I don't know where the Old Farm campsite is but we stay on a site 2 miles from Praa and the area is fantastic.
Praa Sands itself is a lovely beach. Usually good waves for bodyboarding and surfing, kayak hire, surf lessons, shop, cafe, bar, toilets. Only a couple of miles from Helston where there are a couple of supermarkets. Within 30 mins drive you have Lands End, St Ives (beautiful and the boat trips to seal island are an absolute must), Falmouth (great castle, shops, restaurants and the Maritime museum) and all the lovely coves on the Lizard. This will be our 5th year and we still have a long list of places there that we haven't been to yet - usually because the weather is so nice we spend too much time in the sea at Praa! If you don't mind an hour's drive, treat yourself to a trip to the Pandora Inn at Mylor Bridge. Beautiful old thatched pub with lovely open fires and fab food - make sure you go at high tide so you can sit out on the pontoon and catch the crabs (they all but jump onto the line for you!)
------------- Mar - Milarrochy Bay - 9 days
Apr - Drayton Manor - 1 day
May - Saxdale - 4 days
May - Nantcol - 9 days
July - Weymouth - 1 day
July - Rozel Bay - 14 days
Aug - Corfe Castle - 2 days
Aug - Saxdale - 4 days
Sep - Stratford - 2 days
Oct - Stainforth - 2 days
Dec - Saxdale - 5 days
To be continued.....
Dont know about the campsite but Praa Sands and the area is
Brill been going there for years, so many places to visit
and fantastic beaches and the list could go on and on but ill stop now and see if there are any other recomendations
I've just found the Old Farm site on google maps - a bit nearer to the beach than Higher Pentreath. It looks like just a small field and the website says the only facilities are a shower block. Looks lovely though and it's only a couple of minutes walk down to the beach. Just remembered there's a fab fish & chip restaurant there too.
Got me all excited about our Cornwall trip now - roll on May!
------------- Mar - Milarrochy Bay - 9 days
Apr - Drayton Manor - 1 day
May - Saxdale - 4 days
May - Nantcol - 9 days
July - Weymouth - 1 day
July - Rozel Bay - 14 days
Aug - Corfe Castle - 2 days
Aug - Saxdale - 4 days
Sep - Stratford - 2 days
Oct - Stainforth - 2 days
Dec - Saxdale - 5 days
To be continued.....
I don't know if you know this already, if so tell me to shut up, but when you do go there don't pronounce it "Prar" Sands even though that's how it looks as if it should. Apparently the correct way to say it is "Pray" Sands. Don't ask me why.
Quote: Originally posted by evenstephen on 23/2/2011
I don't know if you know this already, if so tell me to shut up, but when you do go there don't pronounce it "Prar" Sands even though that's how it looks as if it should. Apparently the correct way to say it is "Pray" Sands. Don't ask me why.
Yup - I got told off a couple of years ago for saying it wrong.
------------- Mar - Milarrochy Bay - 9 days
Apr - Drayton Manor - 1 day
May - Saxdale - 4 days
May - Nantcol - 9 days
July - Weymouth - 1 day
July - Rozel Bay - 14 days
Aug - Corfe Castle - 2 days
Aug - Saxdale - 4 days
Sep - Stratford - 2 days
Oct - Stainforth - 2 days
Dec - Saxdale - 5 days
To be continued.....
Don't forget to leave a review of the campsites you have visited this year or last!
------------- Mar - Milarrochy Bay - 9 days
Apr - Drayton Manor - 1 day
May - Saxdale - 4 days
May - Nantcol - 9 days
July - Weymouth - 1 day
July - Rozel Bay - 14 days
Aug - Corfe Castle - 2 days
Aug - Saxdale - 4 days
Sep - Stratford - 2 days
Oct - Stainforth - 2 days
Dec - Saxdale - 5 days
To be continued.....
------------- Mar - Milarrochy Bay - 9 days
Apr - Drayton Manor - 1 day
May - Saxdale - 4 days
May - Nantcol - 9 days
July - Weymouth - 1 day
July - Rozel Bay - 14 days
Aug - Corfe Castle - 2 days
Aug - Saxdale - 4 days
Sep - Stratford - 2 days
Oct - Stainforth - 2 days
Dec - Saxdale - 5 days
To be continued.....
Don't forget to leave a review of the campsites you have visited this year or last!
thanks everyone for your help and I'm sorry for not gettnig back earlier.
kar.en thanks for info about praa sands itself. Definatly makes me want to got there!Finally founf one review saying its lovely and peaceful and that toilets etc are clean and tidy which are most important things for me!
Sceptical camper-its a different one than higher pentreath but we might have a look at that one too.
And thank you everyone on pronunciations! it's like fowey being Foy isn't it?
Quote: Originally posted by tent two on 27/2/2011... it's like fowey being Foy isn't it?
Remember that as a generality, the stress tends to fall on the second syllable of Cornish place names - think of Penzance. Other examples are R'druth (not Redruth).
Places ending 'eath' are usually pronounced without the 'a' modifying (giving 'eth' not 'eeth') as in Lanreth and Polzeth. Porttreath is an excveption seemingly - I've only ever heard it pronounced P'treeth.
As well as Fowey (Foy) and Praa (Pray), other well-known oddities include Mousehole pronounced Mowzzle and St Austell pronounced S'nozzle.
Please take note of scars post they are very active in Cornwall, but if you buy a parking ticket for the times you want theres no problem.
brill beach will be there often this year
A day of all things motorhome and campervan. The show is held both in the main indoor arena and across the grounds. Catering, hot drinks and food options are available. Easy access to the site and free parking included. Win one of five pairs of day tickets
Topic: The old farm Praa sands W.Cornwall
