Chy Carne Holiday Park

From £25.90 For 1 night, 2 adults 8.7 265 reviews
Bird's-eye view (added by manager 09 Mar 2022)
View of kennack sands (added by manager 10 feb 2022)
Kennack field (added by manager 12 jul 2015)
Kennack sands (added by manager 18 jan 2013)

  • Relaxed family park 10 minutes' walk from Kennack Sands
  • Licensed shop, pizza takeaway, fire baskets and chimeneas on site
  • Three amenities blocks with well-kept toilets and hot showers
If your holiday checklist includes gorgeous Cornish sea views, quick access to golden beaches and so much to do for mini campers that you can fine the kids if anyone dares utter the phrase ‘I’m bored’, seasidey Chy Carne Holiday Park should tick all boxes for your break. This is a relaxed, spacious and spankingly clean site with a strong family focus, dog-friendly and close to acclaimed beaches like Kennack Sands (10 minutes' walk) as well as many of the main attractions and towns of Cornwall. Helston, Falmouth and St Austell are all within easy reach, and spectacular Kynance Cove is five minutes' drive away. The kids can go 'Aaaarrr' and clamber around the play pirate ship, get competitive at the outdoor games or kick a ball around the grassy open space, while the bigger folk can sit back and prepare the barbecue, have a campfire on one of the Chy Carne chimeneas or fire baskets, or sit back with a snack or drink from the licensed shop (opening times and stock limited out of season). There’s a pizza takeaway on site too (open during the May half term and school summer holidays only, until 9pm), so you can polish off a pepperoni if you don't feel like cooking. The first-class facilities here have plenty of hot showers (extra charge applies), toilets, washbasins and washing-up sinks (four, to be exact) so queues are unlikely even in peak season. The main amenity block is open at all times, with two more opening up to cope with extra demand in high season (May half term and school summer holidays). There’s a launderette on site too with two commercial washing machines and two driers. Chy Carne welcomes well-behaved pets.

Site type

Tent pitches 90
Touring caravan pitches 50
Motorhome pitches 50
Caravans for hire 24
Opens 3 May
Please note
  • A cable measuring at least 15 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • Group bookings, single-sex groups and under 18s accepted. For static bookings by under 18s, a parent must book the caravan and provide emergency contact details. No loud parties are permitted. A charge of 50p for 5 minutes with 10p for extra minutes applies for the use of the shower.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 3 May to

AA 4 pennants

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Good camping easy access to the coast path

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: The large size of the pitch with water tap on the pitch. The park wasn't busy but that didn't bother I was there to walk the coast and that was very easy ;)

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Nice location, meet and greeted on arrival. Good, clean facilities. Free wifi…

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Nice location, meet and greeted on arrival. Good, clean facilities. Free wifi was excellent. Very nice dog friendly beach in walking distance (just very uphill on the way back up!)

Disliked: Quite a lot of noise almost like a children’s disco/entertainment very nearby from around 5-8pm. Not sure if this was a one off but slightly ruined the otherwise very peaceful location.

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The site is very clean and tidy the showers were clean and…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 4
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: The site is very clean and tidy the showers were clean and the premium pitch was nice and big.

Disliked: The only things I would say could be better is the contact with anyone for any kind of help is quite difficult. The shop is rarely open if you need it and it is not clear who we should contact for any help or advice.

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Friendly staff on arrival, great sized pitches with excellent views

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Rachel T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: The views and the levelled pitches Proximity to the beach

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Very friendly and helpful staff. Big site but pretty empty when we…

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Very friendly and helpful staff. Big site but pretty empty when we were there at the end of the season. Lovely walk down to a wonderful beach- bit over grown in places so someone needs to get the strimmer out. Great view from our pitch.

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Great location within walking distance from the beach. Friendly and helpful…

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Great location within walking distance from the beach. Friendly and helpful staff

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Nice if these issues were resolved

Overall 4/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Trish m. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Clean showers, toilets and sink areas, lovely pizza shop

Disliked: No wardens to sort issues with noise and music that went on till well after midnight, and the use of weed with children in the site.

