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This was the most expensive site I have ever booked at around £62 per night to pitch a tent and for that price I did expect a better toilet/shower block. They had re-built two out of the three blocks and they were lovely, even had a bath for the kids. However we were pitched closest to the ones that hadn't been renewed, they were old, tired and often smelly.
There is direct access (through the caravan park) to a lovely beach although it is a very steep walk down. The beach has a shop and lifeguards but no public toilets which it really needs with being such a steep walk back!
There is a free freezer block service at main camp reception. All the staff we came across where lovely. The pool was nice enough, and never overly busy like most other haven sites. Good choice of bars and food on site. The site shop (Spar) was ok but there are two coop's in nearby Perranporth and a large Morrisons fairly close by too. We had a lovely takaway from the Massala Indian in Perranporth. Overall a lovely site situated in a lovely part of Cornwall.
We took advantage of an early booking offer so nly paid half the normal price. Our pitch was on a slope and the wardens were helpful in providing blocks for our corner steadies to down on. If you want a level pitch book a hard standing one. Where we were pitched was adjacent to the toilet block and were lucky enough to have plenty of room infront and to the side of our pitch. Some pitches do look rather cramped for space.
Toliet block was kept clean by the cleaners who were often in there cleaning while you went about your buisniess ! Showers are a push button type you get a very short burst of water (2/3 secs) never any issues for hot water it was plentyfull. Site wardens were always around litter picking and always say hello.
The club house does not offer a large soft play for children !The main charector shows are all pre recorded with the charectors miming to whats going on but the kids like it. Bar prices are what you would expect from a large site so take plenty of money ifyou wish to spend a long evening in there.
Many of the things outside you have to pay for like crazy golf and the tandem bike hire.
There are numerous play areas with in the touring areas so your child is never far from play areas.
I've given VFM as 8 because we had a cheap deal but given that peakseason could cost near enough £800 I personally wont pay anyone that price in peak season.
We stayed for 2 weeks in the beginning of june. My first impression was why make the long access lane into the site so narrow?, constantly having to give way to oncoming traffic. On arrival the touring reception was closed and details of new arrivals pitches were clearly displayed in the window, however ours wasn't. 15 mins of trying to ring the given phone no (mobile signal is almost zero) we offloaded the caravan onto a nearby pitch and drove up to the main complex reception, usual friendly haven staff gave us our pitch details and we were away and pitched up on a nice flat hardstanding. It is a BIG site. With a 4yr old it's a 10 min walk to the main complex, our son loved going over the dunes while we walked on the main path. Every member of staff were absolutely brilliant. Even down to the bar staff, they were friendly, switched on and unusual for a haven resort every one was competent. Even the big muscled security were brilliant with the kids. The kids evening entertainment was usual haven, friendly funstars and good interactive games. Nice size arcade area, but a tad small soft play area but our son enjoyed it. The pool was lovely and warm, and again our son loved the slide. (they let non swimmers over a certain hight use the slide) 20p non refundable to use the swimming lockers. The toilet block is very modern and 9/10 for cleanliness. The beach access road took me 11 mins to reach from the hard standing with a good trot on. The access road is fairly steep however, living in walkley, Sheffield (VERY hilly) it was nothing. People were pushing prams up and down all day long. The beach is very nice and sandy and perranporth is a nice stroll along the beach, but not accessible in high tide. All in all a nice site that for us was spoiled a bit by the wind but that wasn't havens fault.
Spend 4 mid-week nights here on a standard touring pitch with our motorhome. We will definitely return - one of the best maintained sites we've been to, and fantastic location.
