Lower Penderleath Farm

From £30 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.4 94 reviews
Pitches with views (added by manager 15 Aug 2022)
Sunset on site (added by manager 15 aug 2022)
Pitches on site (added by manager 15 aug 2022)
Grass pitches (added by manager 15 aug 2022)

  • Friendly hidden park in a Cornish wildlife haven
  • Two miles from St Ives and five from Penzance
  • Barbecues permitted on site; pub 15 minutes' walk away
Hidden in the Cornish countryside, with some of the most spectacular sunsets you'll see anywhere, but set only two miles from the buzz of St Ives… come and feel lost at Cornwall's corkingly scenic and very friendly Lower Penderleath Farm. The whole setup is in a serene Cornish countryside, filled with wildlife and with splendid views all around: the coastline is only a few miles away and the farm is an easy base from which to explore the western edge of the Penwith Peninsula. The nearest beaches from Lower Penderleath Farm are between two and three miles away and lively St Ives between five and eight minutes' drive – or walk it in about an hour if you feel so inclined (plenty of taxis are available in town to zip you and your tired feet back to base). On site, settle down for the sunset and bask in the warmth of whichever fire bowl or barbecue you'd like to turn up with (bring along your own wood or charcoal too, but remember that open fires aren't allowed). A pub serving food is about 15 minutes' walk away, via a footpath across the fields, if you'd rather source a cosy indoor meal. The decent and clean facilities on site include a toilet and shower block with hot water and washing-up areas and an area for washing off and hanging up wetsuits and surfboards.

Site type

Tent pitches 50
Opens 1 May
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Wed, 1 May to

Reviews

96%

would recommend this site to a friend

91%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Really enjoyed staying!

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Good location and faviliy

Disliked: Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Everything - the owners, pitch, view, shower/toilet. All good.…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Everything - the owners, pitch, view, shower/toilet. All good.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Quite location…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Quite location

Recommend to friends Visit again

Space, quiet, beautiful views, warm and clean showers, clean loos, friendly welcome…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Space, quiet, beautiful views, warm and clean showers, clean loos, friendly welcome

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely quiet site to switch off, lots of space, clean facilities.

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: We were surprised how quiet the site was given it is so close to St Ives and we stayed in the middle of the school holidays. We had lots of space to set up our tent and gazebo, and could park the car right next to the tent. There was loads of room for the children to run around, we weren't crowded at all and there was never any noise. There were never any queues for the toilets, showers or washing up areas. The site doesn't allow dogs, which is perfect for us as we hate them. It was so lovely to be able to enjoy our holiday without out-of-control creatures running around (apart from our own children, of course!). The site itself is on a slope, but there's no trouble finding a flat spot around the edge of the field to pitch up. It was easy to get pegs into the ground as we rarely hit stones or rocks. The owner was friendly and helpful and was always there when we needed him. The location was perfect for us, close to St Ives and an easy drive to Trenwith car park (apart from when we met a bus coming down the very narrow lane and had to reverse all the way back). Beautiful sunsets and perfect for stargazing, and lots of wildlife to be seen and heard. The Engine Inn pub is close by and perfect for a drink in the beer garden while the children play on the swings. There was no phone signal on the site (EE), but with no power to charge the phones this wasn't a problem and was actually a nice break from being always connected. Toilets and showers were cleaned every day and the water was always hot. There are also cleaning sprays left to hand (but out of reach of children) if needed. Plenty of hooks in the showers and a little stool in each one. Collecting water was easy and there was a wetsuit rinsing area too. The arrival times are all day, which is very helpful when travelling a long way and not knowing exact arrival time. Departure time is 11am but when we asked the owner he was prepared to relax this a little so we could work around the weather & traffic home.

Disliked: Electrical power to the pitches would be nice, but this would only drive the price up and we coped perfectly well without it. Not sure why buses run up and down the very narrow lane to the site, but we had to reverse a long way on one occasion.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lots of space Good facilities Friendly hosts Scenic views…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Lots of space Good facilities Friendly hosts Scenic views

Recommend to friends Visit again

Suitable for budget camping…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Suitable for budget camping

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site with everything you need! Russ is brilliant!

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Nice and spacious! Clean toilets and showers! Russ the owner is lovely and very helpful! Easy to find and easy to get to st ives town!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Basic but just what we needed :)

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Basic camping but had everything we needed. Also showers were better than most campsites we’ve visited, powerful, spacious, and clean! Location is great as it’s quiet and out of the way but also just a short drive to St Ives and other places.

