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Tresco Farm

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Elevated shot of the campsite showing the spacious area and great views

Elevated shot showing off the spacious fields and views

Dog-friendly farm site two miles from the Cornwall coast
Several beaches and coastal paths within walking distance of the site
Restaurants, café and a pub within 10 minutes’ walk of site

Paddleboarding, coasteering, or going for a light paddle alongside the golden sand… these sorts of things aren’t hard to come by when you stay at Tresco Farm, a small farm site two miles from the Cornwall coast. Being five minutes’ drive away from the nearest sandy beach and 10 minutes’ drive away from many more coves, you’ll be primed to launch out towards watersports hotspots, sheltered bays and sand dunes. Walk if you wish or perhaps leave the car behind entirely… many of the beaches are within walking distance of the site (Harlyn Bay is a 45-minute walk), as is the local village. Plus, there are plenty of coastal routes on hand in case you’re keen to set off further away on foot. Just grab your walking boots and put your faith in a trail. On the edge of Saint Merryn (a rather splendid seaside village), the farm is also well-situated for those of you who often have pub grub on the brain. There are a couple of restaurants, a café and a pub within 10 minutes’ walk of site, and more amenities on the outskirts of the village. Handily for those families among you, the closest pub has decking and a children’s play area too. As for facilities on site, there is a toilet and shower block which has two female toilets with a shower and two male toilets with a shower. Plus, if your dog is an essential companion on your trip, you won’t have to leave them behind here – as they’re welcome on site.

Site type

Opens 23 May

Please note

Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
Minimum spacing of 3 metres between pitches.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 23 May to Sun, 1 Jun 2025

Open from Mon, 21 Jul to Sun, 31 Aug 2025

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Pitched up near the shower and toilet block

Fab pitches - flat, away from road noise

Corner of the field, with many bids singing in the morning.

Friendly staff, nice spacious camping area, access to free tea, coffee and…

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
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Josh S. Sept 2024

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Friendly staff, nice spacious camping area, access to free tea, coffee and milk

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Appreciate the review Josh! Although, I think you might have been using other guest's milk in the communal fridge 😂 this is why we ask guests to label their belongings.

Pleasant place to stay with very easy check in

Overall	8/10
Location	8
Value for money	10
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	4
Wifi	2

Janine A. Aug 2024

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: That we could pitch up right near the toilets and there is lots of space to choose from

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellent site with freedom to choose where to pitch

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

Anonymous Aug 2024

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Nice campsite where you could pitch anywhere you liked.
Shed with kettle, microwave and fridge was great. Also lots of plugins for charging.

Disliked: There were no chairs or tables anywhere. As a hiker in a small tent it would have been nice if there had been a place where you could sit.

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Peaceful clean site friendly owners kids loved running around the field perfect…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	6

Joanne C. Aug 2024

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Peaceful clean site friendly owners kids loved running around the field perfect for a budget camping trip will definitely be returning

Disliked: Could do with a couple more toilets and showers seperate to toilets

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From the manager: Hi Joanne,

Thanks for the review! We are definitely looking at increasing/improving our toilet and showers for next year, especially after seeing how busy we were this summer!

Relaxed campsite, excellent value for money.…

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

Anonymous Sept 2024

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Relaxed campsite, excellent value for money.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thanks for the review!

Nice quite site lots close by peaceful basic everything you need…

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

Jake P. Aug 2024

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Nice quite site lots close by peaceful basic everything you need

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very nice

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

Lily G. Aug 2024

Bell tent (basic, three person)

Liked: Very good facilities and nice place to stay

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic value for money

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

Andrew B. Aug 2024

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Very simple with good facilities. Everyone was friendly, we will be returning next year.

Disliked: Nothing to dislike to be honest

Recommend to friends Visit again

First time camping and has put me off

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

Trudy C. Aug 2024

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Location

Disliked: Facilities

Toilets shared men and women, unclean; literally a shed to wash up in which was rotten!

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From the manager: Hi Trudy,

Would have loved if you had came to speak to me about any issues you had during your stay. You were very happy to contact me with many questions before arrival, but could not message me whilst staying with us or come and speak to me?

Had you fully looked at our site listing? if you had, you would have known that our toilet and shower block is a shared facility but cubicles are marked for male and female use only.

Our facilities are cleaned at least twice a day and much more when we are in busy periods. You likely would have seen myself or my brother in and around the toilets cleaning, replenishing any stock, doing routine checks or any maintenance.

Again, if you had actually looked at our listing, you would know that we use "literally a shed" for our guest's to use there shared utilities that we provide.

I am really not sure what I could have done to please you on this trip, as your review really does not align with all the other reviews we have had this summer.

