Mill Lane Campsite

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Campsite area
Top field own water hook up and drain
Tent area
Beer garden at on site bar

  • Well-maintained pitches five minutes’ walk from Porthleven, Cornwall
  • A 10-minute drive to Helston Railway; 15 minutes to Marazion
  • On-site pub; five minutes’ walk to the beach and South West Coast Path
A family-run touring caravan and campsite located about 500 meters from the centre of the historic fishing village of Porthleven, Mill Lane Campsite is a dog-friendly spot with generous-sized, level pitches and plenty of space for all the family. The campsite is a five-minute walk from Porthleven beach, famous as one of Cornwall’s best reef breaks (are you listening, surfers?). It’s also five minutes to the South West Coast Path, making this a great base for long-distance hikers too. Porthleven village hosts the award-winning Food Festival in July, but you can eat in quirky cafes, traditional pubs or fine-dining restaurants – all serving fresh, seasonal food – any time of year. Pick up foodie supplies in the local shops – including delicious Cornish pasties – and there’s a handy supermarket too. And there’s no need to fret about keeping everyone entertained in the evenings. The on-site free house sells the world-famous Cornish ale Spingo, brewed in Helston (10 minutes’ drive), so adults are never far away from a refreshment. For the kids, there’s a pool table in the pub, as well as sport on the big screen and live music throughout the year. Bingo fans can play every Friday evening at 7pm with cash prizes.

Site type

Tent pitches 6
Touring caravan pitches 13
Motorhome pitches 8
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • The site caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, touring caravan, motorhome or accommodation hire) travelling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • A cable measuring at least 20 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Units longer than 9 metres are not allowed.
  • Units heavier than 4000 Kilograms are not allowed.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

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Reviews

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Location
10
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8
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8
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
8
Child friendliness
8
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
9

89% would recommend this site to a friend

88% would stay here again

What customers say

Mill Lane Campsite is praised for its excellent location, just a short, flat walk into Porthleven. Guests frequently highlight the cleanliness and quality of the hot showers, spacious pitches, and the convenience of the on-site pub. While many highlight the friendly staff and relaxed atmosphere, some reviews mention the facilities, particularly toilets, as dated and in need of refurbishment. Occasional comments touch on road noise and the shared nature of some facilities with the pub.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Great place to stay

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Jill F.

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Relaxed friendly site. Worth a stay, very close walking distance to the harbour. Bonus , the lovely pub on site with the most friendliest of staff and great locals to boot. Definitely going back in future 😊

Disliked Nothing to dislike.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location, easy walk to Porthleven.…

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8 out of 10
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Nichola C.

Electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Location, easy walk to Porthleven.

Disliked Noise from the road.

Recommend to friends Visit again

We keep coming back

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8 out of 10
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10
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gareth p.

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Nice spacious pitches. Hot water at Dosh water area is back in service.

Great showers

Handy for town.

Disliked Toilets are a bit limited and basic. But do the job?

Need a mop in the showers.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Expensive…

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8 out of 10
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6
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Anonymous

Electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Expensive

Disliked Dogs running freely off the lead, and owners letting them crap!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Excellently situated site. Would recommend

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Ceryn M.

Electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Spacious pitches, all relatively flat. Stayed on a grass pitch. Plenty of room.
Shower block was spotless. Water was hot and showers were powerful.
10 minute walk to the harbour, so perfect to get onto the coastal paths.

Disliked Pitches near the road were quite loud with constant traffic.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site, great location and good…

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Liz H.

Electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Lovely site, great location and good facilities. Second time we've visited and will definitely be back again.

Disliked Pitches in the lower field near the road can get some road noise, but its not too busy.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice convenient site , clean and spacious

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9 out of 10
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Melissa M.

Electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Lovely spacious pitches ! Close
Proximity to the town , about 8 minute walk ! Good pub onsite , hot showers !

