Penmarlam Lodge Retreat

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  • On the Fowey estuary with spectacular hill and valley views
  • Award-winning amenities plus well-stocked shop
  • Pub/waterfront café a short stroll away; kayaking and ferries close by
Simply messing about in boats is a breeze at Penmarlam Lodge Retreat, on the Fowey estuary in Cornwall. Lucky enough to have your own boat? Launch it straight onto the sparkling waters from the slipway adjoining the site: it's owned by Fowey Harbour Commissioners who rent it out when required. More cabin boy/girl than captain? Test your sea legs by hiring a kayak nearby, or jump aboard one of the scenic ferries to Fowey and beyond. Even if you're a confirmed landlubber, you’ll like the cut of this site's jib: the pitches are generous enough to give everyone a wide berth, and the facilities are most definitely shipshape; most guests wax lyrical about the clean and comfy amenities (as well as the 'very friendly' vibe, helpful owners, splendid location and all-round locale). The park shop is full of kit and vittles at reasonable prices (also hailed as most excellent by chuffed guests), plus there's wifi (free for the first 20 minutes), immaculate showers and toilets, a laundry room, and an information centre to help you fathom out all the local attractions. A good pub and a waterfront café are a stroll away so you can go with the flow when it comes to the catering too.

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 17

Tourist board rating

Languages spoken

English

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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

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

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

Nearby farmers' market

Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking 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

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers

Seasonal pitches

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Penmarlam Lodge Retreat

Bodinnick by Fowey

Fowey

Cornwall

England

PL23 1LZ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.34431°N
-4.62271°W

Route directions

From the A38 westbound, at the roundabout after Liskeard, take the A390 towards St Austell. At East Taphouse turn left onto the B3359 towards Looe/Polperro. After 5 miles, turn right towards Polruan/Bodinnick. The park is on the right after a further 5 miles. (These directions are on good two-lane roads - satnav is not recommended after the A390.)

Nearest transport

Coach
4.3 mi Polgrean Place
4.3 mi Polgrean Place
4.6 mi Four Lords
Rail
3.7 mi Par Rail Station
4.7 mi Lostwithiel Rail Station
6.4 mi Luxulyan Rail Station
Ferry
0.5 mi Bodinnick Ferry Landing
0.6 mi Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing
0.8 mi Fowey Town Quay Ferry Landing
Airport
18.3 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

Guests often give the car a few days off at Penmarlam Lodge Retreat and leg it around the alluring coastal paths instead: there are some gorgeous coves, cliffs and bays in the immediate vicinity. With excellent beaches within easy reach, this is prime territory for sea fishing trips and watersports of every description too. Alternatively, it takes just a few minutes aboard the ferry from the neighbouring village of Bodinnick to reach the pretty town of Fowey, veritably buzzing during its annual regatta week in August, but a lively spot at any time of year with its cafés, pubs, shops and restaurants, and a popular family beach at Readymoney Cove. The Eden Project and the Lost Gardens of Heligan are the closest of the top attractions, both just a few miles away, but you’re really well placed at Penmarlam to reach all the top stuff of Cornwall: animal sanctuaries, historic homes and gardens, theme parks, castles, museums, and scenic towns such as Polperro and Looe.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Readymoney Cove 1.4 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Polkerris 2.6 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Par Sands 3.1 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Shorthorn Beach 4.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Crinnis Beach 4.9 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Eden Project 6.5 mi

Lost Gardens of Heligan 9.3 mi

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 16.8 mi

Lappa Valley Steam Railway 18.7 mi

Rock Beach 19.6 mi

National Trust

Trerice 18.6 mi

Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps 20.2 mi

Trelissick Garden 20.2 mi

Cotehele Mill 20.3 mi

Cotehele 20.3 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Fowey to Polkerris 1 mi

Readymoney Cove (Fowey) to Polridmouth Bay 1.4 mi

MENABILLY 2.1 mi

Lansallos - Pencarrow Head - Polruan - Lanteglos Church - Frogmore NT CP - Lansallos 2.5 mi

Polkerris to Gribbin Head and Polridmouth 2.6 mi

Local events

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

    Par, Cornwall 5.4 mi

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

    Newquay, Cornwall 19.3 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.

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