Higher Penderleath Caravan and Camping Park

Fantastic location, with excellent facilities. We were pleasantly surprised when we arrived, as we booked last minute so weren't expecting much. There was plenty of room on each tent pitch, and liked that they asked you to put your car in between your pitch and the person next to you, ensuring that your tent wasn't pitched right next to someone else's tent. There were plenty of toilets and showers, and having the bar was a nice added extra to have. Location wise it was a great base for day trips around South Cornwall, and only 10 mins drive into St Ives (or £7.50 in a taxi). Would definitely recommend.

One of the days the showers were freezing cold, although it sounded as if someone was there to fix them just after we'd used them. The next day they were working fine. The communal freezer to put your ice blocks in isn't cold enough to refreeze them, it's more like a fridge temperature.

The location was very good - 5 mins to st ives in the car. the showers and toilets were clean.

The paperwork we received when we go there clearly stated quiet by 11pm and absolute quiet by 11.30pm, this was not the case. There were various groups of campers who were intent on carrying on their music and loud conversations (putting it mildly) until 2am. The tracks around the campsite were busy with cars in an outing until the early hours too, unfortunately one of these tracks was just behind our heads, so a good nights sleep was not had by all. In fact we barely slept at all and so left a day early.

Shaded plot perfect for dog, well kept campsite, good facilities, friendly and helpful staff, lots of tourist information.

Only negative was the silly drunk cow in number 27 singing loudly however this was resolved quickly by the staff so everyone could continue enjoying their holiday.

Bathroom, pub and pic nic tables.

Music loud in both evenings.

£7.50 fixed taxi rate into st Ives or 10min drive but struggled for parking

Very outdated and tired site.
Seems like everywhere is half finished with materials lying around everywhere.
Our pitch was tiny.
Weird smell near the toilets.
Not sure if it was the weather or the drainage but it wasn’t rainy during our stay and the ground was very damp even in our tent.
The access to the site is very tight.

Lots of space on our pitch, proximity to St Ives

Check in was a bit chaotic, no record of our booking despite my confirmation email from Pitchup. We were allocated a pitch only to find someone else on it. That all got sorted out pretty quickly to be fair. Nice quiet site although facilities a bit dated.

Site was nice and quiet most of the time

The toilets and showers were only cleaned once a day meaning that by the time you used them in the evening/morning they were dirty again. Could do with an additional clean a day.
There were a couple of loud groups on site who continued to make noise through the night which in turn disturbed campers/ their dogs

Location, clean, close to st Ives, facilities

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We were met with a friendly welcome and service and the bar area was opened for the football. Social distancing was in place.
The play area appeared to be fairly new and in excellent condition. It is centrally located and seemed popular.

The toilets, showers and pot washing areas were not clean. It is easy to blame the campers but some of the dirt had clearly been there for a long time and the whole area is desperate for a deep clean and some refurbishment.
There was evidence that the electrics required attention.
The pitches are slopped and we spent most nights sliding down a hill so struggled to get a good night sleep. It wouldn't have made a difference if we had repitched.

Our stay at Higher Penderleath was amazing! I did not expect to have such nice and clean facilities let alone hot showers!

Staff were really polite and the shop had all the essentials you need!

The location was within a good distance of Penzance and the beautiful town of st Ives and everything was in a short distance in the car. The sit is located in a quiet area with spectacular views - particularly sunrise and sunset 😍

We can’t wait to go back and stay here again ⛺️

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