The location within walking distance of Eden Project, we were there for Eden Sessions to see Biffy Clyro.

Friendly owner 🙂

A hours walk back after the gig

Disliked Shower toilet combo resulting in wet loo rolls all the time and not enough space to hang towels or a shelf to put shampoo etc...

No hairdryers.

Disliked the fact that I thought from the write up, it was still a functioning pub, that we could get food / drink at...
It's not been a pub for a while.

Beautiful site. Very nice owner. We would book again.

Overall 10/10

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Liz (Betty) A.

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked What a fantastic guy the owner Mark is. So accommodating, we were visiting the Eden project to one of the Eden music sessions, he provided a lift back for us so we didn't have to walk through the dark forest. (Take a torch)
Beautiful site, 15 to 20 mins walk to the Eden project through a forest trail.

Disliked Nothing,

Lovely site with good camping pitches and facilities closed to the Eden…

Overall 10/10

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Anonymous

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked Lovely site with good camping pitches and facilities closed to the Eden project.
Mark is such a lovely, kind man who made us very welcome.

Can't fault it, will be going back asap

Overall 10/10

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Victoria V.

Electric optional grass and gravel pitch

Liked Can't rate this high enough! We stayed here as booked the Eden sessions, easy 15 minute walk down a lovely foot path BUT the guy running the site actually does lifts! Absolute legend, friendly, clean facilities and unbelievably peaceful. Can't wait to go back

Disliked Having to go home!


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 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

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

Budget/backpacker Lake and/or mountain 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

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities

Location

Innis Inn and Campsite

Innis Moor

Penwithick

St Austell

Cornwall

England

PL26 8YH

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.3762°N
4.7692°W

Route directions

On the A30 head south to St Austell. In Lanivet, take the A391 and continue south. Follow the signs to Treverbyn. The site is located 1 mile from the Eden Project's entrance.

Nearest transport

Coach
4.1 km Four Lords
4.1 km Four Lords
4.1 km Polgrean Place
Rail
2.2 km Luxulyan Rail Station
3.1 km Bugle Rail Station
4.3 km St Austell Rail Station
Ferry
10.4 km Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing
10.5 km Fowey Ferry Landing
10.6 km Fowey Town Quay Ferry Landing
Airport
18.6 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

To take a look at tin mining and its history in Cornwall, Poldark Mine in the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site at Wendron near Helston is the only complete underground tin mine in the county, and has mine and ghost tours, a museum, exhibitions and activities including gold panning and circus skills. More Cornish history and heritage are on show at the Charlestown Shipwreck and Heritage Centre less than five miles from the site, and at the three-floor Mevagissey Museum a few miles south. Anglers can go on the hunt for mackerel or sharks on a sea fishing trip from Mevagissey where there’s a shark angling centre on the quay; boats can also be hired from the village to go out into the waters and look for seals and dolphins. There are opps for beach, sea and coarse fishing all over south Cornwall including at Fowey, Looe, Falmouth, along the River Tamar and at commercial fishing lakes. After a day (each) at the Eden Project and equally famous Lost Gardens of Heligan, there are several more gardens in the area: the National Trust’s Lanhydrock at Bodmin (which also has a secondhand bookshop); the coastal Caerhays Castle and Gardens with National Magnolia Collection, and the valley garden and laurel maze of Glendurgan Garden near Falmouth. All sounding too sedate for the kids? Family-friendly activities and centres abound around St Austell and south Cornwall, including the Crealy Great Adventure Park, the World of Model Railways at Mevagissey and the Tortoise Garden of St Austell. Heading north, sprogs of all ages should like Newquay Zoo and the Blue Reef Aquarium, the indoor play barn at the Springfields Fun Park and Pony Centre, or the biggest go-karting centre in the south-west, Wadebridge’s St Eval Kart Circuit.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Charlestown 5.1 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Crinnis Beach 5.1 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Shorthorn Beach 5.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Duporth 5.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Porthpean 5.9 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Eden Project 0.7 km

Lost Gardens of Heligan 10.4 km

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 17 km

Lappa Valley Steam Railway 19.7 km

Newquay Zoo 21.7 km

National Trust

Trerice 19.2 km

Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps 21.7 km

Trelissick Garden 25.9 km

St Anthony Head 29.8 km

Tintagel Old Post Office 31.9 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

TREGREHAN 3.8 km

Porthpean, Charlestown and Carlyon Bay 5.9 km

Kings Wood in the Pentewan Valley 7.3 km

Polkerris to Readymoney Cove 7.6 km

Polkerris to Gribbin Head and Polridmouth 7.6 km

Local events

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

    Newquay, England 20.1 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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Innis Inn and Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Innis Inn and Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Innis Inn and Campsite? To take a look at tin mining and its history in Cornwall, Poldark Mine in the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site at Wendron near Helston is the only complete underground tin mine … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Innis Inn and Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  11 a.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Innis Inn and Campsite? From R725,67 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.