Disliked I had a problem when we arrived that I couldn't find the hook up , I said I had booked a electric pitch , the chap didn't seem to bothered as he had got the pitch number right allocated ! I said you need to help and offer some support here , he said he would call
The camp
Manager , turns out we did have a hook up but was too far away for our lead ! Called him
Back and he said we
Could collect an extender from
The bar ! Fair enough , but it seems the bar staff are not informed well
Enough about the campsite , yet it is them that check you in ! Maybe a little more training needed .
This is our 2nd visit and we would come
again , but this was an annoyance after 5 hour plus journey !
Toilets rather a walk from the bottom field , but we had our own which was ok ,

Recommend to friends Visit again

Not over crowded…

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Anonymous

Electric grass tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Not over crowded

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very quiet spacious level pitches. Free wifi…

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6 out of 10
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Byron K.

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Very quiet spacious level pitches.
Free wifi

Disliked Cleanliness of facilities. The toilets are in something you would see at festivals not a campsite and they were also dirty.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Large pitches , well looked after…

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Julie G.

Fully-serviced hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked Large pitches , well looked after great location facilities really good!
We will be back again

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

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 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 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

Medium (26-50 pitches)

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 Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Mill Lane Campsite

Mill Lane

Porthleven

Cornwall

England

TR13 9LQ

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.08879°N
5.31711°W

Nearest transport

Coach
0.2 mi Bus Shelter
2 mi Blue Anchor
2 mi Seven Stars
Rail
8 mi St Erth Rail Station
8.1 mi Hayle Rail Station
8.3 mi Lelant Saltings Rail Station
Ferry
8.1 mi Helford Village Ferry Landing
8.4 mi Helford Passage Ferry Landing
9.6 mi Penzance Ferry Terminal
Airport
9.4 mi Penzance Airport
15.6 mi Land's End St Just Airport
28.4 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

If you’re keen to get out on the water, Porthleven beach (five minutes’ walk) is a fantastic surfing spot, and you can take coastal cruises (try one at dusk for spectacular sunset views) or sea-fishing trips from Porthleven harbour (10 minutes). Meanwhile, at Marazion (15 minutes’ drive) it’s a short hop across the bay to the crag-top castle and gardens at Mount St Michael. Also nearby you could take a ride on the vintage trains of Helston Railway (10 minutes), or splash in the sea at sheltered Gunwalloe Church Cove Beach (20 minutes). There are plenty of family-friendly hikes along the Lizard Heritage Coast (both 20 minutes) and lots of seabirds to spot along the way. And there’s masses of art and culture in these parts too; the galleries and museums of St Ives (30 minutes) warrant a day’s attention, and there are rare plants and wacky artworks to be seen in Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens (20 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Porthleven Sands 0.5 mi Sea GoodGoodGoodExcellent
Praa Sands East 2.8 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Praa Sands West 3.4 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Church Cove 4.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Poldhu Cove 4.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

National Seal Sanctuary 4.9 mi

St Michael's Mount 7.4 mi

Trebah Garden 8.7 mi

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 9.9 mi

Tate St Ives 11.4 mi

National Trust

Penrose Estate: Gunwalloe and Loe Pool 0.9 mi

Godolphin 3.6 mi

St Michael's Mount 7.4 mi

Glendurgan Garden 8.7 mi

Cornish Mines and Engines 9.9 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

LISMORE 2 mi

Loe Bar 2.1 mi

Rinsey Head - Trewavas Head - Rinsey Head 2.3 mi

St Anthony 2.8 mi

GODOLPHIN 3.9 mi

Local events

  • Boardmasters (Wednesday, 5 August 2026 – Wednesday, 5 August 2026)

    Newquay, Cornwall 26.9 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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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Mill Lane Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Mill Lane Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Mill Lane Campsite? If you’re keen to get out on the water, Porthleven beach (five minutes’ walk) is a fantastic surfing spot, and you can take coastal cruises (try one at dusk for spectacular sunset … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Mill Lane Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Mill Lane Campsite? From £20 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.