Harlyn Sands Holiday Park

From £20 For 1 night, 4 adults 6.9 7 reviews
Our camping and touring pitches (added by manager 06 Feb 2024)
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Our camping and touring pitches (added by manager 06 feb 2024)
Harlyn beach (added by manager 29 jan 2020)
Family camping fun (added by manager 06 feb 2024)

  • Family-friendly Cornish holiday park on Trevose Head
  • A 15 minute-drive from Padstow and half an hour from Newquay
  • Sandy beaches nearby: Harlyn Bay and Constantine Bay 20 minutes' walk
With its lighthouse, coastal vistas and fab beaches, Trevose Head is something like the Cornish coast in miniature. If you're looking for seaside capers with your nearest and dearest, Harlyn Sands could well be the place. The site is family-run and works hard to be a welcoming spot for you and your tribe. Younger kids are well served here, as there's a play area, TV and games rooms and kids' club to keep them happily occupied. In the evening, there are special events for all to enjoy (and a bar is on hand for mums and dads who fancy a nightcap after the show). Harlyn Sands is also a handy kind of place: wifi is available on site so you can keep in touch with the folk at home, and there's a food shop should you need to stock up on essentials. Barbecues are allowed for alfresco dining, but takeaway options are also available if you'd rather skip the cooking. If you need a supermarket, take a 15-minute drive down the road to Padstow. The site makes no secret of the fact that it caters mostly to families (furry friends included), so teens need to be mindful that they don't stay out too late or disturb the peace.

Site type

Tent pitches 80
Touring caravan pitches 80
Motorhome pitches 80
Caravans for hire 60
Open now
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • All guests: access to the swimming pool is not included in the rate and is charged £5.00 per adult and £5.00 per child per Session.
  • A charge of £0.20 applies for the use of the shower.
  • The restaurant is open between 29/03 and 31/10.
  • Entertainment and activities are available between 29/03 and 31/10.
  • The grocery shop is open between 29/03 and 31/10.
  • The indoor swimming pool is open between 30/03 and 31/10.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Reception is unmanned after 5 p.m.. Please inform the site while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, 28 Mar to

Reviews

71%

would recommend this site to a friend

71%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Amazingly located site, brill set up for families, lots for kids .

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Great amenities and location.

Disliked: Paying for showers (v cheap, but a bit of a pain).

Recommend to friends Visit again

Defo be going back

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Excellent location for beach and coastal walks

Disliked: Toilets and showers in need of a bit of modernising

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice pitch, clean facilities and great location…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Nice pitch, clean facilities and great location

Recommend to friends Visit again

Will be back!

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Location, Location, Location. Walking distance from sandy beaches and amazing bays. Great family site, pool was a nice added bonus (£5/person/session). On site facilities all you need and the club house and chippy made a coupld of cold damp April evenings more comfortable!

Disliked: Overall the site was as expected. The only comment i woudl make is that iot woudl be good for teh pool to be included with teh stay, or at least a coupld of complimentry sessions depending on length of stay as it could be come an expensive extra for a family to enjoy. Wifi also chargable which was a suprise.

Recommend to friends Visit again

AVOID

Overall 2/10
Location 4
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Beach

Disliked: Dirty smelly place, no not water, 20p for a shower! No toilet roll have to take your own! No hose pipe to fill the van, nowhere to empty grey waste. Rude staff in the swimming pool, no information given about anything in checkin. Avoid far nicer places to go than this traveler site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, clean facilities, fab pitches.

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
Keri B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Lovely friendly site, great playpark and entertainment. Shop was well stocked and pitches were lovely. Loved the swimming pool and slide.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review, we are so glad you enjoyed your stay with us and look forward to seeing you again sometime in the future.

