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Tresco Farm

From £10 For 1 night, 5 adults Last booked one day ago 8.7 43 reviews

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Lovely sunset ready for our opening (added by manager 29 jun 2023)

Dog-friendly farm site two miles from the Cornwall coast
Several beaches and coastal paths within walking distance of the site
Restaurants, café and a pub within 10 minutes’ walk of site

Paddleboarding, coasteering, or going for a light paddle alongside the golden sand… these sorts of things aren’t hard to come by when you stay at Tresco Farm, a small farm site two miles from the Cornwall coast. Being five minutes’ drive away from the nearest sandy beach and 10 minutes’ drive away from many more coves, you’ll be primed to launch out towards watersports hotspots, sheltered bays and sand dunes. Walk if you wish or perhaps leave the car behind entirely… many of the beaches are within walking distance of the site (Harlyn Bay is a 45-minute walk), as is the local village. Plus, there are plenty of coastal routes on hand in case you’re keen to set off further away on foot. Just grab your walking boots and put your faith in a trail. On the edge of Saint Merryn (a rather splendid seaside village), the farm is also well-situated for those of you who often have pub grub on the brain. There are a couple of restaurants, a café and a pub within 10 minutes’ walk of site, and more amenities on the outskirts of the village. Handily for those families among you, the closest pub has decking and a children’s play area too. As for facilities on site, there is a toilet and shower block which has two female toilets with a shower and two male toilets with a shower. Plus, if your dog is an essential companion on your trip, you won’t have to leave them behind here – as they’re welcome on site.

Site type

Opens 24 May

Please note

Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
Minimum spacing of 3 metres between pitches.
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.
Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 24 May to Sun, 2 Jun 2024

Open from Mon, 22 Jul to Sat, 31 Aug 2024

Open from Mon, 2 Sept to Mon, 9 Sept 2024

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Cornish gem, very reasonable & perfectly located to explore the area.

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kate a. Aug 2023

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Excellent family site, run by lovely people. Has a toilet block with flushing toilets, showers and sinks, and washing up shed with electricity for charging your phone. We had a bit of engine trouble whilst staying here and the family could not have helped us more. We are so grateful and will definitely be back.

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From the manager: Hi Kate, thanks for the great review! Hope you had a lovely stay and I'm glad we were able to help out with your vehicle isues!

The location is perfect to explore the nearby towns and beaches, Padstow…

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Rachel Q. Aug 2023

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The location is perfect to explore the nearby towns and beaches, Padstow and some of the nicest Cornish beaches are only a very short drive. Large quiet campsite with plenty of space. Basic camping facilities (a few toilets and a couple of showers) that were kept clean. Everything we needed for a couple nights.

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From the manager: Hi Rachel, thanks for the great review! We are glad you had a lovely stay and hope to have you stay with us again.

Easy online booking, open site to pitch up. Simple facilities, nice original…

Overall	10/10
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Facilities / Activities	8
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Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	8

Anonymous Sept 2023

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Easy online booking, open site to pitch up. Simple facilities, nice original farm camp site

Disliked: Nothing comes to mind

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Would recommend

Overall	8/10
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Anonymous Sept 2023

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Well equipped, cheap and cheerful site.

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The campsite had all the basics you would need such as showers,…

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	6

Sophie T. Aug 2023

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The campsite had all the basics you would need such as showers, toilets, plug sockets, sink, fridge and freezer. The showers were really warm too.

Disliked: The fridge was always full and not sure if the food belonged to people or was free to take so may need clearing out. Sometimes the bathrooms ran out of toilet paper however they were always stocked when I went back to the bathroom

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From the manager: Hi Sophie, thanks for review! Appreciate the feedback as well, next year we are planning on getting full sized fridge and freezer and monitoring what is left in there better.

Great place to park , ideal for touring Cornwall

Overall	8/10
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Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
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Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	10

James T. Aug 2023

Non-electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Easy to find , no fuss check in . Our host were great with fab info on our road trip round Cornwall Very quiet and great nights sleep . For a back up basic with hot showers , fresh water . Highly recommended stay .

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Excellent site, cheap and clean and quiet and in a great location.

Overall	10/10
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Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
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Wifi	10

Kenny C. Aug 2023

Bell tent (deluxe, four person)

Liked: Extremely good value for money. Paid £25 a night to stay in a bell tent with electrical hookup and had access to a microwave, kettle, toaster and mini fridge inside the tent. The toilet and shower building had hot water and was kept quite clean. The location was perfect- less than 10 minutes from local town Padstow, the local village was a minute away, and beaches 10-15 minutes away depending on which one you went to. All quiet at night time, no disturbances and generally a perfect campsite. Also there was 4g and 5g phone service so able to use phones at campsite which I’ve not been able to at other locations I’ve stayed at. Would definitely recommend to anyone who wants to go Cornwall and doesn’t want to spend ridiculous money on accommodation.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike.

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From the manager: Hi Kenny, thanks for the great review! Really appreciate that, hope to have you back one day!

The site and owners…

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Facilities / Activities	6
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Child friendliness	8
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Anonymous Aug 2023

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The site and owners

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Nice quiet site, no fus…

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	8
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	10

Anonymous Aug 2023

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Nice quiet site, no fus

Disliked: Grass could have done with a trim

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From the manager: Thanks for the review, really appreciate it! We did have to keep the grass longer this year than we’d have liked to due to the amount of rain, if we had cut it as short as normal, the field would have been torn up a lot easier.