Pitch: we were on a standard grass touring pitch with EHU in the touring area of the site (RHS on entry - on the edge of the inland sand dunes, facing the village and church spire of Cubert). It was pretty flat - some neighbours were using blocks but we found it OK. There's a good tarmac road round the touring area, with sandy/grass pathways accessing pitches. These access ways were a bit potholey and in some places there were also reinforcing mats over the grass to drive on. There were lots of clean water and grey water points to choose from, plus a drive-over emptying point. The water points had just been repainted, and were the cleanest we've seen - obviously had been scrubbed very recently. Very clean Elsan emptying point in the main shower block. There were fully serviced Europitches closer to the main resort access road, but these were quite a lot more expensive than standard pitches when I was booking. The Europitches are on steeper land, and are terraced so each pitch is higher/lower than its neighbour - great views across the dunes to Cubert though.
Shower blocks: These were easily the cleanest shower blocks we've ever been too (and we've been to some prize-winners). They look like they are very new, and were absolutely pristine inside. Lots of hot water. One cubicle with bath; one extra large shower cubicle, and several standard shower cubicles. All serviced regularly by staff who were very much in evidence cleaning, emptyping bins etc several times a day. Washing up room had several sinks with big draining boards. Also very very clean. Obviously, we were visiting off season, and it was mainly adults on site though so cleanliness might be a different matter in high season.
Site 'village': The site Spar was open 8-8pm and had a perfectly adequate selection of all the normal stuff - bread, milk, veg, frozen stuff, booze, newspapers etc. Prices were acceptable. There's a cash point on site and the gift shop and bars/restaurants did cash-back. Fish'n'chip shop, pizza takeaway, a couple of sit-down restaurants and bars. We didn't eat at any of these, but our neighbours ate out every night and said the food was good portions, at an OK price. Local fish and seafood on the menu. Pizza delivery to your pitch.
Entertainment: This seems to centre mainly on the kids, with a programme throughout the day and early evening for them. Live entertainment every evening started (for adults) with bingo at around 8pm, then some kind of audience-participation session, be it games, karaoke, quiz etc; finished off with a set by the site entertainment team (pretty amateurish, but entertaining enough). On the thurs, fri, sat nights there is a more professional live act that comes in (not the on site team). We saw a comedian who was actually very good in a bit old-fashioned, 80s way. He was quite near the knuckle, worked the audience really well and got the biggest audience and applause of the whole week.
Activities: Didn't use the pool or various activities (mini-golf, pedal karts, archery etc) but all well used by others.
Site and location: The site is on a Site of Special Scientific Interest - the highest sand dunes in the UK, with a whole range of unique flora and fauna. There are a host of walks you can do from the site, with various wildlife points of interest well signposted. Free leaflets with walks etc from reception. There's a half-hourly bus service from the site that goes to Truro/Newquay. And the huge, golden sandy beach is a 10 minute walk down a (steep) concrete access path/ steps from the site. Perranporth town is 1 mile from the site, via the beach, and Holywell 3 miles along the beach. Southwest Coastal Path also runs through the site. So much to do, you don't really ever need to leave the site, but if you do want to go further afield, the A30 was around a 12min drive - the Eden Project took us 35 mins, and National Trust Lanhydrock, about the same.
Stayed at Perran sands for a week in April. Arrived on Saturday and we followed the warden on his tractor to our pitch. The site was really quite. All the pitches that were being used were all by the toilet blocks. The toilet blocks were excellent and heated. As the site was quite our daughter could ride her bike and scooter about the park. There is a new child's play area on touring park. The dog walking is excellent. The warden were always about cleaning, cutting lawn, strimming so the park was really tidy. The weather was great all week so walked to the beach most days but the walk back is uphill (hardwork). Would definitely stop here again
Spent 2 weeks here and couldn't have gotten a better site. Friendly lady directing people when you first arrive. Reception took only 5 minutes to sort out the booking. They give you a map and show you where everything is. Disabled key is £20 deposit. We were on pitch 137 and it was not too green. (Summer use and the ground is sand/dirt mix which I presume is why hardly any grass where we pitch the tent. )
We were about as far away from the shops/bars/entertainment as you could get, but it was only a 7 minute walk. I'm disabled and walk slower than most, but did it easily. Pitches are big enough for our Montana 6P and awning and enough room for the car and seating beside it.
