Mill Lane Campsite

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Campsite area
Top field own water hook up and drain
Tent area
Top field

  • Well-maintained pitches five minutes’ walk from Porthleven, Cornwall
  • A 10-minute drive to Flambards Theme Park; 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.

Campground type

RV sites 8
Tent sites 6
Camper sites 13
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (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.
  • Group bookings of 3 or more units (e.g. tent, caravan, RV or accommodation hire) traveling together are not permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • No bachelor/bachelorette parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • The park caters for families (immediate members) and couples only - bookings from all other forms of groups are not accepted.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 25 or over.
  • 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.
  • This is a quiet park: no music is allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality flashlight with them as parts of the park are unlit.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Languages spoken

English

Campsite types & availability

Reviews

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90% would recommend this campground to a friend

87% would stay here again

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Arrival date (latest first)

Probability of return low.

Overall 5/10

Location
3
Value for money
2
Accommodation
3
Facilities / Activities
2
Customer service
1
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
1
Wifi
5
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

FHU cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Porthleven, close to bus stop for Falmouth and Penzance. Free wifi

Disliked Top dollar prices for very basic site, showers and toilets were dated and dirty, Elsa’s point was built by someone who’s never used one. As for warden or staff never saw any!
There is a pub onsite which may attract some, but with Porthleven harbour only half a mile down the road we didn’t view it as a positive.
The site is half a mile from the harbour tucked between a housing estate and car parks, not the prettiest of locations.
From a security point of view we never saw the entrance gates closed and with the lack of visible staff anyone can drive onto the site. We watched a van drive in site fill up with water and tip waste, then drive away.
Pitches are level and a decent size, but for the price per night, I expected better.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Pitches were level and well kept,shame about the toilets.

Overall 8/10

Location
10
Value for money
8
Accommodation
8
Facilities / Activities
6
Customer service
8
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
5
Wifi
10
Victoria B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent or RV campsite

Liked Lovely and quiet campsite in a great location. Only a few minutes walk/cycle to the harbour where there were some lovely shops, restaurants and bars.
Most of the other fellow holiday makers were quiet and respectful of others.

Disliked Only 2 of the 4 ladies toilets were working during the duration of our 10 day stay which was just not enough for the size of the campsite.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Level pitches and clean toilets / showers

Overall 8/10

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

Primitive grass tent or trailer tent campsite

Liked Location close to Harbour
Separation of campervans and tents

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good location. Not far from the beach/town. Level pitches…

Overall 4/10

Location
8
Value for money
4
Accommodation
4
Facilities / Activities
2
Customer service
2
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
3
Wifi
No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

FHU cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Good location. Not far from the beach/town. Level pitches

Disliked Showers and toilets very much in need of updating. Gents toilet shared with the pub. Ladies toilets only had 2 working toilets and 3 showers. Not enough for the number of pitches

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good time exelent for walking the coastal path

Overall 7/10

Location
7
Value for money
7
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7
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6
Wifi
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Andrew F. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent or RV campsite

Liked Location great showers

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fabulous location, but facilities let it down

Overall 6/10

Location
10
Value for money
8
Accommodation
6
Facilities / Activities
4
Customer service
5
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
9
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent or RV campsite

Liked Location of site with proximity to porthleven harbour, bars, restaurants etc.

Disliked Toilet and shower facilities were quite basic and some facilities remained out of order for the full some of our stay.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location was good and the bar was great. Really friendly locals and…

Overall 9/10

Location
9
Value for money
9
Accommodation
10
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
10
Child friendliness
No rating
Cleanliness
9
Wifi
8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

FHU cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Location was good and the bar was great. Really friendly locals and staff. Facilities were clean.

Recommend to friends Visit again

All round great site definitely go again just not pitch near road

Overall 7/10

Location
7
Value for money
7
Accommodation
7
Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
8
Child friendliness
6
Cleanliness
8
Wifi
7
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent or RV campsite

Liked Everything very clean toilets & showers great bar good facilities all round

Disliked Unfortunately we were packed near road which was quite noisy

Recommend to friends Visit again

showers, Spingo, nice flat pitch…

Overall 8/10

Location
8
Value for money
8
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
8
Customer service
8
Child friendliness
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8
Wifi
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Jane B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent or RV campsite

Liked showers, Spingo, nice flat pitch

Disliked rain but you can't do anything about that :-)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Location is perfect good base to get to all the cornish best…

Overall 10/10

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

Powered grass tent or RV campsite

Liked Location is perfect good base to get to all the cornish best places 5 min walk into Porthleven toilets spotless showers spotless hot water everything you need the bar on site (into the blue) very welcoming and brilliant staff also stock a lot of local ciders and craft ales just a great site 5th time staying there no complaints

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

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 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 Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

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

Themes

Hikers’ paradise Peaceful

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

Medium (26-50 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 Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Gray water hook-up for caravans Motorhome service point Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Mill Lane Campsite

Mill Lane

Porthleven

Cornwall

England

TR13 9LQ

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.08879°N
-5.31711°W

Nearest transport

Bus
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. Kids will clamour to get on the coasters and flumes at Flambards Theme Park (10 minutes), or splash in the sea at sheltered Gunwalloe Church Cove Beach. There are plenty of family hikes along the Lizard Heritage Coast (both 20 minutes) and lots of seabirds for the kids 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, August 6, 2025 – Wednesday, August 6, 2025)

    Newquay, England 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.

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 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?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  noon –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Mill Lane Campsite? From $27.23 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.