Jolly's Top

Rural views all around (added by manager 19 Jul 2017)

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  • Rural site with basic facilities, five miles from Truro
  • 10 minutes' drive from north Cornwall's beaches and coast path
  • Loads of space for games and campfire evenings
Have a jolly tiptop time at Jolly’s Top, a friendly family site on a five-acre smallholding five miles from the (also top-notch) cathedral city of Truro. With rural views all around and only a handful of pitches, this is the place if you long for peace, fresh air and that fab feeling of wide open space. This is good traditional camping as it’s been done for many a year, with facilities limited to a couple of toilets (one composting, one flushing), solar-heated showers, cold running water and a basic washing-up area. Recycling and waste facilities have been provided to help you dispose of your rubbish in a seemly fashion. With no wifi and no leisure facilities on site, it’ll be up to you to make your own fun. There’s loads of space to run around (for kids, dogs and indeed adults who’ve spent too long cooped up in the office) and play outdoor games galore. When dusk falls, gather round the firepit (available on site) for a cracking old-fashioned evening spent cooking bangers, toasting marshmallows and chattering away over the glowing embers. Come the morning, pick up some of the farm’s fresh free-range eggs to cook up a big breakfast. Supplement your brekkie with some local bacon from one of the area’s farm shops – there are several around these parts, with the nearest around a 10-minute drive away. You can also pick up all sorts of meat, veg and other dinner bits here, or find a supermarket in Truro. Should the British weather be experiencing one of its less impressive days, you can seek shelter, food and beer in the nearest pub, a mere five-minute drive from the site, or head into Truro for heaps of choice from pub grub through to fine dining. St Agnes, the closest town, has a butcher, bakery, greengrocers and other shops, and is home to Breakers Surf School and SUP in a Bag paddleboard hire.

Site type

Tent sites 5

Languages spoken

English

Nearest sites

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Features

Leisure on park

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Playground

Recreation room/arcade

TV room

Takeout

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available

Car parking by site/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Free wifi

Grocery store

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Laundromat

Parent & baby washroom

Payphone

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Restrooms

Shower available

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed

Barbecue provided

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Wild camping

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Dump station

Electric car charging point(s)

Propane/gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Tiny (1-10 sites)

Nearby leisure

Surf school nearby

Watersports nearby

Location

Jolly's Top

Kea Downs Road

Chacewater

Truro

Cornwall

England

TR4 8PF

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.26698°N
-5.15868°W

Nearest transport

Coach
1.1 km Kings Head
1.1 km Kings Head
4.7 km Lay By
Rail
6.1 km Redruth Rail Station
6.5 km Perranwell Rail Station
6.7 km Truro Rail Station
Ferry
10.8 km Trelisick Ferry Landing
10.9 km Tolverne Ferry Landing
11.1 km Philleigh King Harry Ferry Landing
Airport
22.8 km Newquay St Mawgan Airport
29.9 km Penzance Airport
40.7 km 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

Despite the rural vibe on site, you’re actually only a couple of minutes’ drive from the A30, giving you easy access to major attractions across Cornwall. It will take you around half an hour to drive to St Michael’s Mount, 45 minutes to get to the Eden Project and an hour to reach Porthcurno and the fab Minack Theatre, on the cliffs overlooking the sea. The famed beaches of Cornwall’s coastline are close by as well; it’s just a 10-minute drive to the surfer’s fave Trevaunance Cove and 15 minutes to the golden sands of Perranporth beach. The beaches of Porthtowan and Chapel Porth are also a short drive away, as is the north Cornwall section of the South West Coast Path. If you’d like to get in or on the water, make the half-hour journey to Newquay’s watersports centre, for a range of activities including kayaking, paddleboarding and coasteering. You can also take surf lessons up here to let you in on the secrets of standing up on that board. Closer to home, there are loads of footpaths, bridleways and cycle trails passing by the site. Walk a mile to Chacewater or Blackwater and you can join the Mineral Tramways coast-to-coast path, which follows old tram and railway lines that once serviced the area’s mines. If you’ve not brought a bike you can hire one from Bissoe, 10 minutes away. It’s also a 10-minute drive to a riding centre where you can join groups catering for all levels from beginners through to experienced riders.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Porthtowan 6.4 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Chapel Porth 6.6 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Trevaunance Cove 6.7 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Perranporth 9.2 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Portreath 9.6 km Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Truro Cathedral 7.6 km

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 8.7 km

Lappa Valley Steam Railway 13.8 km

National Maritime Museum Cornwall 14.5 km

Pendennis Castle 15.5 km

National Trust

Cornish Mines and Engines 8.7 km

Trelissick Garden 10.4 km

Trerice 15.7 km

Godrevy 16.9 km

St Anthony Head 17.3 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Porth Towan - Towan Cross - Chapel Porth 6.2 km

CHYVERTON PARK 7.6 km

St Agnes Beacon 7.6 km

Hanover 7.8 km

CARCLEW 8.4 km

Local events

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

    Newquay, England 20.6 km

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

    Par, England 31.2 km

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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