We are a basic campsite that offers guests a cheap way to have a great stay in our lovely area. By the sounds of it, our site was never going to please you, I just wish you had done a tad more research and stayed somewhere more to your liking and we could have avoided you altogether, as your review is the only poor one we have had all summer.

Best regards,
Jordan

Well located, good price, level pitches. Facilities were clean albeit a quite…

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

Tom M. Aug 2024

Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Well located, good price, level pitches. Facilities were clean albeit a quite old, and there is only one shower/toilet per gender so there’s a bit of a wait at times!
Also there was no recycling that I could see

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Features

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 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 Tents for hire 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

Budget/backpacker Peaceful Remote location Walkers' paradise Wild camping

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal freezer Communal fridge 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

Farm Medium (26-50 pitches) Pop-up campsite

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Location

Tresco Farm

St Merryn

Padstow

Cornwall

England

PL28 8NL

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.51906°N
-4.98586°W

Nearest transport

Coach

6.4 mi Lidl Superstore

6.5 mi Lidl Superstore

7.5 mi Shop Corner

Rail

8.2 mi Quintrell Downs Rail Station

8.2 mi Newquay Rail Station

8.6 mi St Columb Road Rail Station

Ferry

2.7 mi Padstow Ferry Landing

3.2 mi Rock Padstow Ferry Landing

19.5 mi Mevagissey Ferry Landing

Airport

5 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

With so much choice in the way of beaches and coastal hikes, you’ll want to weigh up your options. To go to Constantine Bay (five minutes’ drive), a sandy destination with excellent swimming and rockpooling? Or Harlyn Bay (10 minutes), another sandy spot that has kayaking and paddleboard hire, coasteering activities and a surf school for those of you looking to catch your first wave? There’s Treyarnon Bay (10 minutes) to brush up on your surf skills some more and Mother Ivey's Bay (10 minutes) if you’re searching for a more sheltered sandy bay. As for other ways to take in the gorgeous coastline, head to Padstow (10 minutes) to board a boat from the fishing port or Trevose Headland (10 minutes) to go birdwatching along the National Trust's clifftops. The following both have camel in the name, but they’re very fine activities with a different spin: Camel Creek Adventure Park (10 minutes) is packed with family-friendly rides and animals that the kids can meet up close, while The Camel Trail (10 minutes) is an 18-mile old railway trail that will take you on a cycle from Padstow, past the estuary and into Wadebridge.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Harlyn Bay	1.6 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Treyarnon Bay	1.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Porthcothan	1.8 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Trevone Bay	1.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Constantine Bay	1.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 3.2 mi

Rock Beach 3.3 mi

Newquay Zoo 8.3 mi

Blue Reef Aquarium 8.3 mi

Fistral Beach 8.5 mi

National Trust

Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps 3.2 mi

Trerice 9.5 mi

Tintagel Old Post Office 14.3 mi

Trelissick Garden 21 mi

Cornish Mines and Engines 23.6 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Harlyn and Constantine Bays 1.5 mi

Trevone Bay - Constantine Bay - South West Coastal Path 1.8 mi

Padstow and the South-West Coast Path 2.5 mi

PRIDEAUX PLACE 2.5 mi

Bedruthen Steps and Park Head 3.3 mi

Local events

Boardmasters (Wednesday 6 August 2025 – Wednesday 6 August 2025)
Newquay, Cornwall 6.2 mi
Eden Sessions (Thursday 12 June 2025 – Thursday 12 June 2025)
Par, Cornwall 15.4 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.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
All guests spending the night at the park must present their ID at the reception desk and sign registration forms.
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
Please pick any available pitch on arrival.
The site will send you further check-in information 2 day(s) before your arrival.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 2 day(s) of arrival.

Dogs

Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
Guide dogs are allowed on site free of charge.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.

Extras

Motorbike(s) can be brought instead of the car(s) included.

General

In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
Quiet hours must be respected between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m..
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
The site is not liable for any refund in the event of force majeure.

Hired accommodation

No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.

Pitches

Minimum spacing of 3 metres between pitches.

Safety

Firearms are not permitted.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Tresco Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Tresco Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Tresco Farm? With so much choice in the way of beaches and coastal hikes, you’ll want to weigh up your options. To go to Constantine Bay (five minutes’ drive), a sandy destination with excellent … Read more

When can I check in and check out of Tresco Farm?

Camping and touring
Arrive:	10 a.m. –	9 p.m.
Depart by:	12 p.m.
On-site accommodation
Arrive:	2 p.m. –	9 p.m.
Depart by:	11 a.m.

Please enter the field on the left as soon as you enter the farm. Then once parked someone will be there to greet you or please come to the bungalow adjacent to the field to be checked in.