Higher Tregone Campsite

8.7 11 reviews

The mesmerising view from the tent 😍
Absolutely gorgeous ❤️ (added by visitor 24 Jun 2021)

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Simple, family-run pop-up camping with views over the Camel estuary
A 15-minute drive to Padstow and 30 minutes to surfing beaches
Grass pitches near shops, pubs, restaurants and Camel Trail hiking

Higher Tregone Campsite is a pop-up site with a truly spectacular location overlooking north Cornwall’s Camel estuary. Set in a peaceful field on a fourth-generation family farm, you’ll find yourselves watching the ever-changing views of the river, with the busy harbour of Padstow and the gorgeous sandy beaches of Rock and Porthilly in the distance. As this is strictly wild camping, basic facilities include portable toilets and cold running mains water. Barbecues are allowed on site, and you’ll have to bring all the gear from home, but there’s a big supermarket for sourcing supplies near Wadebridge (10 minutes’ drive), and plenty of restaurants and takeaways there too. Out and about in all those winding Cornish lanes, you’ll also find plenty of cute pubs to keep you from starving. Of course, there’s some very fine dining along the estuary in Padstow (15 minutes) and in trendy Rock (25 minutes, or you can get the foot ferry across from Padstow). But back to all that fresh Cornish air. There’s direct access to the Camel Trail from the site, following a disused railway line and brilliant for family hikes or cycle rides. There's plenty of choice when it comes to beaches too – family-friendly Harlyn Bay (25 minutes' drive) is a favourite, as are Polzeath and Daymer Bay on the other side of the Camel estuary.

Site type

Languages spoken

English

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Features

Portable toilet

Pop-up campsite

Dogs 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

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Wild camping

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

No drinkable water point

No hot water

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Shop nearby

Type

Farm

Pop-up campsite

Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Indoor pool nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Surf school nearby

Tennis nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Higher Tregone Campsite

Tregonce

St Issey

Wadebridge

Cornwall

England

PL27 7QJ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.52831°N
-4.91974°W

Nearest transport

Coach

3.6 mi Lidl Superstore

9.5 mi Shop Corner

Rail

8.6 mi Roche Rail Station

9 mi St Columb Road Rail Station

9.8 mi Quintrell Downs Rail Station

Ferry

1.2 mi Rock Padstow Ferry Landing

1.2 mi Padstow Ferry Landing

18.1 mi Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing

Airport

6.8 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

Local attractions and activities: - Camel Trail : accessed from the site - Wadebridge: 10 minutes' drive - Camel Creek Adventure Park: 10 minutes - Padstow: 15 minutes - Prideaux Place: 15 minutes - Pencarrow House and Garden: 20 minutes - Rock: 25 minutes - Harlyn Bay beach: 25 minutes - Camel Valley Vineyard: 25 minutes - Polzeath beach: 30 minutes - Tintagel Castle: 40 minutes

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Daymer Bay	2.3 mi	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Trevone Bay	2.8 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Polzeath	3.2 mi	Estuary	N/A	Excellent	Good	Excellent
Harlyn Bay	3.5 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Mother Ivey`S Bay	4.3 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Rock Beach 1.6 mi

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 2.7 mi

Newquay Zoo 10.4 mi

Blue Reef Aquarium 10.6 mi

Fistral Beach 10.8 mi

National Trust

Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps 5.8 mi

Trerice 11.2 mi

Tintagel Old Post Office 11.8 mi

Trelissick Garden 22.1 mi

Lawrence House 25.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Padstow and the South-West Coast Path 1.2 mi

PRIDEAUX PLACE 1.4 mi

Trevone Bay - Constantine Bay - South West Coastal Path 2.8 mi

Pentire Point and The Rumps 3.1 mi

Harlyn and Constantine Bays 3.4 mi

Local events

Boardmasters (Wednesday 7 August 2024 – Wednesday 7 August 2024)
Newquay, Cornwall 8.3 mi
Eden Sessions (Wednesday 12 June 2024 – Wednesday 12 June 2024)
Par, Cornwall 14.1 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.

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Gorgeous views with gross loos and poor customer service.

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	4
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	4
Wifi	No rating

Robin S. Sept 2022

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Absolutely gorgeous location, overlooking Padstow/Rock port towns. It wasn’t very busy, which meant it was blissfully quiet.

Disliked: The toilets were disgusting. We understand this is wild camping but the portaloos were just filthy and didn’t flush. The directions for where to camp were unclear as there was a distinct lack of signage. We had to move our tent after one night which was not ideal, (we camped in what turned out to be an exclusive field for one glamping tent only, but there was nothing to suggest we weren’t allowed to pitch there.) the communication was unfortunately not very good either. On arrival at around 2pm, because of the lack of signage, we tried to get in contact with the hosts to no avail. We were eventually woken up by a call back from them at 10:30pm, by which point we’d already pitched up.

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Amazing view,…

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	2
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	2
Wifi	No rating

Lauren B. Aug 2022

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Amazing view,

Disliked: Toilets

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant weekend with the family and stunning views

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	No rating
Customer service	No rating
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	No rating
Wifi	No rating

Ronnie B. Aug 2022

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Stunning views, friendly host, ideal location and plenty of space

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great place to go camping

Overall	10/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	2

Anonymous Aug 2022

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Really loved the views, they were incredible, Padstow is such a lovely place and this made it really special

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

I will definitely be returning back to this awesome campsite!

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	No rating

Alice W. Aug 2022

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The view was absolutely incredible, and only a half an hour walk to Padstow and a lovely boat taxi which took us to Rock. We arrived on a Thursday and we had the entire place to ourselves for the night. Fellow campers arrived at the week end who were lovely.

Disliked: The toilets weren’t the best but they did the job!

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Great place to stay; would stay again

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	No rating

Harry B. Aug 2022

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The people, the views and it being on the camel trail.

Disliked: Toilets

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely, peaceful place to camp out for a night or two. We…

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	No rating
Facilities / Activities	No rating
Customer service	No rating
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	No rating
Wifi	No rating

Charlotte B. Aug 2022

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: Lovely, peaceful place to camp out for a night or two. We loved the incredible views over the camel river (beautiful sunrise and sunset!) and that it was easy walking distance to Padstow. Facilities were basic but that makes it feel like wild camping. Would definitely come back.

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View and host (Victoria)…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	No rating

Anonymous Aug 2022

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: View and host (Victoria)

Disliked: No shower

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View is exceptional…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	4
Customer service	4
Child friendliness	4
Cleanliness	6
Wifi	No rating

Daniel W. Aug 2022

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: View is exceptional

Disliked: Facilities are basic Cannot keep vehicle next to pitch

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pitch with a view

Overall	6/10
Location	8
Value for money	8
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	2
Customer service	6
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	4
Wifi	6

Anonymous Aug 2022

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked: The stunning views

Disliked: Uncleaned toilets

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Does Higher Tregone Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Higher Tregone Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Higher Tregone Campsite? Local attractions and activities: - Camel Trail : accessed from the site - Wadebridge: 10 minutes' drive - Camel Creek Adventure Park: 10 minutes - Padstow: 15 minutes - Prideaux Place: 15 … Read more