Wild Camping

Outdoor space (added by manager 18 May 2017)

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Family-friendly park within easy reach of St Ives and Land's End
Around 20 minutes' walk from the golden sandy beach of Portheras
Nature walks and birdwatching in the neighbouring 12-acre woodland

Wild Camping is a family-friendly site set at the edge of a protected 12-acre wildlife site that comprises a coppice woodland, a natural pond and lowland wetland on the wild western Cornwall coast, between St Just in Penwith and St Ives. Activities at Wild Camping include weekly bushcraft and traditional archery sessions (pre-booking essential), and you can go on nature trails and wildlife-spotting walks through the neighbouring woodland to see rabbits, badgers and foxes. Home to owls, buzzards, Canada geese and goldfinches, the forest is a good spot or birdwatching too, and as Wild Camping also sits in a designated dark skies area, there's no light pollution so plenty of serious stargazing can be done. Amenities include two composting toilets, two hot showers and a covered communal kitchen space with a dual-ring gas stove and a washing-up area. Barbecues and campfires are allowed. You're a 20-minute walk from the golden sandy beach of Portheras, and there's a café within walking distance too. The shops, restaurants, pubs and local supermarket of St Just are around 10 minutes' drive away, and you can buy local produce such as fruit and veg, beef and eggs from local farms.

Site type

Languages spoken

English

Italian

Spanish

Features

No dogs allowed

Campfires 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

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

No dogs allowed

Themes

Forest

Luxury

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

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

Tiny (1-10 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Climbing nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Horse riding nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Location

Wild Camping

Penwith Heritage Coast

St Just

Cornwall

England

TR19 7TS

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.15487°N
-5.64426°W

Nearest transport

Coach

5.5 mi Bus Station

7.4 mi The Star Inn

Rail

5.5 mi Penzance Rail Station

8.3 mi St Ives (Cornwall) Rail Station

8.5 mi Carbis Bay Rail Station

Ferry

5.7 mi Penzance Ferry Terminal

23 mi Helford Village Ferry Landing

23.2 mi Helford Passage Ferry Landing

Airport

3.8 mi Land's End St Just Airport

5.9 mi Penzance 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

Directly above Wild Camping lies an expanse of moorland that's home to several historic sites such as Chûn Quoit – one of western Cornwall's best-preserved Neolithic quoits – and the standing stones of Mên-an-Tol. The cliffs of the South West Coast Path are a 20-minute stroll from the park, and the 12.5-mile St Michael's Way hiking route is within easy reach. Also around 20 minutes' walk away you'll find the quiet local beach of Portheras, while the beaches of Sennen and St Ives are a short drive away. St Ives, Land's End and St Michael's Mount are around half an hour's drive away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Gwynver	4.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	N/A
Wherry Town	5.4 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Penzance	5.6 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Excellent	Excellent
Sennen	5.8 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Long Rock	5.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Good	Good	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Land's End 6.9 mi

St Michael's Mount 7.8 mi

Tate St Ives 8.3 mi

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 17.5 mi

Flambards 17.6 mi

National Trust

Levant Mine and Beam Engine 1.8 mi

Trengwainton Garden 3.8 mi

St Michael's Mount 7.8 mi

Godrevy 12.4 mi

Godolphin 13 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Around Chun 0.8 mi

Bosullow - Men Scyfa - Nine Maidens - Chy - Lanyon Quoit 1.2 mi

Men-an-Tol - Nine Maidens - Bodrifty - Bosigran Castle 1.3 mi

St Ives - Bosigran - Penzance: Part 2 1.8 mi

TRENGWAINTON 3.5 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.

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What attractions are near Wild Camping? Directly above Wild Camping lies an expanse of moorland that's home to several historic sites such as Chûn Quoit – one of western Cornwall's best-preserved Neolithic quoits – and the standing stones … Read more