The Spar shop on site was very good for stock and not overly priced like some camp shops. There was a fish and chip shop and a Big John's also. The Surf Bay Restaurant food was a little expensive for those on a budget, but the food in all 3 places was good.
The night time entertainment was as cheesy as it gets but kept the kiddies happy. Beer prices were not extortionate either.
The disabled toilet/shower were kept very clean in both blocks. (Need a shaver plug point in them) The ordinary showers, like most sites, had a few hooks on the back of the door. No place to keep your clothes/towel dry. Otherwise they were also kept spotless.
The walk down to the beach is very steep. I went down but there is no way I could get back up. So we walked along the beach to Perranporth. 20 minutes and you're at the Watering Hole pub on the beach. Great place for a pint or six. Would I visit here again? Damn right I would. We're going back next year!
Had a brill week here can't fault it one bit all facilities A1, booking in first class, pitches bumpy but level enough without causing any problems because of the plots being sand mostly only thing that if it rained it was a long walk to the main area for entertainment at night which was very good the grandkids loved it but we picked a very hot week. Walk onto beach was a path winding down the cliff but worth it has the sea and beach fantastic. When the tide went out you could walk into Perranporth which was lovely. Defo go again to Perran sands but pick a fully service pitch closer to reception.
Spent 2 weeks of the school summer holidays here in our tent. We were on an XL grass pitch with EHU, number 266 to be exact. The site was full as you would expect in the first 2 weeks of August.
The site is mostly surrounded by sand dunes and is the largest site we have ever been on. We found it a little too big. We have a 7 year old boy and the play ground was at the other side of the site, so far away that we would not let him go and play alone as he would have been well out of sight and earshot. Also there was no open space for ball games on the camping field.
There were 3 toilet/shower blocks. 2 of them were fairly new and pleasant, but the one nearest to our pitch was the old one. It was cleaned regularly but in need of refurbishment. Some of the showers drained the wrong way so you got other peoples' shower water running through your cubicle.
The camping field did not appeal to me greatly. Our pitch was well worn and mostly bare compacted sand with very little grass. Our first impression was quite poor as we were next door to some what appeared to be employees' caravans which had obviously been there for quite a while. They looked shabby to say the least.
On a more positive note our son had a whale of a time taking part in the various activities on the complex. Most of these were charged extra, but we purchased activity vouchers online pre arrival which were a reasonable price. We did archery, fencing, roller skating, kayaking, aqua jets, aqua gliders and paddlers, pool party, easy gliders, golf, trampolining, water walkers and karts. Unfortunately the climbing wall was broken. All the staff were fantastic and made the holiday really. The only niggle was that you had to queue quite a while sometimes at the 'hub' to arrange activities.
The spar shop was well stocked and priced ok. We never used the restaurants so cannot comment.
Mobile signal is patchy on the campsite but stand in the right place and you're ok.
We walked down to the beach through the site. It is steep in places on the way back up, but not really too much of a problem even if you are a couch potato like me.
We never went to the 'nightclub', but we did use the amusement arcade one night which was good, plenty of machines to attract my son and the usual air hockey and pool tables !
In conclusion, the overall holiday and main facilities were good. The camping field was not the best but adequate. It could do with some TLC.
