East Crinnis Camping and Caravan Park

From £16 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.6 150 reviews
Outside of a geodesic dome (added by manager 24 Feb 2021)
Relax at grumpy's pond (added by manager 13 jan 2015)
Grumpy's pond (added by manager 12 feb 2020)
Geodesic dome (added by manager 01 mar 2021)

  • Peaceful family-friendly site on a Cornwall working farm
  • Two miles from the Eden Project: arrange personal guided tours on site
  • Landscaped wildlife haven, pond and summer storytelling/pasty nights
A wildlife haven half a mile from the Cornish coast with easy access to famed destinations like Fowey, Mevagissey and the Eden Project… head to East Crinnis Camping and Caravan Park for the whole heap. This friendly, peaceful and family-friendly site is in a secluded and scenic rural setting on a working farm, well placed for easy access to enough Cornish destinations to occupy all ages and tastes for weeks. It's a 20-minute stroll from here to the mile-long sands, fishing, watersports centre and South West Coast Path access of Shorthorn beach in Carlyon Bay – that'll keep you occupied for at least the first week – and a five-minute drive (or two-mile bike ride) to the famed Eden Project near St Austell; the farm owners can arrange personal guided tours. As it's a wildlife haven, there's loads to spot on site and around the handsome lake added as part of East Crinnis's farmland conservation project. Guests can fish for free (although you'll need to bring along the relevant Environment Agency licence). Rudd, roach and small carp (max 4lb) swim in the waters so it's a super spot for nippers and novices to have a go. It's all well thought out around the accommodation area too: this part of the farm is carefully landscaped and has plenty of shelter and colour among its many shrubs and flowers near a backdrop of tall pine and fir trees. Previous guests have raved about the many fab features of this splendid little site – bag a break here to find them out for yourself. The free storytelling and pasty evenings held weekly during Whitsun and summer school holidays may have something to do with it…

Site type

Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 5
Tent pitches 36
Touring caravan pitches 36
Motorhome pitches 36
Rent a tent 1
Open now

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Single-sex bookings of 4 or more people (couples and immediate family members excepted) are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Awning ground sheets must be environmentally-friendly.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 22 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

97%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

4 night stay to visit the Eden Project and the coast path.

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Friendly staff at the site.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quite site, and super clean facilities

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Tranquil and super clean, helpful staff. Quite close to the beaches. Will pay another visit in the new year

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location Clean facilities…

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Great location Clean facilities

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site. Great facilities and location.

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

Electric grass tent pitch

Liked: This is a hidden gem. One of the best and cleanest campsites I’ve stayed at motorcycle touring. excellent layout with large flat pitches. The owners relocated me to keep the worst of the weather out. A great place at the weekend with the market five minutes walk away with great breakfast cafes to start the day. Will definitely return 10/10.

Disliked: Road a bit noisy but nothing you can do about that!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, walking distance to sandy beach and local shop. Quiet location…

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Great site, walking distance to sandy beach and local shop. Quiet location with hard standing pitches with hedges and trees around pitches, Good access to water, electricity and waste disposal. Clean and well maintained shower block with good hot showers. We will return next year.

Disliked: Nothing, all good.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Wonderful friendly campsite

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Wonderful campsite with a friendly atmosphere. We were given a quite secluded spot which suited us well. Nice walk over the golf course and down to the beach where we had a lovely dinner on the beach. Overall we had a lovely stay and would highly recommend.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very tidy, well laid out and quiet site, clean shower block, helpful…

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Very tidy, well laid out and quiet site, clean shower block, helpful owner. Enjoyed our 2 night stay here and would recommend.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent facilities, with great wardens who meet you on arrival. Pitches were…

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Excellent facilities, with great wardens who meet you on arrival. Pitches were a little soggy after recent poor weather but very well set up. Good 4G reception. Road noise, or should I say tyre noise, a little intrusive from the nearby road, but quiet at night. Well placed for visits to Fowey, Charlestown and Eden Project. Would recommend.

Disliked: Road noise.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely clean site with very helpful wardens.

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Well organised site, each pitch is very private with its own water. Very close to many attractions. We walked to Charlestown passing a nice sandy bay.

Disliked: Local roadworks

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, friendly staff and clean facilities

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

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Good facilities, Shower block was clean and tidy.

Recommend to friends Visit again


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

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

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Peaceful

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

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing 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

Motorhome service point

Seasonal pitches

Tourer storage facilities

Location

East Crinnis Camping and Caravan Park

Heronbank

East Crinnis

Par

Cornwall

England

PL24 2SQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.34371°N
-4.72507°W

Nearest transport

Coach
0.5 mi Four Lords
0.5 mi Four Lords
1.2 mi Polgrean Place
Rail
1.2 mi Par Rail Station
2.9 mi St Austell Rail Station
3.4 mi Luxulyan Rail Station
Ferry
4 mi Fowey Ferry Landing
4 mi Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing
4.1 mi Fowey Town Quay Ferry Landing
Airport
14.3 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

To the sands! Local beach Shorthorn is a popular (but uncrowded) place for families, with over a mile of sand, a kids' play area and safe waters for fishing and swimming. The South West Coast Path runs past the beach for hikes east to Par or west to Porthpean. Other seaside spots very much worth a visit in the area include the harbours of Charlestown, five minutes' drive from the farm, Fowey within 15 and the fishing port of Mevagissey within 20. Townwise, sample more Cornish pasties as well as a Cornish cider or two at Falmouth (55 minutes), also home to independent shops, the National Maritime Museum and boat trips on the River Fal. Heading further north, it's 35 minutes' drive from the farm to access the flat and traffic-free Camel Trail at Wadebridge, running for 14 miles to Padstow via ancient Bodmin, and 35 minutes to the waves and surf schools of Newquay. The Lost Gardens of Heligan are within 25 minutes' drive away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Shorthorn Beach 0.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Crinnis Beach 0.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Par Sands 1.4 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Charlestown 1.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Polkerris 2 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Eden Project 2.6 mi

Lost Gardens of Heligan 5.5 mi

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 13.5 mi

Lappa Valley Steam Railway 14.3 mi

Truro Cathedral 15.4 mi

National Trust

Trerice 14.2 mi

Trelissick Garden 16.2 mi

Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps 16.3 mi

St Anthony Head 17.9 mi

Tintagel Old Post Office 22.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

TREGREHAN 0.7 mi

Polkerris to Readymoney Cove 2 mi

Polkerris to Gribbin Head and Polridmouth 2 mi

Porthpean, Charlestown and Carlyon Bay 2.4 mi

Menabilly Barton - Gribbin Head - Polkerris - Fowey 2.4 mi

Local events

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

    Par, Cornwall 1.3 mi

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

    Newquay, Cornwall 15.1 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 East Crinnis Camping and Caravan Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is East Crinnis Camping and Caravan Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near East Crinnis Camping and Caravan Park? To the sands! Local beach Shorthorn is a popular (but uncrowded) place for families, with over a mile of sand, a kids' play area and safe waters for fishing and swimming. The … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of East Crinnis Camping and Caravan Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at East Crinnis Camping and Caravan Park? From £16 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.