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We have just spent a week at Caradon, spanning the Easter weekend. Booking was simple, and the confirmation and site information received through the post was swift to arrive and comprehensive.
Camping Caradon is situated just off a single track lane, and is well signposted from the A387 between Looe and Polperro. I would urge visitors to ignore sat nav instructions and instead aim for Looe first, in order to avoid some very narrow lanes approaching the site from the other direction.
Looe and Polperro are within 2 ½ miles in either direction, and Talland Bay is around the same distance heading south. All are beautiful and worth several visits.
Our first impressions were of a very well maintained site, clean and bright with lots of colour. We were met by Steve in reception, who provided us with our pitch details, wi-fi password, bar opening hours and an assurance that if we needed anything, we just had to ask.
Access to the site is via a keycoded barrier which is in operational during “quiet” hours (11pm to 7am). Parking bays are available outside reception for those who wish to leave earlier/arrive later and for day visitors.
Reception is combined with the site shop, which stocks the food and drink essentials as well as various camping spares such as pegs, hose clips, regulators and so on. Either Steve or Lene are usually available here through most of the day, and if not can be found easily enough thanks to the info board placed in the doorway.
Pitches are well numbered and easy to find thanks to a well laid out map on the back wall of the reception. The grounds are indeed well maintained, and any vacant pitches were regularly mowed. Our pitch was in a shaded area close to the main site facilities and children's play area.
There was a barely noticeable slant to the ground, but nothing to be concerned about. The ground was solid enough to hold standard wire and v-shaped pegs well, and after a week they were as firmly held as the day we pitched.
Toilet and shower facilities are of a high standard and are thoroughly cleaned daily (and I do mean thoroughly!). There are three showers on both the male and female side, with good water pressure and enough room to change inside the cubicle. Plenty of toilets and sinks are also provided.
Outside the block is a covered area with sinks for washing up, complete with plastic bowls and draining boards. There is a good sized and well appointed disabled/family toilet/shower room at the end of the block, which I had cause to use one day when the gents was closed for cleaning.
At no point through the week did I have to queue for any of the facilities.
Caradon is a very environmentally conscious site. Hot water is provided courtesy of solar panels, toilets are flushed with recycled rain water, urinals are kept hygienic through the use of eco-friendly blocks (which apparently save over 100,000 litres of water a year), and there are large recycling bins provided for glass / plastics / paper / cardboard alongside one for other waste.
There are displays provided around the facilities block explaining all the “green” measures in place (and that the hot water and toilet flushing do have conventional back-ups available for busy periods).
Whilst we did not eat in the bar/restaurant due to having our furry four legged friend with us, we did enjoy a pint or two of the local ale (Tribute) on the benches outside, which was priced lower than we paid in Polperro. The food did smell good, and the portions seemed more than ample.
It should be noted that dogs were previously allowed in the bar/restaurant area, however it was explained to us that the combination of excited dogs, bouncy kids, pint glasses and people eating was resulting in a less relaxing environment for everyone, and a lot more cleaning to boot.
Kids are now free to enjoy a game of pool, table tennis, ps1 etc in a room adjoining the bar, which is screened off from the main bar area by a fully glazed partition (so mum and dad can have a quiet drink and still watch their little darlings). The kids play area is also just outside the bar and again is in full view for parents’ peace of mind.
The play area itself is a sturdy wooden swing/slide/climbing frame combination, and seemed to be very popular with the kids. As mentioned previously, the site would benefit from a small area dedicated to ball games etc for the older kids, who were left to have a kick around on any vacant pitches.
Perhaps a few of the pitches at the far end of the site could be sacrificed in favour of not having balls etc bouncing off cars/tents/motorhomes? It was barely half full when we were there yet we still had a ball flying towards us, courtesy of being pitched near two trees being used for goalposts.
It is to be expected that a site as well looked after as this one will have a bit of background noise during the day, as Steve mows the grass, moves caravans in and out of the compound ready for guests, attends to the recycling area and so on.