We love this site as it has everything for us. We have been going here now for the past 5 years and never tire of the park and surrounding area. We go for the standard caravan which is no frills and adequate for us with 2 bedrooms a nice lounge area, well equipped kitchen and adequate shower/toilet. The site has its own path down to the beach, it is a steep gradient which you don't really notice until you are on your way back up !( a chairlift like at Alum Bay would be perfection). The beach goes on for miles in either direction with lovely sand everywhere, the surf is of course variable and not really consistent during our visits. Be careful of the tide times as the walk to Perranporth along the sand is subject to the tide status with the small headland to the left of the steps here being impassable at high tide. Beware of the costs at the 'Watering hole' the pub on the beach, idyllic but you pay the price. The site is situated amongst sprawling sand dunes which our dogs love to explore and a path leading to the ancient St Pirrans Church being excavated by archeaologists - look out for the modern concrete cross and the old church and St Pirrans cross (ancient celtic cross) is to your right. The site has everything here and a local chain runs the site shop which sells most things and is not overpriced. The facilities on site are excellent but we go out of season as we are sure the place would be heaving during high season. We have found that the static vans are closely spaced so expect some noise from your neighbours! our only criticism is that the car parking areas next to your caravan can be a bit uneven and we grounded the exhaust pipe on the car when we pulled up outside and had to park away from the caravan. A minor gripe for such a lovely site and a lovely area. Do explore the old tin mines in the area and if you are lucky you may see them filming Poldark in and around St Agnes about 5 miles from the site. Shops in Perranporth are a bit limited but we go about 5 miles down the road towards Newquay to the Quantrell Downs retail park where there is a huge Morrisons and a Lidl too so get all your shopping there. Newquay is worth a visit and explore the coastal road towards Portreath. Wheal Coates engine house ruin is worth seeing just east of St Agnes head. Dont miss out on the Cornish mining heritage site area with Geevor mine worth a visit and the Crown mine ruins at Botallick is worth a look as its perched on the edge of the cliff and is another location where they film Poldark!We will be going back again this year enough said !
We have just returned from a week at the Haven site. I agree that it may not be to everyone's taste but we had a fantastic time. We have stayed before and used the pool but weather was so good this time, we only went to the on site bar. The site a night was quiet even although it was full and we never needed to queue for either the toilets nor the showers. My wife said her showers were ok, not spotless but with the shear numbers it was not unexpected.
The week's pitch was a real bargain and would we return? Absolutely!
We had one of the fully serviced 'European Pitches' at the highest part of the touring site.
Check in was easy and the touring site was immaculately clean and tidy.
As other reviews have said, the newer WC facilities are really top class. The provision of a bath in both the male and female is great for young families. The wait for this could be quite long but the site was busy.
We booked the service pitch having used them previously at other locations but on arrival I was glad that we weren't on the lower field which to my mind was a bit cramped in. All of the caravans and tents appeared to be a bit on top of each other. Having said that, there wasn't much noise late in the evenings given the number of people on the site and the on site provision of entertainment.
We did use some of the facilities on the park but to be honest, with such great beaches close by there is no need to use the entertainment if you don't want. The restaurants on site were good but there did seem to be a bit of an issue with staffing throughout the entertainment are of the park. Some of the restaurants were critically low on staff and there was some chaos about operating times of some of the kids activities (trampolines in particular).
We got lucky with fine weather but there would have been plenty to do had it been wetter.
The campsite was great, and we would return in the future, even if we didn't use the Haven entertainment facilities.
Well having just returned from a week at Perran sands we are already thinking about going again next year. We found that the staff were very friendly and welcoming and the location of the site is great. Set amongst the sand dunes that the kids played in for hours and in walking distance to the beach, although would be a steep walk back up so we carried on down the beach to Perranporth and caught the bus back(bus stop on site is great). The on site restaurant, chip shop and pub are pretty good and other facilities such as pool are good. Being in a tent the pot washing, showers and toilet amenities are most important and although the block we were closest to was dated compared to the others it was always clean, never a queue and plenty of hot water.
This is the second time we have enjoyed a stay at haven-the best haven site by far. Facilities excellent, with a variety of eateries, pizzeria and Spar shop in main complex. Great toilet/shower facilities with a choice of which ones to use. The site is surrounded by magnificent dunes, providing a great scenic walking area for dog, but also can be enjoyed as a peaceful walk. The beach is not far, about fifteen minute walk from rear of site. If mindful of tide times, can walk straight across beach at low tide into Perranporth, if high tide you use the cliff top paths, which provide excellent views and is a great place to watch the sunset. The site is generally very quiet for a very busy site, and so quite peaceful. There is on-site entertainment complex which is actually pretty decent, whatever your age.
