South Penquite Farm

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  • Spacious family-friendly site on the edge of Bodmin Moor
  • Half an hour's drive from Cornwall beaches and Port Isaac
  • Lamb burgers, mutton sausages, logs and kindling for sale at the farm
So, Cornwall’s coves, countryside and moors have caught your eye. One more splendid north Cornwall spot awaits, however: South Penquite Farm, a spacious family-friendly site on the edge of Bodmin Moor and half an hour’s drive from Port Isaac and Boscastle. Powered by solar panels and wind turbines, the peaceful, eco-driven 200-acre organic family beef and sheep farm is also very rich in wildlife and archaeological remains. Here there are no marked pitches and guest numbers are limited to ensure there's space for everyone to stretch out and unwind. Nab the site’s popular minted lamb burgers and mutton sausages, both home-produced, for your campfire (how's that for a taste of true local produce?). The farmhouse also sells logs and kindling. For other needs, there’s a village shop 35 minutes’ walk away, which has internet access and a small café. The farm is between the villages of Blisland (35 minutes’ walk) and St Breward (five minutes’ drive), which each have a pub. Even with Bodmin Moor at your fingertips, it's only half an hour's drive to north Cornwall's famed beaches and fishing ports too. The farm’s been fully organic since 2001 and they continue to use solar-heated hot water and harvested rainwater in the site’s clean, well-kept showers. More recently, they have added a wind turbine and 30 solar PV panels to the barn roof. There’s plenty of wildlife roaming around the laidback site and the farm’s own animals include horses, ponies, chickens, geese, ducks and their faithful working collies (who are, of course, very important employees).

Site type

Tent sites 30
Rent a tent 4
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 1
Open now
Opens April 1
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  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Tue, Apr 1 to

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Reviews

9.7

Overall rating from 66 Pitchup.com customers

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97% would recommend this site to a friend

95% would stay here again

What customers say

Beautiful, peaceful site with spacious pitches & great, clean facilities (solar showers!). Guests loved the rural moorland setting, friendly staff, and farm animals. Campfires allowed. Most reviews rave, but a few noted low staff presence, noise, and narrow access roads.

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Absolutely wonderful campsite. Beautiful setting and…

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Laura W.

Primitive grass tent or campervan campsite

Liked Absolutely wonderful campsite. Beautiful setting and loved watching the chickens and ducks wandering around.
We had one of your dog friendly pitches and loved that you had a secure field for us to walk them in. Great walk through the moor into Blisland village. Facilities excellent and super clean. Loved the addition of eco friendly washing up liquid and shower gel. Music in the toilets was a great idea. Can’t wait to book again!

Disliked Would be nice if there was toilets closer to the dog friendly field, a bit of a trek in bad weather.

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Great site with great facilities a fantastic size yurt 5*

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Victoria M.

Yurt (five person)

Liked Great site with great clean facilities
The yurt was nice clean with all the equipment you’d need

Disliked The distance to the toilet from the yurts was quite far in my opinion

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Great location with clean facilities

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Ubaid N.

Yurt (five person)

Liked Very nice yurt well-equipped, wood burning stove kept us well heated. Enough room for 5-6 people. Picnic table outside and bbqs allowed. Clean toilets, play area for kids and many farm animals around

Disliked There were no lights inside the yurt so got very dark inside at night and toilets were a bit of a walk from the yurt

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Great site good facilities will be back!

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Richard F.

Primitive grass tent or campervan campsite

Liked Great laid back camping site. loved the pizza and the pastries. So much for the children to do and they love the feathered friends!

Disliked Nothing!

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent or campervan campsite (no pets)

Liked Friendlyness of the owner and other people camping everyone very much kept to themselves, everything was very clean and tidy

Disliked There wasn’t anything for our child to do(age 1-2) it states online that there is a children’s play area there isn’t (it’s just a football field)

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Lovely place to stay peace and quiet clean and well run

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Daniel H.

Primitive grass tent or campervan campsite

Liked Quiet friendly very clean site

Disliked Nothing

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Perfect

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Lee B.

Primitive grass tent or campervan campsite (no pets)

Liked A great area to be, have a camp fire in superb surroundings and chill out. The wash down areas, toilets and showers were excellent. The home made minted lamb burgers they sold were very tasty. I very much enjoyed my stay there and will return.