I would much rather this than a silent site where everything is left to become overgrown and hazardous, and Steve always had a smile and a cheery wave for anyone sat around watching him work.
Steve and Lene are wonderful hosts, and true to their word nothing is too much trouble. As we left, Steve was helping a couple erect their awning, and as it was proving troublesome we chipped in a few helping hands (we wanted to stop and say goodbye anyway).
Without a doubt, we will be returning later this season, and many more to come.
Stayed here for 4 nights after reading some good reviews about this camp site. On arrival we were met by the owners Steve and Lena and given a warm welcome. The camp site looked immaculate and well looked after. The toilet and shower blocks were spotless at all times day and night.
There is a lovely bar on site, which opened at 2000 and closed at 2300 and seemed to be well stocked. There was a shop on site which you can order newspapers and get most things you require.
There is a good bus service into Looe and onwards, or into Polpero with the bus stop next to reception. On arrival Steve gave us a bus timetable and a map with some lovely walks marked out. I have nothing bad to comment on and will return to this camp site again.
We have just returned from a 3 night stay at Camping Caradon and were so impressed that the next day we booked a 6 night stay for later in the year.
The site is immaculate and the toilet block spotless.
The owners and warden are very friendly and helpful.
There is a very good play area outside the bar with lots of seating and a games room and shop although we didn't use them.
It is a very easy walk into Polperro and a woodland walk in to Looe, both on the local bus route which stops at the gate to the campsite. Perfect for a good walk, a bit of shopping and a beer and then the bus back.
Was very reluctant to share our find but that wouldn't have been fair to Stephen and Lene who work very hard at running this great site.
Stayed at Caradon for 2 weeks covering the bank holiday weekend in August. I can not find a single thing wrong with this site. It rained solidly for a full week and I never needed the wellies the site drained so well,
the toilet/shower block was spotless regardless of what time you used it, the laundry room was well appointed and reasonable in what they charged.
2nd week the sun shone and the kids had great fun on the playground and in the games room. The shop was well stocked and open all day. Stephen and Lene were very attentive as hosts and nothing was too much trouble - they even phoned a couple of visitor attractions for us to check if they were open.
I certainly would not hesitate in staying at Caradon again and will be recommending them to anyone who wants to stay in the area. Excellent campsite that well deserve their 4 star AA rating
We visited Camping Caradon for 1 week at the beginning of August. This is without exception the best site we have stayed on!
The owners were friendly, and obviously take great pride in the site.
Despite coming to the end of the camping season, the grass was immaculate, like a bowling green! The amenity block was spotless, I have never seen a toilet or shower block like it! Showers were fabulous, hot and very powerful!
Playground was well kept, and very popular with our 8 and 5 year olds. I felt happy to leave them to play being only 2 tents down from the play area.
Despite being there at peak season, and the park being fully booked, with lots of children, it wasn't noisy after dark.
Location was perfect also! Would I go back? Absolutely!
With sea and countryside views, Tregarton Park is ideal for couples or families with younger children, given its relaxed seclusion and proximity to so many of Cornwall's fine safe sandy beaches. Large grass and hardstanding pitches with electric, divided by hedging and shrubs, perfect for tents and tourers. No statics! Superb toilet and shower block with large glass shower cubicles operated by motion sensors with ceiling mounted shower heads, laundry room, baby changing station.
This peaceful park is home to an outdoor heated swimming pool with waiter service, tennis court, adventure playground, outdoor football table, table tennis, pool table, large shop and take away service. FREE WiFi, dog walking meadow. Pentewan Beach is just five minutes away! Find out more here
We wanted a flying visit to Cornwall at bank holiday, Caradon took us in the night before we left. Upon arrival we were impressed by the layout, the reception is clean tidy and welcoming.
The owners greeted us with warmth. Nothing seemed too much trouble when we enquired regarding local beaches the lady was most helpful giving us a map she had reproduced and proceeded to tell us about all the local beaches etc.
