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We stayed at Perran Sands using the Sun Holidays vouchers.
There was a slight mix up with the booking on my part to be fair, but the staff couldn't have been more helpful, going out of their way to make sure that we were happy.
We used the pool on a couple of occasions and it was lovely, but due to us having fantastic weather, we made use of the beach and didn't really use the facilities very much. The access to the beach was a fairly steep pathway down, but its gorgeous once your down. Absolutely wonderful and we walked over to Perranporth along the beach and via The Watering Hole pub for some much needed liquid refreshments towards the end of the day watching the sun set then caught the bus from Perranporth back to the site.
It really was one of the best holidays we've had in this country, aminly due to the location and weather. We went to the club one night although preferred the Mash & Barrel. There are 2 different clubs although one looked a bit dated. We found the site tidy clean and facilities were good. I would certainly return.
The location means its not too far to drive to Newquay, St Agnes and further to St Ives, Lands End and other places of interest long the bottom of Cornwall.
We have just returned from this site, I must admit I did worry about going there, as the reviews have not been that good, however I need not have worried at all. We had a flat pitch which was very large. We arrived at 9am and our pitch was empty so they allowed us to pitch, which was great. The facilities were very clean, and had plenty of hot water, and toilet roll, even though the site was full, there was never a queue for the shower or toilet. The wardens keep the site very clean and tidy.
The playground is great for the kids, also a little train runs from the main facilities around the park. We didn't use the facilities much as went out a lot, but when we did they were very good, the kids are well looked after with kids clubs, and lots for them to do.
There is a beach with is fab. Perranporth is worth a visit, lots of little shop, and a coop which is much cheeper than the spar on site.
We did go to the Cornish Cyder Farm (fab tour and lots of free samples)which is only 3 miles away.
Perran Sands is great for families and couples, however we didn't make full use of everything that they had to offer. Having been to a few Haven sites this has to be the best we have stayed at. I would go back to this site due to its location, and next time stay longer as its a long way to Cornwall and with so much to see and do on and off site I would like 2 weeks there. I give this site 8/10
Just got back from a 2 week break at Perran Sands. Overall, we really enjoyed this holiday.
The site is well kept with flat, large pitches. Being on sand dunes does give great drainage, even with heavy rain. There are 3 large toilet blocks and are as clean and well kept as can be expected on a campsite.
Family rooms with baths if you have children (lock combination is given to you when you check in). Pot washing area large and covered and most importantly there is constantly hot water for washing up and showering.
The camping area has a nice feel and our 8 year old son enjoyed cycling around the site and playing in the fabulous play area which is set in a huge sand pit.
A short walk to the main facilities including a Spar shop, pool, amusements and take aways. Although these facilities are handy, a short drive to Perranporth gives all of these too.
Personally, we found the main area servicing the static caravans a little 'chavvy'. The 'Funworks' amusements were like the lair of the lotus eaters for children and unless you were prepared to go to the evening entertainment 2 hours early you have no chance of getting a seat or seeing the show clearly.
The kids club is not a kids club, but a few organised events, you cannot leave the kids and they take no responsibility for their safely so we saw no point in sticking to their timetabled events.
The other advertised facilities (which are numerous) - archery, karting, water walkers, aqua jets, wall climbing, trampolines to name a few were all at an extra charge and you have to buy an activity card and often book in advance - we found this too expensive although if you have 2 children the second can go free. The swimming pool closes for a long lunch and kicks you out at 5. 30 to make way for the 'owners club'.
You also have to pay for the hair dryer with 20p's and I have very short hair and 40p didn't dry my hair - I became obsessed with collecting 20p's.
Overall, although we enjoyed it we probably won't return to Haven as we found it was over priced unless you make use of the facilities and evening entertainment. We could have got our holiday a lot cheaper but we thought we would use them more than we did - even though we had some very bad weather.
Just got back from a terrific weekend away at Perran Sands,
when we arrived we where given a pitch although our pitch was okay some of our friends that came with us had problems as there was a caravan on their pitch, this was quickly rectified,
our pitch was pretty level and managed to take our Vango Amazon 600 tent and Car and still had plenty of room for sitting outside, we also had other friends arriving later on in the day and again the warden managed to arrange it so that we were all together.
The site has a lovely park for the children to play in, the toilets are kept reasonable clean although the showers are a little cold but with it being mid season this is understandable.
There is a club room although we didn't use it as we wanted to keep it a cheap holiday, to get to the main room you have to walk through the arcade and this can become expensive especially with our 9yr old son.
The swimming pool is good fun with plenty of events going on in the evening they get out inflatable castle for the children to play on again our son enjoyed this, there is plenty of entertainment for the kids, Archery, Coca cola football although the Archery you have to pay for this.
