Higher Penderleath Caravan and Camping Park

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Camping fields
Camping fields
View from the top field
Edin field
Edin field
Trink field
Tom's field
Tom's field
Beautiful morning view to st. ives
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View from the top field
Edin field
Edin field

  • A quick drive from St Ives
  • Set in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
  • Family- and dog-friendly park
If you're after a Cornish holiday set in the county's southwest and within seriously simple reach of the arty town of St Ives, have a look at highly regarded and family friendly Higher Penderleath Caravan and Camping Park: it's only five minutes' drive from the town centre and handily set for getting around the spectacular scenery of the Land's End peninsula. Nature, walks and calm quiet days are in these parts too, as Penderleath is in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty among the microclimate of Penwith, with easy access to the South West Coast Path running along Cornwall's entire coastline. The site is easy to get to from the A30. The owners take pride in the clean and friendly atmosphere of their park, which has facilities including toilet blocks with free hot showers, a launderette and a washing-up room.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 75
Tent pitches 60
Motorhome pitches 75
Open now
Opens 1 April
Please note
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Tue, 01 Apr to

AA 4 pennants

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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

7.2

Overall rating from 40 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Peaceful

63% would recommend this site to a friend

58% would stay here again

What customers say

Pitches generally good – spacious, flat, clean, with quiet atmosphere & nice views. Staff friendly. However, toilet/shower blocks need attention (dated/poorly maintained), and some advertised amenities were closed/run down.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Lovely simple campsite, grass like carpet…

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Anonymous

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked Lovely simple campsite, grass like carpet - never walked on anything like it. Staff were friendly, constantly working to keep the campsite clean and tidy. It’s a quiet from 11pm rule, during our short stay never had any issues with this. I didn’t have my kids on this stay but I know they would have loved the park.

Great location, it’s 2 miles from st Ives and 6 from Penzance, another 1.5 to mousehole.

Disliked This isn’t a reflection of the campsite but there was a young couple across the field who didn’t keep to any of the rules with keeping dog on a lead. The dog had no recall and they didn’t have much control over it. Rightly or wrongly we chose not to report it as it would have been obvious it was us and we didn’t want the confrontation. It won’t stop us going back, I’d definitely return to this site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site friendly and helpful staff

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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch

Liked The site was very clean and well organised the showers and toilets were very clean and the site was a short distance from saint Ives which was a bonus great taxi service from saint Ives I would highly recommend this site to anyone

Recommend to friends Visit again

Yes, very good campsite. Polite people…

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Moses D.

Electric grass pitch (large)

Liked Yes, very good campsite. Polite people I’m a pleasure to stay clean facilities but more could you ask for?

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful Campsite !

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Ebony G.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Wonderful helpful staff (Harry was very welcoming), and beautiful camping site in a beautiful location, so close to St Ives town centre/beaches. What more can you ask for.

We will be back again next summer :)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic site.. excellent facilities, well kept grounds, peaceful 👍

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Lisa A.

Electric grass pitch (large)

Liked It was our first time visiting Cornwall, it’s beautiful and we will definitely come back again.

The campsite was fantastic. When we arrived we were greeted with a warm welcome, and guided to our pitch.

There is a lovely park for the kids to play, which really helps when you arrive. It gave us time to get our tents up and organised.


The facilities were great, the showers and toilets were kept very clean. The wash room was excellent, with many washers and dryers. There is a fridge and freazer, iron and ironing boards.

I would highly recommend this site to anyone looking to visit Cornwall.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Overpriced, badly managed, dirty site. Shame as it has potential.

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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch (large)

Liked Location is good, taxi into St Ives is between £8.50 and £12.50 depending on who you get.

Disliked Showers and toilets were very dated and in desperate need of being replaced. There were some very stinky rooms on the way to the showers too.

Ladies shower and toilet area also had a man in the bathroom brushing his teeth! I suspect because they are poorly signed and men are allowed to use the first 3 cubical but aren’t supposed to go beyond that. All very bizarre really!