The site itself is extremely flat, well kept and pleasing to the eye. Plenty of electric hookups. The facilities are excellent with lashings of hot water both for washing up and showers. The toilet block is modern and clean and well equipped.
There is a small clubhouse with a good selection of beers/wine and soft drinks, there is a pool table a table tennis table dart board and small stage with a big bag of things for younger children to play with ie building bricks etc.
All in all this is a first class site hand for just about all the top end of cornwall. The prices were very reasonable. Don't think you could go wrong by a visit here. A bit rural but then Looe and Polpero are about 2.5 miles away in either direction so supplies are easy enough.
The site was clean and tidy showers were great my eldest son (14) said they are the best showers he's had on any campsite.
I would dispute the claim to being a flat site though.
We had a pitch next to the hedge and I got into bed with my head lower than my feet.
The owners and staff were friendly and my children made friends with there's however they could possibly have a bit more entertainment for the children.
Unfortunately the Chef had been off sick for a while so a trip to an outside chippy or restaurant had to be made.
The site sticks to its 11pm quite policy strictly which is a great bonus.
As it was a wet fortnight maybe a disco for the kids on a couple of nights would have helped.
The beach at nearby looe is 2.5 miles away and is clean and the town of Looe caters for all your needs.
We spent a very rainy week here in August 2010. The site is quite nicely laid out and is quite a small campsite. There wasn't much in the way of facilities, just a basic playground for the kids and a games room that only opened at 7.30pm. We were a bit disappointed that they didn't open this area in the daytime as it was terrible weather. Also, there was a notice to say the chef was no longer there, so no food was available.
The toilet block is clean and modern and the owners are really nice and friendly.
I have to say that our children loved this site, I don't know what it was, but they were really sad to leave. We went to a much more expensive site straight after here with ample activities and it's own private beach, and they just pined to go back to Caradon! the owners have children who our children made friends with, I think this is why they loved it so much.
We also found our pitch to be a tad small but you get that sometimes.
All in all we enjoyed our week considering it was terrible weather. Looe is lovely, we caught about 200 crabs off the harbour. There are crab nets/lines being sold in Looe and it passes hours!
We just came back from a week here and loved it. The site is small, friendly and spotlessly clean, and there was always hot water! The woods just down the road are perfect for a run, which was tough but great fun, or a walk with the dog or kids if you're feeling a bit less energetic.
For anyone who likes to collect sea glass (or is that just me?!), Polperro is amazing at low tide! We also parked at the National Trust car park up the road from Talland Bay and followed the footpath down to the beach which was virtually deserted (Talland Bay itself was packed).
It was a bit of a trek back up but the views were out of this world so it was worth every aching step.
Overall the site, staff and area are all lovely, and I would recommend the site to anyone.
Just returned from camping caradon having stayed 11 nights,nothing really to add from the previous reviews as they are all spot on, the staff are friendly enough the site itself is spotless.
The free wifi didn't work for the first 5 days then then steve got someone in to fix it we got one day and it went off again for the rest of the stay, this is a free service offered by the owners so I am not complaining at all just grateful the owners decide to offer something for free which very rare these days.
Well done to the staff for making our stay enjoyable we will be back. Pitch 4, 8 aug
With sea and countryside views, Tregarton Park is ideal for couples or families with younger children, given its relaxed seclusion and proximity to so many of Cornwall's fine safe sandy beaches. Large grass and hardstanding pitches with electric, divided by hedging and shrubs, perfect for tents and tourers. No statics! Superb toilet and shower block with large glass shower cubicles operated by motion sensors with ceiling mounted shower heads, laundry room, baby changing station.
This peaceful park is home to an outdoor heated swimming pool with waiter service, tennis court, adventure playground, outdoor football table, table tennis, pool table, large shop and take away service. FREE WiFi, dog walking meadow. Pentewan Beach is just five minutes away! Find out more here
I read the reviews after booking for four nights, and after reading them I knew we were onto a winner.
The pitches although somewhat close to each other were maintained beautifully, the grass was kept to a good length and the drainage was superb. (I can verify this through experience)!
