Wheal Rose Caravan Park

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  • Family-friendly site close to A30 and three miles from Porthtowan
  • Next to the Portreath Tramway for walks, cycling and horse riding
  • Shop, playground and outdoor pool (heated in summer)
Cornwall was once famed for its mineral mines, but these days its treasures take a somewhat different form. Wheal Rose Caravan Park is surely one of those gems, winning praise from previous guests for its laidback vibe, its facilities and its friendly owners. This family-friendly park is three miles from Porthtowan and its beach, and runs parallel to the Portreath Tramway: a former miners’ track built to carry wagonloads of tin and gold down to Cornwall’s southern coast, it later became the county’s first railway line and is now a haven for walkers, cyclists, horse riders and history buffs. There's easy access to the coast from here, as well as to Cornish day trips and attractions as the site has good access from the A30. With hikes and bike rides so close by, you can be excused for delaying your departures and dallying a while back at base… Younger guests have a play area and a small outdoor pool (heated in summer) to keep them busy, next to an outdoor seating area for grownups. No need to fret about feeding the brood here either, as the on-site summer shop is a stroll away, well-stocked with basics, treats, gas bottles and topped off with a coffee machine. Should you need more substantial supplies, a bakery, farm shop and a supermarket are within a short drive. The owners take pride in the clean and friendly atmosphere of their park; the modern facilities include toilet blocks with free hot showers, a launderette and a washing-up room.

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 20
Caravans for hire 3
Tent pitches 30
Motorhome pitches 20

Languages spoken

English

AA 4 pennants

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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

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

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

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Restaurant nearby

Surf school nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Wheal Rose Caravan Park

Wheal Rose

Scorrier

Redruth

Cornwall

England

TR16 5DD

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.25758°N
-5.19988°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.9 mi Kings Head
1.9 mi Kings Head
2 mi Railway Station
Rail
2 mi Redruth Rail Station
4.8 mi Perranwell Rail Station
5.4 mi Camborne Rail Station
Ferry
8.1 mi Trelisick Ferry Landing
8.1 mi Ponsharden Ferry Landing
8.3 mi Philleigh King Harry Ferry Landing
Airport
15.7 mi Newquay St Mawgan Airport
16.7 mi Penzance Airport
23.4 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

Active families needn’t go far for a fix: just over five minutes’ drive away, Kernow Adventure Park has wakeboarding, inflatable assault courses and paddleboarding, as well as manmade beaches and a café-bar for those who prefer a slower pace. When you’re ready for real beaches, Porthtowan and Chapel Porth are 15 minutes and half an hour away, with paddles, castles, sandy games of cricket down on the shore, and walks with sky-wide views up top on the South West Coast Path. If you’re more into riding waves than watching them, surfers’ hotspots like Newlyn and Newquay are 40 minutes away; the latter town tempts landlubbers in too, with fish and chips on the harbour and trips round the zoo and aquarium. Should you want to dig deeper into the area’s mining heritage, head to Cornwall Gold (10 minutes) to see a working tin mill, try your hand at gold panning in the stream, and watch goldsmiths turning the precious metal into little works of art in their studios. (There’s pottery painting, bear building and miniature golf for those less minerally minded.) If you fancy wandering round a rainforest, the steamy biospheres of the Eden Project are 40 minutes away, and for a trip that combines horticultural artistry with history, go find the Lost Gardens of Heligan, 50 minutes away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Porthtowan 2.8 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Chapel Porth 3.3 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Portreath 4.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Trevaunance Cove 4.3 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Perranporth 6.6 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 3.5 mi

Truro Cathedral 6.6 mi

National Maritime Museum Cornwall 9.5 mi

Pendennis Castle 10.2 mi

Lappa Valley Steam Railway 10.2 mi

National Trust

Cornish Mines and Engines 3.5 mi

Trelissick Garden 7.8 mi

Godrevy 8.6 mi

Godolphin 10.8 mi

Glendurgan Garden 11 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Porth Towan - Towan Cross - Chapel Porth 2.7 mi

Circular walk Portreath - Tehidy Country Park - Reskajeage Downs - Coastal Path 4.1 mi

St Agnes Beacon 4.3 mi

Hanover 5.4 mi

CARCLEW 5.9 mi

Local events

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

    Newquay, Cornwall 14.2 mi

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

    Par, Cornwall 21.3 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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  • Does Wheal Rose Caravan Park have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
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  • What attractions are near Wheal Rose Caravan Park? Active families needn’t go far for a fix: just over five minutes’ drive away, Kernow Adventure Park has wakeboarding, inflatable assault courses and paddleboarding, as well as manmade beaches and a café-bar … Read more