Disliked: You can choose your own pitch and there is an option of a mowed field or long grass field. We chose the long grass due to it being less busy however it was less sheltered in the wind and lots of insects (as to be expected) not a negative about the site but if we return we would chose the mowed field.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely area, well organised place for the tents.…

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

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Lovely area, well organised place for the tents.

Disliked: The restrooms and the showering area need some refurbishment. P

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

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

No dogs allowed

Themes

Budget/backpacker

Peaceful

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

Farm

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Climbing nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Lower Penderleath Farm

Lower Penderleath

St Ives

Cornwall

England

TR26 3AF

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.18405°N
-5.5101°W

Route directions

Please note, if you allow the satnav or TomTom to direct you in, it will probably take you via Crowlas and Nancleadra. If you enter the lane from this direction, you will find the lane a lot narrower (still doable, but less comfortably). Entering the lane from the Towednack Crossroads side is the best way to approach (as per the directions below) as the lane from this direction has been widened to take large lorries On the A30 from Exeter, once you reach the Hayle bypass, take the third exit at the roundabout to St Ives (A3074). At the second mini roundabout, about 500m from the A30, turn left onto Mill Hill and follow the road until you reach the T-junction with the B3311. Turn left and 200m after the junction turn right and veer left down the small lane. We are about 0.75 miles further down the road on the right.

Nearest transport

Coach
2.2 mi Richmond Way
2.2 mi Longstone Cross
2.3 mi Bus Station
Rail
2.2 mi St Ives (Cornwall) Rail Station
2.3 mi Carbis Bay Rail Station
3.1 mi St Erth Rail Station
Ferry
4.7 mi Penzance Ferry Terminal
17.8 mi Helford Village Ferry Landing
17.9 mi Helford Passage Ferry Landing
Airport
3.8 mi Penzance Airport
9 mi Land's End St Just Airport
28.8 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

Hit the beaches, restaurants, galleries, craft shops and cafés of arty St Ives as a first stop, then sneak over to the pirate HQ of Penzance five miles from the farm, also a top spot for sailing. If you're up (down?) for diving or snorkelling, Lamorna Cove is the location, about five miles south of Penzance, and Sennen Cove is topping for surfing alongside St Ives and Hayle. Both St Ives and Penzance have shoals' worth of sea fishing available from chartered boats too; if you fancy freshwater fishing, golfing, climbing or horse riding there are lots of options locally. One of the most popular places in the region is the rocky island of St Michael's Mount and its medieval castle in Mount's Bay at Marazion: take a boat out to or walk across the sand in low tide. At Newlyn, take a coastal tour to also very scenic Mousehole (and did you know that the Lamorna granite of its pier is the same used to build the Thames Embankment?). More high-quality highlights in the area? Try the utterly fab (darling) Minack Theatre, or head to the north coast and the surf at Portreath, Porthtowan and Newquay.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Carbis Bay 2.2 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Porthminster 2.3 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Porthmeor 2.5 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Porthgwidden 2.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Porthkidney Sands 3.2 mi Estuary N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Tate St Ives 2.5 mi

St Michael's Mount 4.8 mi

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 11.3 mi

Land's End 12.1 mi

Flambards 12.8 mi

National Trust

Trengwainton Garden 4.7 mi

St Michael's Mount 4.8 mi

Godrevy 6.2 mi

Godolphin 7.8 mi

Levant Mine and Beam Engine 8.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

BARBARA HEPWORTH SCULPTURE GARDEN 2.4 mi

St Ives - Bosigran - Penzance: Part 1 2.5 mi

HAYLE ESTUARY (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 15/08/1996) 3.3 mi

THE DOWNES (ST MICHAEL'S CONVENT) 3.8 mi

MARAZION MARSH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 30/08/2000) 3.8 mi

Local events

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

    Newquay, Cornwall 27.1 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 Lower Penderleath Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Lower Penderleath Farm dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Lower Penderleath Farm? Hit the beaches, restaurants, galleries, craft shops and cafés of arty St Ives as a first stop, then sneak over to the pirate HQ of Penzance five miles from the farm, also … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Lower Penderleath Farm?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  8:30 a.m. –  6 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Lower Penderleath Farm? From £30 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.