The site itself was spotlessly clean, all the wet facilities were top notch, and although there were only three shower cubicles in the mens there always seemed to be one free. The water was hot and the cleanliness second to none.
Obviously I didn't bother with the children's play area (Bit too old now) but it was safe and again well maintained.
However for me the pinnacle of staying here has to be the bar. Being a real ale lover I must say that the ale on sale, St Austell Tribute- a well known and liked ale in these parts and I believe now nationally, was kept in excellent condition, tasted lovely and was at pub prices.
Owners along with their right hand man made us most welcome and were a great source of banter in the bar at night. Talking of which the way to solve the puzzle with the nails is. Sorry can't say anymore as I did promise not too.
Looe & Polperro are only 2 miles either way, and may I add that if you want a good feed off-site go to the Jubille Inn which is app one and a half miles away, just turn right when you get onto the main road.
Great site, great people & great beer, what more could a poorboy want?
We stayed at this campsite on the first night of our camping trip in Cornwall. Fantastic facilities, cannot fault the place in anyway. After staying at four different camps around Cornwall, I can honestly say that we were really spoilt with Caradon - it was lovely! Looe and Polperroe are gorgeous places to visit too - loved it!
The buses to and from the campsite into Looe and Polperro are a little bit hit and miss, but if you manage to catch the bus it's well worth it! Our driver stopped for petrol on the way - never seen this happen before - hilarious!
Loved Caradon! Wish we could have stayed there for the week!
The site was lovely, the facilities were cleaned daily and look liked they had just been updated, although the showers weren't the most powerful in the world they did their job.
We only have a little tent and we requested to be against the back hedge, when we arrived the site wasn't overly busy however the end of the site closer to the facilities were all packed tightly together.
The site had a shop which was opened in the morning and sold some useful essentials and a reasonable price.
The site had two games rooms, with table tennis, Pool, Table football and Playstation1's. It also had a bar / restaurant which we ate a couple of nights the food was delicious if a little pricey.
The local area is good for walks and we visited both Looe and polperro both had some really nice lttle pubs and we had the nicest chilli beef pasties in one of the pasties shops in polperro, would also recomened the boat trips between looe and polperro if the weather is nice.
We also visited profell (sp?) wildlife park, it would probably be a nice afternoon out for a family with younger children however we're both 21 and so this particular attraction didn't really entertain us.
All in all the area is very friendly as are the site owners, myself and my partner are hoping to go again next year and visit the eden project.
We found this site the best that we have ever stayed on, the staff where very helpful and the management were very friendly. I would recommend this site to any one and would give it ten out of ten. The bathrooms were kept very clean so was the site.
It was close to Polperro, I would recommend that you take time to visit Polperro, Looe and foye; they are all beautiful little fishing villages that are in easy reach from this site. What I liked with this site was that you could pay the full balance when you got arrived.
Excellent shower block and toilet facilities on the site, these were cleaned to a very high standard every day. The site was good, level pitches and fairly good size too. The site was busy but not too noisy. It had a small shop & Clubhouse which has a bar and games for the kids eg; snooker table. Owners very friendly and always around asking if you were ok which was nice.
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
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Small Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
Hardstanding Pitches 
Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
Rallies Welcome 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Motorbikers Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
Baby Changing Facilities 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
Gas Exchange 
Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
Freezer / Fridge 
Motorhome Point 
Wifi Access 
Shop <1 mile 
Bar On Site 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site 
Kids Playground 
TV Room 
Games Room 
Evening Entertainment 
Fishing <5 miles 
No Wild Swimming 
Indoor Pool <5 miles 
Outdoor Pool <5 miles 
No Horse Riding 
No Cycle Hire 
No Golf 
Tennis <5 miles 
Beach <5 miles 
Watersports <5 miles 
Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport On Site
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
We have just spent a week at Caradon, spanning the Easter weekend. Booking was simple, and the confirmation and site information received through the post was swift to arrive and comprehensive.