This campsite should be shut down. It is unsafe.

Overall	2/10
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Value for money	6
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Anonymous Aug 2023

Bell tent (basic, four person)

Liked: Location - excellent base to explore Padstow, Seven Bays and Cornwall. Quiet pop-up camping site.

Disliked: Fridge and freezer dirty from putrid food and liquid. Filthy workmen toilets and shower porta-cabin - not cleaned once during our 5 night stay (should have been 7 nights) apart from when I mopped the shower floor. I also got robbed by fellow campers. My advice - avoid this camp site. It’s a death trap.

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From the manager: Hi Matthew, this review is quite frankly ridiculous. We spoke on numerous occasions during your stay out none of these issues were outlined? In fact, you spoke to myself and another member of my family whilst we were cleaning the toilets. On top of it all, you were reported to us by multiple guests for harassment which is why you left early! I’d recommend any campsite owner to stay for away from him.

Features

Pop-up campsite

Dogs allowed

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

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Tents for hire

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

Budget/backpacker

Peaceful

Remote location

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Communal freezer

Communal fridge

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Farm

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Pop-up campsite

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

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Tresco Farm

St Merryn

Padstow

Cornwall

England

PL28 8NL

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.51906°N
-4.98586°W

Nearest transport

Coach

6.4 mi Lidl Superstore

6.5 mi Lidl Superstore

7.5 mi Shop Corner

Rail

8.2 mi Quintrell Downs Rail Station

8.2 mi Newquay Rail Station

8.6 mi St Columb Road Rail Station

Ferry

2.7 mi Padstow Ferry Landing

3.2 mi Rock Padstow Ferry Landing

19.5 mi Mevagissey Ferry Landing

Airport

5 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

With so much choice in the way of beaches and coastal hikes, you’ll want to weigh up your options. To go to Constantine Bay (five minutes’ drive), a sandy destination with excellent swimming and rockpooling? Or Harlyn Bay (10 minutes), another sandy spot that has kayaking and paddleboard hire, coasteering activities and a surf school for those of you looking to catch your first wave? There’s Treyarnon Bay (10 minutes) to brush up on your surf skills some more and Mother Ivey's Bay (10 minutes) if you’re searching for a more sheltered sandy bay. As for other ways to take in the gorgeous coastline, head to Padstow (10 minutes) to board a boat from the fishing port or Trevose Headland (10 minutes) to go birdwatching along the National Trust's clifftops. The following both have camel in the name, but they’re very fine activities with a different spin: Camel Creek Adventure Park (10 minutes) is packed with family-friendly rides and animals that the kids can meet up close, while The Camel Trail (10 minutes) is an 18-mile old railway trail that will take you on a cycle from Padstow, past the estuary and into Wadebridge.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Harlyn Bay	1.6 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Treyarnon Bay	1.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Porthcothan	1.8 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Trevone Bay	1.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Constantine Bay	1.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 3.2 mi

Rock Beach 3.3 mi

Newquay Zoo 8.3 mi

Blue Reef Aquarium 8.3 mi

Fistral Beach 8.5 mi

National Trust

Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps 3.2 mi

Trerice 9.5 mi

Tintagel Old Post Office 14.3 mi

Trelissick Garden 21 mi

Cornish Mines and Engines 23.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Harlyn and Constantine Bays 1.5 mi

Trevone Bay - Constantine Bay - South West Coastal Path 1.8 mi

Padstow and the South-West Coast Path 2.5 mi

PRIDEAUX PLACE 2.5 mi

Bedruthen Steps and Park Head 3.3 mi

Local events

Boardmasters (Wednesday 7 August 2024 – Wednesday 7 August 2024)
Newquay, Cornwall 6.2 mi
Eden Sessions (Wednesday 12 June 2024 – Wednesday 12 June 2024)
Par, Cornwall 15.4 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
All guests spending the night at the park must present their ID at the reception desk and sign registration forms.
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
Please pick any available pitch on arrival.
The site will send you further check-in information 2 day(s) before your arrival.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 2 day(s) of arrival.

Dogs

Guide dogs are allowed on site free of charge.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

Extras

Motorbike(s) can be brought instead of the car(s) included.

General

In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
Quiet hours must be respected between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m..
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
The site is not liable for any refund in the event of force majeure.

Hired accommodation

No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.

Pitches

Minimum spacing of 3 metres between pitches.

Safety

Firearms are not permitted.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.

Payment terms

Does Tresco Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Tresco Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Tresco Farm? With so much choice in the way of beaches and coastal hikes, you’ll want to weigh up your options. To go to Constantine Bay (five minutes’ drive), a sandy destination with excellent … Read more

When can I check in and check out of Tresco Farm?

Camping and touring
Arrive:	10 a.m. –	9 p.m.
Depart by:	12 p.m.
On-site accommodation
Arrive:	2 p.m. –	9 p.m.
Depart by:	11 a.m.

Please enter the field on the left as soon as you enter the farm. Then once parked someone will be there to greet you or please come to the bungalow adjacent from the field to be checked in.