Stay Wild

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En-suite bathroom
En-suite bathroom
A great set up on buzzards landing
Buzzards landing pitch with ensuite bathroom
The entrance to the site
Medlyn meadows
Hill views
The view from buzzards landing
Bramble brook pitches
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A great set up on buzzards landing
Buzzards landing pitch with ensuite bathroom
The entrance to the site

  • Luxurious campsite 15 minutes’ drive from Helston in Cornwall
  • A 45-minute drive to Newquay, and 20 minutes from Falmouth
  • Three-acre grass pitches and exclusive facilities at a wildlife haven
Are you more ‘flushing loo’ than ‘compost loo’? Keen to get together with friends and family in the open air, but prefer a few frills with your camping? There’s no need to compromise, for Stay Wild, a Cornish campsite 15 minutes’ drive from Helston, has room for up to five units on each three-acre grass pitch. Set in hilly, wooded countryside, these huge private pitches come with some luxurious facilities too: namely private bathrooms, electric hook-ups, picnic tables, firepits and washing-up areas with fridge-freezers, kettles and washing lines. Here you can forget your phone, TV, computer and work life. Relax, have a laugh with family and friends. Take notice of the abundant plants, flowers and trees around you, and listen to the buzz of insects and the a-tweeting of birds. If you stay fairly quiet on site, you’ll spot all sorts of wildlife here. Once the sun goes down (in colourful style on clear nights), you might be served with one of the best night skies you’ll ever see. On a good night, you can see stars, planets and the Milky Way – and occasionally the International Space Station or shooting stars. The site owners will lend out their infra-red camera and night-vision binoculars if you want an even-better idea of what’s going on up there.

Campground type

Tent sites 9
Camper sites 4
Mobile homes for rent 1
Rent a tent 1
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.

Languages spoken

English

French

German

Campsite types & availability

Accommodation

Tent sitesCamper sitesRV sitesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsMobile homes for rentRent a tent
Choose your dates
2 adults
0 children

Reviews

10

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Quiet, peaceful, en-suite facilities

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

Medlyn Meadows powered cement/asphalt and grass tent or RV campsite (Private restroom amenities)

Liked: Privacy, peacefulness. Luxury of en-suite facilities. Very spacious pitches, really enjoyed the quiet space.

Disliked: Having to leave!

Recommend to friends Visit again

The campsite and the bathroom.…

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

Buzzards Landing powered cement/asphalt and grass tent or RV campsite (Private restroom amenities)

Liked: The campsite and the bathroom.

Disliked: The private track getting to the campsite

Recommend to friends Visit again

Proper luxury despite the weather

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
LYAL S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Medlyn Meadows powered cement/asphalt and grass tent or RV campsite (Private restroom amenities)

Liked: I have to admit that I felt like a bit of a camping fraud using the luxurious facilities. The bathroom had an actual bath, lovely hot water, a heated towel rail and a host of other mod-cons.
Unfortunately the weather kept us confined to our van with only brief (muddy) excursions to explore the surrounds - would have loved to have done a lot more of that.
The stands are huge, and when the grass isn't a marsh, there is place for a number of tents as well as the hard pitch.

Disliked: The weather! (Storm Kathleen)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Luxury, quiet and spacious

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

Buzzards Landing powered cement/asphalt and grass tent or RV campsite (Private restroom amenities)

Liked: Such a lovely quiet and luxurious place! So weird ztepping out of my little van into a luxury ensuite with a deep bath! The views were lovely great amenities. I'm looking forward to staying again.

Disliked: Bath Water could be a bit hotter, but fully understand it's off grid!:)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fantastic site, best we’ve ever stayed at 😊❤️

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

Buzzards Landing powered cement/asphalt and grass tent or RV campsite (Private restroom amenities)

Liked: Privacy, views, fire pit, private bathroom and kitchen area with fridge freezer

Disliked: Nothing

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 Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Local produce Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Tents for hire 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 Dogs allowed all year

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Forest Hikers’ paradise Luxury Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery 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 Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transportation nearby

Type

Farm Tiny (1-10 sites)

Nearby leisure

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

Location

Stay Wild

Carnkie

Helston

Cornwall

England

TR13 0DZ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.16137°N
-5.19622°W

Nearest transport

Bus
0.6 mi Rame Cross
0.6 mi Post Office and Stores
0.6 mi Post Office and Stores
Rail
3.8 mi Penryn Rail Station
5.1 mi Penmere Rail Station
5.1 mi Redruth Rail Station
Ferry
4.8 mi Ponsharden Ferry Landing
5.2 mi Helford Passage Ferry Landing
5.3 mi Helford Village Ferry Landing
Airport
14.5 mi Penzance Airport
21.3 mi Land's End St Just Airport
21.5 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

A sojourn at Stay Wild puts you close to both Cornish coastlines for days on the beach. Surfers, turn north to head for Newquay (45 minutes’ drive) and its consistent waves, while the south-coast town of Falmouth (20 minutes) is known for sandy beaches backed by ice-cream stands and food stalls. A bit further west, Praa Sands (half an hour) is a good spot for swimming and bodyboarding. Arty tyres can mosey along to St Ives (40 minutes) to look at a hundred years of contemporary art in the gleaming-white Tate St Ives. However, if the kids are proving resistant to culture, take them to Marazion (35 minutes) to walk across the sands (or arrive by boat) to fairy-tale St Michael’s Mount to explore its castle and gardens. If more active days out are demanded, Stithians Lake Activities Centre is close at hand for kayaking, windsurfing and rowing adventures on the reservoir. For families with daredevil teenagers, Via Ferrata Cornwall (both 10 minutes) challenges nerves with cliffside climbing routes and zipwires zooming across a former granite quarry.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Maenporth 5.2 mi Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Swanpool 5.5 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Gyllyngvase 5.8 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Porthleven Sands 7.6 mi Sea GoodGoodGoodExcellent
Portreath 8.1 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

National Seal Sanctuary 4.6 mi

Trebah Garden 5 mi

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 5.5 mi

National Maritime Museum Cornwall 6 mi

Pendennis Castle 6.7 mi

National Trust

Glendurgan Garden 5 mi

Cornish Mines and Engines 5.5 mi

Penrose Estate: Gunwalloe and Loe Pool 7 mi

Godolphin 7.1 mi

Trelissick Garden 8.1 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

PENJERRICK 4.4 mi

ENYS 4.7 mi

CARCLEW 5.2 mi

GLENDURGAN 5.2 mi

TREBAH 5.2 mi

Local events

  • Boardmasters (Wednesday, August 6, 2025 – Wednesday, August 6, 2025)

    Newquay, England 20.2 mi

  • Eden Sessions (Thursday, June 12, 2025 – Thursday, June 12, 2025)

    Par, England 24.2 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see campsite type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Stay Wild have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Stay Wild dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Stay Wild? A sojourn at Stay Wild puts you close to both Cornish coastlines for days on the beach. Surfers, turn north to head for Newquay (45 minutes’ drive) and its consistent waves, while … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Stay Wild?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Stay Wild? From $197.99 (for 2 nights, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.