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Have a great time…

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Have a great time

Disliked: Thought Electric was A lot of money

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Lovely site. Quiet and friendly ... cannot fault.…

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

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Lovely site. Quiet and friendly ... cannot fault.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Atrakcyjne miejsce i super okolica do zwiedzania dla wszystkich…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Willerby 2 bedroom static caravan (deluxe)

Liked: Atrakcyjne miejsce i super okolica do zwiedzania dla wszystkich

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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

Budget/backpacker

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wildlife haven

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

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Tourer storage facilities

Location

Chy Carne Holiday Park

Kuggar

Ruan Minor

The Lizard

Helston

Cornwall

England

TR12 7LX

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.0041°N
-5.1763°W

Nearest transport

Coach
8 mi Seven Stars
8 mi Blue Anchor
8.4 mi Bus Shelter
Rail
10.9 mi Penmere Rail Station
11.1 mi Falmouth Town Rail Station
11.5 mi Falmouth Docks Rail Station
Ferry
6.6 mi Helford Village Ferry Landing
6.9 mi Helford Passage Ferry Landing
11.4 mi Falmouth Custom House Quay
Airport
17.5 mi Penzance Airport
22.9 mi Land's End St Just 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 clean, safe and award-winning Kennack Sands (with lifeguards on duty during the summer months) is a 10-minute walk from Chy Carne, and has shops and cafés as well as a dog-friendly stretch on one side: hum the theme from Jaws as you spot a basking shark, or clamber up the coastal path for scenic walks in both directions. A short drive away is Kynance Cove, which is one of the most photographed spots in Cornwall: fool folk that you’re in the Med by snapping a pic here or at postcard-perfect Mullion Cove on a sunny day. The Site of Special Scientific Interest Goonhilly Downs is on the doorstep, best known for its Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, once the biggest in the world and still with satellite dishes that can be seen for miles: the building of a new space science centre on the site was announced in 2011. Let the kids loose too at the Lizard Point Lighthouse, the last manned lighthouse before automation and now with a heritage centre with exhibits, displays and some of the original engines, or take them to drool over the dromedaries at Cornish Camels. As it’s Cornwall, holidaymakers of an amphibious disposition will be in heaven with top sailing, surfing, scuba diving and other watersports along this stretch of Cornish coast, and several surf and scuba schools in the area for both newbies and water experts. Landlubbers will find plenty to do too: horse riding, bird (and shark) spotting, golf, fishing, clay pigeon shooting and more are all within reach. Day trips include squawking at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary at Gweek, flying at the thrill rides of The Flambards Experience and Crealy Great Adventure Park, or browsing around the towns of Falmouth, St Ives, Penzance and Truro for seafood, shopping, more beautiful beaches and a boat ride to the ancient harbour at Marizion’s St Michael’s Mount. Finally, round off your trip with an afternoon or evening at Penzance’s clifftop open-air Minack Theatre – squint a little bit at the amphitheatre and you could almost imagine you’re in Roman Britain…

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Kennack Sands 0.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Coverack 3.8 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Polurrian Cove 3.8 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Poldhu Cove 4.3 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Church Cove 4.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

National Seal Sanctuary 6.4 mi

Flambards 7.1 mi

Trebah Garden 7.5 mi

National Maritime Museum Cornwall 11.4 mi

Pendennis Castle 11.4 mi

National Trust

Glendurgan Garden 7.5 mi

Penrose Estate: Gunwalloe and Loe Pool 7.7 mi

Godolphin 12 mi

St Anthony Head 12.9 mi

St Michael's Mount 15.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Church Cove and Lizard Point 3.3 mi

Rill Cove 3.5 mi

Royal Anne Galley 3.7 mi

TRELOWARREN 4.9 mi

Schiedam 5 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 Chy Carne Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Chy Carne Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Chy Carne Holiday Park? The clean, safe and award-winning Kennack Sands (with lifeguards on duty during the summer months) is a 10-minute walk from Chy Carne, and has shops and cafés as well as a dog-friendly … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Chy Carne Holiday Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  7:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  4 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.

    Camping and touring can arrive from 2pm from 21st July to 1st September. For early arrivals during the rest of the year, please contact the campsite with the details provided with your booking confirmation.

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  • How much does it cost to stay at Chy Carne Holiday Park? From £25.90 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.