Badly ran site had bad experience

Overall 2/10
Location 10
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Site has potential to be good

Disliked: Filthy toilets!! No toilet paper in toilets!! Showers 20p for 3 minutes and no heating in shower block absolutely freezing 🥶 swimming pool changing room freezing no showers as boiler broke!! Lots of workers on site but didn’t seem like they were actually working would not recommend badly managed site and bins all overflowing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your review, we appreciate all feedback and use it constructively to help improve our park. Unfortunately we did experience some issues when opening everything up for the 1st time this season, yes the boiler did break down and we unfortunately could not get an engineer to repair it in time. We were let down by our waste company who were booked to collect but didn't show up until the Monday. I am sorry you feel this way and hope that you might like to give us another try in the future when I am confident you will see things a lot differently.


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

Disabled facilities

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

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

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

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

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Seasonal pitches

Tourer storage facilities

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Harlyn Sands Holiday Park

Lighthouse Road

Trevose Head

Padstow

Cornwall

England

PL28 8SQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.53973°N
-5.01005°W

Route directions

For arrivals with a touring caravan, please come across the Trevose golf club.

Nearest transport

Coach
7.7 mi Lidl Superstore
7.7 mi Lidl Superstore
8.6 mi Shop Corner
Rail
9.1 mi Newquay Rail Station
9.4 mi Quintrell Downs Rail Station
10.2 mi St Columb Road Rail Station
Ferry
3.2 mi Padstow Ferry Landing
3.7 mi Rock Padstow Ferry Landing
21.2 mi Mevagissey Ferry Landing
Airport
6.4 mi 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

Folk in search of some beach time have come to the right spot, as Harlyn Bay and Constantine Bay can both be reached within 20 minutes on foot. Guarded by the RNLI between May and September, these splendid stretches of sand are hubs for snorklers and swimmers, and each has its own surf school - mighty handy if you want to learn to board in a safe environment. Padstow (15 minutes' drive) is a fishing town that's quite a draw for foodies seeking fresh, locally sourced products. Whether you fancy good old fish and chips or Michelin-starred dining, you can be pretty sure you'll find it here. Newquay, a major surf resort, is half an hour away. As well as the seafront, head here for buccaneering adventures at Pirate's Quest activity centre, or get up close and personal with marine life at the Blue Reef Aquarium. Just up the coast from Newquay (40 minutes from base) is Healeys Cornish Cyder Farm, home to both fine scrumpy and cute cuddly farm animals. The South Cornwall coast is also within easy reach: drive 40 minutes down through the countryside if you fancy a trip to the Eden Project or St Austell.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Mother Ivey`S Bay 0.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Harlyn Bay 0.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Booby’S Bay 0.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent N/A
Constantine Bay 0.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Treyarnon Bay 1.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Rock Beach 3.7 mi

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 4.9 mi

Fistral Beach 9.2 mi

Blue Reef Aquarium 9.2 mi

Newquay Zoo 9.2 mi

National Trust

Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps 4.2 mi

Trerice 10.7 mi

Tintagel Old Post Office 14.1 mi

Trelissick Garden 22.3 mi

Cornish Mines and Engines 24.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Harlyn and Constantine Bays 0.7 mi

Trevone Bay - Constantine Bay - South West Coastal Path 1.5 mi

PRIDEAUX PLACE 3 mi

Padstow and the South-West Coast Path 3.1 mi

Bedruthen Steps and Park Head 4.1 mi

Local events

  • Boardmasters (Wednesday 7 August 2024 – Wednesday 7 August 2024)

    Newquay, Cornwall 7.3 mi

  • Eden Sessions (Wednesday 12 June 2024 – Wednesday 12 June 2024)

    Par, Cornwall 17.2 mi

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.

Want to know more about camping in Cornwall?

  • Does Harlyn Sands Holiday Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Harlyn Sands Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Harlyn Sands Holiday Park? Folk in search of some beach time have come to the right spot, as Harlyn Bay and Constantine Bay can both be reached within 20 minutes on foot. Guarded by the RNLI … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Harlyn Sands Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Harlyn Sands Holiday Park? From £20 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.