Disliked Nothing

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Beautiful location, good showers, the croissants…

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Josh W.

Primitive grass tent or campervan campsite

Liked Beautiful location, good showers, the croissants and pain au chocolat available to order for breakfast

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Small site and didn't feel overcrowded…

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Dan D.

Primitive grass tent or campervan campsite (no pets)

Liked Small site and didn't feel overcrowded event during the summery holidays.
Free ranging animals that come a visit you during the day.
Walks created by the farm that are started from the site.
Beautiful remote location on the edge of bodmin moor.

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A great camp site in a…

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Anonymous

Primitive grass tent or campervan campsite (no pets)

Liked A great camp site in a great location. Clean and tidy. Plenty of facilities for all, even in mid summer when it is probably at its busiest. Right out on the Moor which is stunning.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

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 Composting toilet 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 Scouts welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed

Themes

Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer Communal fridge Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Surf school nearby

Location

South Penquite Farm

Blisland

Bodmin

Cornwall

England

PL30 4LH

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.5444°N
4.67177°W

Route directions

Heading West on the A30 out of Launceston take the first right signposted to St Breward (several miles after Jamaica Inn). This takes you across a cattle grid onto the open moor. Follow this road without turning off (ignoring all turnings for either Blisland or St Breward) for approximately 3 miles and the South Penquite entrance land will come up on your right.

Nearest transport

Coach
8.7 km Car Park
8.8 km Priory House
12.2 km Lidl Superstore
Rail
11 km Bodmin Parkway Rail Station
15.3 km Lostwithiel Rail Station
17.4 km Coombe Junction Halt (Rail Station)
Ferry
18 km Rock Padstow Ferry Landing
18.8 km Padstow Ferry Landing
22.8 km Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing
Airport
26 km 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

Have a pint or a fizzy drink where smugglers once rose a toast to their pursuits; Cornwall’s famed Jamaica Inn (15 minutes’ drive) is within striking distance of South Penquite Farm. That’s just one of the popular things to do around Bodmin Moor: others include fly fishing and moor walks at Colliford Lake (20 minutes), hiking in the Golitha Falls National Nature Reserve (25 minutes) or alpaca trekking (20 minutes). Of course, the Cornwall coast has a fierce reputation too. Squeeze through the Squeezy Belly Alley in Port Isaac (half an hour) and board a boat tour to spy on seals, dolphins and Tintagel Castle. If you’d like to see it up close instead, the clifftop castle of Tintagel Castle (35 minutes) really isn’t that far off. Merlin’s cave at Tintagel will introduce you to the idea of magic, but there’s more of that at The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle (half an hour). Just save some time for the surf, as Polzeath beach (40 minutes) is one of Cornwall’s most popular surfing beaches.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Trebarwith Strand 12.9 km Sea N/AExcellentGoodGood
Polzeath 17.6 km Estuary N/AExcellentGoodExcellent
Daymer Bay 18.1 km Estuary N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Trevone Bay 21.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Par Sands 22 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Tintagel Castle 15.3 km

Rock Beach 18.1 km

Cornwall's Crealy Great Adventure Park 19.2 km

Eden Project 20.4 km

Lost Gardens of Heligan 30.3 km

National Trust

Tintagel Old Post Office 14.3 km

Lawrence House 24.1 km

Carnewas and Bedruthan Steps 26.2 km

Trerice 31.5 km

Cotehele Mill 32 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Lamellen Estate 5.8 km

PENCARROW 8 km

Cardinham Woods Ramble (Wheelchair-Friendly) 8.3 km

Cardinham Woods 8.3 km

Cardinham Woods and Wheal Glynn 8.3 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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Frequently asked questions

  • Does South Penquite Farm have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is South Penquite Farm dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near South Penquite Farm? Have a pint or a fizzy drink where smugglers once rose a toast to their pursuits; Cornwall’s famed Jamaica Inn (15 minutes’ drive) is within striking distance of South Penquite Farm. That’s … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of South Penquite Farm?
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    Arrive:  Anytime –  Anytime
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    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at South Penquite Farm? From $44.57 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.