Lots of noise on the site and nobody stopping it, despite the rules saying no loud music.

Kids running ferral everywhere - again nobody doing anything about it

Drinking water access tap being used by a group opposite who left it filthy and used it to wash up with. Again nobody doing anything to stop it.

Staff pretty much absent from the site hence it being a free for all.

The cafe room is actually a teeny run down garden shed that was never open.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Greta location, great price! Had so much fun!

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Jessica H.

Electric grass pitch

Liked Everything!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Peaceful site

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Andrea W.

Non-electric grass pitch (large)

Liked Good sized pitch
Peaceful

Disliked No electric sockets to dry hair

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, can’t believe there was so few of us staying there?

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Kevin B.

Electric grass pitch

Liked The pitches were presented very very well.
Nice greeting on arrival and all amenities explained.
Whole site clean, tidy and perfectly quiet.
Good location and near the main routes.

Disliked Nothing!!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site in the country side,peaceful,lovely…

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Anonymous

Electric grass pitch (large)

Liked Lovely site in the country side,peaceful,lovely big pitches,big playground for children,facilities were good,staff were helpful and friendly especially Tom,(family run business) would definitely stay again(why no give it a try you won’t be disappointed)

Disliked Nothing not to like

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Features

Dogs 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 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

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

Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal freezer 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

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

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 Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities

Location

Higher Penderleath Caravan and Camping Park

Towednack

St Ives

Cornwall

England

TR26 3AF

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.18498°N
5.50806°W

Nearest transport

Coach
3.3 km Richmond Way
3.4 km Longstone Cross
3.6 km Bus Station
Rail
3.4 km St Ives (Cornwall) Rail Station
3.5 km Carbis Bay Rail Station
4.8 km St Erth Rail Station
Ferry
7.7 km Penzance Ferry Terminal
28.5 km Helford Village Ferry Landing
28.7 km Helford Passage Ferry Landing
Airport
6.3 km Penzance Airport
14.7 km Land's End St Just Airport
46.2 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

The art galleries, craft galleries and inns and restaurants of St Ives are all easy to get to from the site, as it's only five minutes' drive from the town centre. Parking can be a bit tricky in town in high season, so save stress – and cash – by taking the bus, running five times a day from right outside the site. St Ives's beaches are among the many highly scenic swathes of sand around Higher Penderleath Caravan and Camping Park and the Land's End part of Cornwall, almost all with easy access to spectacular walks along the South West Coast Path where short stretches or longer hikes in either direction are easy to find. Penzance five miles from base is a 20-minute walk from Cornish landmark St Michael's Mount, the tiny tidal island linked to the town of Marazion by causeway. Further along at 16 miles is Land's End, via Porthcurno and the smashing cliffside Minack Theatre.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Carbis Bay 3.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Porthminster 3.5 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Porthmeor 3.8 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Porthgwidden 4.2 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Porthkidney Sands 5 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Tate St Ives 3.8 km

St Michael's Mount 7.8 km

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 18 km

Land's End 19.7 km

National Seal Sanctuary 23.7 km

National Trust

St Michael's Mount 7.8 km

Trengwainton Garden 7.8 km

Godrevy 9.9 km

Godolphin 12.4 km

Levant Mine and Beam Engine 13.2 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

BARBARA HEPWORTH SCULPTURE GARDEN 3.7 km

St Ives - Bosigran - Penzance: Part 1 3.8 km

HAYLE ESTUARY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 15/08/1996) 5.2 km

THE DOWNES (ST MICHAEL'S CONVENT) 5.9 km

MARAZION MARSH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 30/08/2000) 6.2 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 Higher Penderleath Caravan and Camping Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Higher Penderleath Caravan and Camping Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Higher Penderleath Caravan and Camping Park? The art galleries, craft galleries and inns and restaurants of St Ives are all easy to get to from the site, as it's only five minutes' drive from the town centre. Parking … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Higher Penderleath Caravan and Camping Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  noon –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  10:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Higher Penderleath Caravan and Camping Park? From R2 309,79 (for 3 nights, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.