Silver Sands Holiday Park

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Grass pitches
Pitches on site
Fully serviced hardstanding pitches - in the central of our park - sunny pitches
Electric hook up pitches

  • Lizard Peninsula site less than a mile from Kennack Sands
  • Small and peaceful site with a relaxed family feel
  • Well-established parkland with plenty of open space
If your heart is set on some lounging around the Lizard (the peninsula at Cornwall’s most southerly point), hightail it down to Silver Sands Holiday Park, where you can expect a warm-blooded welcome and natural attractions on an epic scale. Whether you plan on simply basking in the sun, or scampering about and getting your claws into Cornwall, this site is an excellent base. It’s just a half-mile skip down a pretty wooded path through the Lizard Nature Reserve to spectacular Kennack Sands, a fab family beach which allows dogs at its eastern end, and the area surrounding the park is full of hidden smugglers’ coves, scenic coastal villages and glorious beaches. Silver Sands is a small and peaceful site with a relaxed family feel; canine visitors are welcome, provided they're properly supervised.

Site type

Tent sites 32
Caravan sites 16
Motorhome sites 16
Open now
Opens 14 March
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The campground/park 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.
  • The campground only allows dogs up to 20kg.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The campground/park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 14 Mar to

AA 3 pennants

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

97%

would recommend this site to a friend

93%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

We stayed out of season. The camp is clean tidy and quiet…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Andy V. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced grass and gravel caravan site

Liked: We stayed out of season. The camp is clean tidy and quiet with everything needed to hand for a nice stay.
Motorhome pitches were of a good size showers were great all nice and clean.

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We very much enjoyed our stay here.

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Martin Charles B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced grass and gravel caravan site

Liked: Site was spotlessly clean, and very well kept.
Allen was very friendly + helpful.

Disliked: The hot water could have done with being hotter in dishwashing room. We didn't like to run it any longer, needs to be as hot as the water in the shower block, which was fine.

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Lovely welcome and very knowledgeable and helpful regarding walking the area- thank…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
Claire F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced grass and gravel caravan site

Liked: Lovely welcome and very knowledgeable and helpful regarding walking the area- thank you!
Spacious pitches with hedges. Was quiet when we visited, but looked like would provide a nice bit of privacy.
Facilities bit dated, but were clean and functional.
Free WiFi which we had no problem with.
Quiet area and not far from beach.

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Really lovely place. Friendly staff, superb pitches, great facilities and location. Loved…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass caravan site

Liked: Really lovely place. Friendly staff, superb pitches, great facilities and location. Loved staying there, thank you for the upgrade.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice site

Overall 10/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced grass and gravel caravan site

Liked: Very quiet as end of summer season.
Nice walk through woods to beach.

Disliked: Charged £4 a night for a dog!!! Information says per stay but we're charged per night.

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Had an amazing time

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Julie P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced grass and gravel caravan site

Liked: Well kept site, lovely large pitch with hedge dividers. Close to beach. Clean toilet, shower block.

Disliked: No real facilities but not too bothered
Single 1 lane track

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Very quite site,lovely clean hot showers,good dog walking area,close to beach…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass caravan site

Liked: Very quite site,lovely clean hot showers,good dog walking area,close to beach

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very nice round site , well kept.

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 6
Nigel B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced grass and gravel caravan site

Liked: Pitch was level and a good size. Quiet site. Clean shower and toilet block. Easy walking path down to the beach and coastal path.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean facilities, friendly staff, nice atmosphere

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: Beautiful campsite,very peaceful

Disliked: It would of been great if there was a local amenities shop within walking distance.
If you forget anything, you have to drive to get to a shop.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great sites, nice pitches and would book again

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Steven W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent or trailer tent site

Liked: The playground area, the showers, washing up and laundry room.

The size of the pitches was good, and location was great.

Disliked: The younger playground was minimal. A couple of swings and a bigger slide would have been great 👍🏼

Only one family room which was busy a lot with couples using it. No where really to bring in a wash bag and clothes for you and children so a bit of a juggle but main shower rooms where actually big enough to use for myself and my 3 children under 7 so just used those.

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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 site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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 Rallies welcome 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 Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for caravans Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Silver Sands Holiday Park

Gwendreath

Lizard

Helston

Cornwall

England

TR12 7LZ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.00929°N
-5.16982°W

Nearest transport

Coach
12.7 km Seven Stars
12.7 km Blue Anchor
13.5 km Bus Shelter
Rail
16.9 km Penmere Rail Station
17.2 km Falmouth Town Rail Station
17.7 km Falmouth Docks Rail Station
Ferry
9.9 km Helford Village Ferry Landing
10.5 km Helford Passage Ferry Landing
17.6 km Falmouth Ntl Maritime Museum Ferry Landing
Airport
28.3 km Penzance Airport
37.1 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

Aside from the beach within walking distance at Kennack Sands, Silver Sands Holiday Park is also close to one of the most stunning beach locations in Cornwall: Kynance Cove, whose turquoise waters could have been lifted from a postcard from the Med. Water babies can make the most of the milder sea temperatures (thanks to the Gulf Stream) and try diving, surfing or windsurfing at any one of the tuition centres along the local coast. Porthkerris beach has a family-run dive centre that is particularly renowned for its shore dives, and boat dives to local wrecks or to swim with basking sharks; it also has a comprehensive range of PADI scuba instruction. Walking enthusiasts can fill their boots with rambles along the stunning coastline to the Lizard point and beyond, or head inland, where a favourite expedition is along the banks of the Helford river, followed by a short hop on the ferry to the eponymous Ferry Boat Inn, for some well-earned refreshment overlooking the water. There’s all kind of fishy business nearby for those angling for a bit of action: freshwater fishing at Garras, beach fishing or sea-fishing trips from one of the local ports. Check out the iconic St Michael’s Mount or one of the other National Trust properties in the vicinity; garden groupies are spoilt for choice too, with many glorious green spots in the area including Glendurgan, Trevarno and Trebah Gardens, particularly spectacular in the earlier part of the year, when wild bluebells and primroses spring into bloom and there are breathtaking displays of camellias and azaleas. The area around Silver Sands is stuffed with fab family attractions for all ages too, from the doe-eyed beauties at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary in Gweek to the swashbuckling fun of Falmouth’s National Maritime Museum, the Paradise Park Wildlife Sanctuary or the engineered thrills of The Flambards Experience theme park.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Kennack Sands 0.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Coverack 5.5 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Polurrian Cove 6.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Poldhu Cove 7.1 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Church Cove 7.7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

National Seal Sanctuary 9.9 km

Trebah Garden 11.4 km

National Maritime Museum Cornwall 17.6 km

Pendennis Castle 17.6 km

St Michael's Mount 25.1 km

National Trust

Glendurgan Garden 11.3 km

Penrose Estate: Gunwalloe and Loe Pool 12.3 km

Godolphin 19.2 km

St Anthony Head 20 km

Trelissick Garden 25 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Church Cove and Lizard Point 6 km

Rill Cove 6.3 km

Royal Anne Galley 6.6 km

TRELOWARREN 7.3 km

Schiedam 8.2 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Silver Sands Holiday Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Silver Sands Holiday Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Silver Sands Holiday Park? Aside from the beach within walking distance at Kennack Sands, Silver Sands Holiday Park is also close to one of the most stunning beach locations in Cornwall: Kynance Cove, whose turquoise waters … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Silver Sands Holiday Park?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  6:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Silver Sands Holiday Park? From $42.40 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.