Whitsand Bay Fort

Hardstanding pitches with grassed area (added by manager 04 Jul 2012)

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March yourself along to Whitsand Bay Fort for a cracking Cornish break: this smart park is set within the grounds of a Napoleonic coastal fort and is on the site of the nineteenth century Whitesand Gun Battery. It’s tucked among the clifftops of the Rame Peninsula, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, with captivating views over Cornwall and Devon and within a few miles of Plymouth and Looe. There are heaps of salute-worthy options here for all weather, ages and inclinations: free tours of the on-site Scheduled Monument and underground ammo room during the summer, a kids’ club with Pedro the pirate, a toastily warm indoor pool, an amusement arcade and play area, and even a free library. But you’ll probably end up spending a lot of time just drinking in the views: the park overlooks the sandy stretch of Whitsand Bay, renowned for its scenic sunsets, and there are a variety of other views on offer from the pitches and picnic tables, from the countryside of the Tamar Valley to the cityscape of the Plymouth Sound. For vittles, there's The Vaults, the on-site restaurant and family club set in the nineteenth century officers’ mess; there’s also the ambient Boat Bar with three TVs showing kids’ films and live sport. Whitsand Bay Fort is open all year round.

Site type

Tent pitches 10
Touring caravan pitches 17
Motorhome pitches 10
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 30

Languages spoken

English

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Hot tub

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

Local produce

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

Themes

Gastronomic delight

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

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers

Motorhome service point

Seasonal pitches

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Whitsand Bay Fort

Whitsand Bay

Millbrook

Torpoint

Cornwall

England

PL10 1JZ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.34113°N
-4.23609°W

Route directions

A38 to Plymouth over the Tamar bridge to the Trerulefoot roundabout. Turn left and after four miles turn right to Crafthole, then after one mile turn left at the mini-roundabout to Millbrook. After two miles turn right onto the coast road to Whitsand Bay. Follow the coast road for two miles and turn left and left again into the park. Or from the Torpoint ferry (seven minutes) from Torpoint, follow the main road out of Torpoint for three miles to Antony, bear left to Whitsand Bay for two miles to the T junction, turn left, and after one mile turn right to Whitsand Bay. Follow the coast road for two miles and then turn left and left again into the park. There are public bus routes from Plymouth with a stop at Whitsand Bay directly opposite the park. Nearest train stations are Plymouth Central and St Germans.

Nearest transport

Coach
4.9 mi North Road
4.9 mi North Road
4.9 mi Bretonside Bus Station
Rail
3.9 mi Devonport Rail Station
3.9 mi Dockyard (Plymouth) Rail Station
4.2 mi Keyham Rail Station
Ferry
3 mi Cremyll Mount Edgcumbe Ferry Landing
3 mi Torpoint Ferry Terminal
3.3 mi Devonport Ferry Terminal

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

First on any agenda should be the five miles of unspoiled Cornish coast at Whitsand Bay Beach, whether you want to surf, fish or dive deep; the bay is home of the first artificial reef in Europe, growing on the seabed's former Royal Navy frigate HMS Scylla (the Second World War ship the SS James Egan Layne is also sunk at Whitsand). For staying on dry land, Whitsand Bay Fort is on the Devon/Cornwall border, with a head-spinning array of stuff to see and do in both counties: there’s the award-winning Eden Project, the Lost Gardens of Heligan and being hurled off a cliff at Adrenalin Quarry, just to start you off, as well as moors, gardens and an array of other attractions… The historic city of Plymouth is a few miles to the east for sailing, kayaking or abseiling at the Mount Batten Watersports & Activities Centre, then taking a water taxi to the Barbican and strolling to the city centre for sightseeing, shopping and tours. There are boat trips from the Barbican around the Plymouth Sound, along the River Tamar and to the villages of Kingsands and Cawsands. Also a few miles away – go west this time – is Looe, for harbour wandering, boating to Looe Island and setting out on the South West Coast Path towards Fowey with some of the best coastal scenery in the country en route. The Looe-Fowey walk is 14 miles; if this is a bit too far for your feet, Looe-Talland is a doable six to eight miles, with around three and a half miles of that covering the coast – and a beach café and licensed restaurant in Talland to feel virtuous at afterwards. Animal enthusiasts can take their pick from a range of zoos and aquariums in either country: there’s Paignton Zoo; going ape at The Monkey Sanctuary; the coastal zoo at Torquay Living Coasts and shoals of fish nibbling around a sunken World War II sea plane at the National Aquarium in Plymouth.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Tregonhawke 0.3 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent N/A
Sharrow 1.1 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent N/A
Cawsand 1.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Kingsand 1.7 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Portwrinkle 3.5 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

National Marine Aquarium 5 mi

Dartmoor Zoological Park 11.7 mi

Buckfast Abbey 22.8 mi

Eden Project 23.4 mi

Lost Gardens of Heligan 25.8 mi

National Trust

Wembury 7 mi

Saltram 7.3 mi

Salcombe: Thurlestone to Torcross 7.3 mi

Cotehele 10.6 mi

Cotehele Mill 10.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Cawsand - Penlee Point - Rame Head - Polhawn - Whitsand Bay - Cawsand 1.5 mi

Coronation Inshore 2.5 mi

MOUNT EDGCUMBE 2.5 mi

Coronation Offshore 2.7 mi

Cremyll - Kingsand - Cawsand - Cremyll 3 mi

Local events

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

    Par, Cornwall 22.4 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.

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