Pioneer Billys

At Pioneer Billys, you have many options for days at the seaside. Watch the kids swim in the sheltered tidal pool at Portreath beach (15 minutes’ drive), or learn to windsurf at Gwithian (20 minutes), backed by dunes and rockpools. You may spot grey seals at Godrevy beach (20 minutes), and other local options include the surfing beaches at Perranporth (25 minutes) and lively Newquay (half an hour). Anyone with even a passing interest in Cornwall’s mining heritage should consider having a nose around the King Edward Mine Museum (10 minutes’ walk), with its working mining equipment, while the circular Great Flat Lode Trail is accessible direct from the campsite and passes South Wheal Frances and Dolcoath Mine (both five minutes) as it follows an old mining tramway. Fans of modern art can get onto the A30 (five minutes’ drive) and head for St Ives (30 minutes) for the treasures in Tate St Ives and the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden – there are loads of indie galleries to check out in the town too, as well as seafront walks and cosy pubs.