Went Glamping in the Geo Domes fore 2wks just got back. Had 2ks of sun on the beach every day. The Geo Dome were great and better than we expected only downer was at 5pm when we come back off the beach could not sit inside to hot LOL. The pool was great and the wardens were great even take your own telly for world cup. Would go again in them.
The company itself are not good greed comes to mine.
Went to ask how much 2wks in August was with own tent quote was £847, down the road a farm quote was £500 for 2ks, only different is no swimming pool. Down road leisure centre with one. Will be going there. Geo Dome is £1000 a week in August LOL.
Mixed views on this site. I usually plump for quiet sites with basic facilities but as a single mum with two children aged 12 and 10, and being away for 2 weeks, I decided to try somewhere with more facilities for the kids.
Upon arrival the signposting is poor and the main reception difficult to find by car (we headed for the touring park where reception was closed then had to drive round to the main part of the site). Once we found it, we had a lovely warm welcome and the lady sent us back to the touring reception where she then met us to check us in.
Tents and caravans are mixed together and it did feel quite hemmed in with cars parked either alongside or in front of tents/caravans. We were opposite an older shower block which was definitely in need of updating compared to the newer ones elsewhere on site.
The site has plenty of facilities including Spar (over-priced and very busy), swimwear/gift shop, takeaway pizza and fish/chips, 2 bars, Surf Bay restaurant, launderette and hire shop for surfboards etc. The food at Surf Bay was good and there was free wifi available there too although the reception of this was patchy. The launderette was extremely over-priced and I made the decision to take 3 loads of laundry to a launderette in Newquay rather than pay their over-inflated prices.
Other facilities included an amusement arcade, indoor & outdoor pool, bungee trampolines, all weather football/sports pitch and evening entertainment. We didn't utilise the entertainment at all and the kids used the arcade a few times. We also used the outdoor pool twice and the kids did a couple of pool activities in the evening, plus archery, which they enjoyed.
The beach is a LONG walk (or cycle as we tried twice) from the campsite and we ended up driving there and walking down the very steep slopes/steps.
My main dislike of the site was that it was noisy and there seemed to be a general disrespect for quiet times (usually after 11pm on other campsites I've visited). Several nights I was awoken in the early hours with people shouting as they walked past our caravan and there were several campers who saw nothing wrong in playing their music at full volume with no regard whatsoever for those around them.
There was also no phone signal and no 3G anywhere near our caravan which was very frustrating (although some may say that's a blessing!) so to get any kind of signal we had to either go up to the main part of the site or off site completely.
In view of the number of facilities I used compared to the amount I paid for this site, I would have preferred to opt for a smaller, quieter 5* site which would probably have cost me half the amount and been twice as enjoyable. I won't be in a hurry to return.
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Caravan Pitches 
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Small Campervans 
No Glamping Units 
Holiday Homes for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
No Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
No Hardstandings 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
No Rallies 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
No Baby Changing 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
No Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
Gas Exchange 
No Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
No Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
No Wifi Access 
Shop On Site 
Bar On Site 
Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site 
Kids Playground 
No TV Room 
Games Room 
Evening Entertainment 
Fishing <1 mile 
No Wild Swimming 
Indoor Pool On Site 
Outdoor Pool On Site 
No Horse Riding 
No Cycle Hire 
Golf <1 mile 
Tennis On Site 
Beach On Site 
Watersports On Site 
No Boat Launch 
Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
Coastside Pitches 
Public Transport 
No Dog Walk 
This was the most expensive site I have ever booked at around £62 per night to pitch a tent and for that price I did expect a better toilet/shower block. They had re-built two out of the three blocks and they were lovely, even had a bath for the kids. However we were pitched closest to the ones that hadn't been renewed, they were old, tired and often smelly. 