There is a bus service nearly every hour and this is a great way of getting to see some of the other surrounding areas such as Truro and Newquay.
The site is fairly big and although this was the busiest I have seen the touring field we didn't feel like we where on top of each other, with plenty of walks around the campsite which is surrounded by sand dunes our dog loved this.
Having done a few haven holidays we thought this would be as good as last year, however this site was a big disappointment in many ways. This hasn't put us off using haven again in the future. But we will never return to perran sands:
Positives:
Location 1mile from perranporth and 8 from newquay.
Site is situated on sand dunes so has good drainage.
Views from cliffs over the Atlantic beautiful sunsets.
Negatives:
Bouncers at family club were more like nightclub bouncers.
The campsite is too far away from the main facilities ideally should have its own shop/pub/club.
Showers/toilets etc need an urgent facelift.
Constantly windy even on the nicest clear blue sky days.
The reception staff were helpful but ultimately had little local knowledge.
The spar shop is only open until 1900 although it is fairly priced.
Outside the park morrisons is your nearest supermarket in newquay although perranporth has a good coop which is open until 2200. It also has a weatherspoons which does good food and beer at reasonable prices, scoobies chip shop is good if you fancy fish and chips.
I wouldn't recommend perran sands to friends for a camping holiday as I feel haven have neglected the campsite compared to other haven sites we have stayed on.
We got a great deal on this - £78 for 7 nights with EHU! We did book 11 months in advance though. The pitches were a good size, our Outwell Idaho XL (huge)sat comfortably next to the car.
Pitches were flat and accomodating Perranporth was lovely, a great co-op for all the basics and lovely pubs and little shops. Newquay wasn't too far away, well worth a visit.
The site was ok, we're regulars to Haven's static holidays but found this site to be disappointing in comparison.
The camping area was miles away from the main complex with the shop, takeaways and entertainment. This meant a long walk with three children to use the pool or see the kids shows.
Our nearest toilet block was closed 2 days into our stay and so we had a fair walk to the next block.
It was incredibly windy and our footprint was ripped from it's pegs when we were packing up and literally torn in two by the wind! I would not visit here again.
I'd rather pay more for a site without entertainment and go out, explore and find our own!
We loved this holiday! It was our first holiday with Haven and they did not disappoint. We did get it cheaper due to a newspaper deal and then extended it so we felt we got great value for money.
The static caravan was lovely and toasty as they had put the heating on for us and made up the beds on arrival. Only downside to the whole holiday was the curtains fell down on my head one night and the bedroom window did not shut properly, but with a few minor adjustments by my husband, we were back on form. If my older son had come along as planned there would not have been enough bedding etc for him but I'm sure it would appear if I were to ask. I also had to re-wash the crockery and cutlery as some were not cleaned properly. The best part was when trying to peel spuds and chop them we realized all the handles fell off the knives, annoying but something to laugh about now.
The swimming pool was lovely and not overcrowded and the kids (and hubby) enjoyed the flume. The water walkers looked great but my children did not have a go and beware they cost £5 a go so if you have a few children it can add up. The club house was big and we always managed to get a seat. The entertainment team were great and all the staff on site appeared friendly and the programme throughout the day was good if the kids wanted to join in. The children enjoyed winning the tickets from the machines in the arcade and then cashing them in at the end of the week for toys.
The play area was good for the children and there was plenty to do on-site but you do have to pay extra for a lot of it. We paid £10 to hire a family bike thing where we had to peddle and the kids sat in the front. Down hill was great fun, picking up speed and going over speed bump but OMG going back up those hills was hard, we gave up and got out and pushed! fantastic fun though.
The campsite does allow dogs and most of the owners are responsible but you do come across the odd doggy do. But overall the site was clean and well managed.
The beach is the most amazing beach I have been to. Accessed via the park down a very long path, it was well worth the walk. We actually walked into Perranporth, stopped for a hot chocolate at the beach side cafe and then came back along the cliff top.
Perranporth itself was smallish but well stocked with many shops and 2 convenience stores which are a lot cheaper than the shop on site.
The eateries on site looked good and had some great deals on but we did not use them so can not comment on the food. There are also 2 further pub/cafe areas away from the main room so if you wanted a quieter night it was possible.
The shop on camp was a decent size but not well stocked, we think this was due to it being end of season but we still needed to eat. And the bar in the clubhouse ran out of the offers they had and we could hear the staff say many times 'sorry we have run out of that'. Just because it was the last week of the season we feel they should have still provided the same as throughout the year.
But these were all minor things that did not impact on our holiday in any way. I would definitely return to a Haven camp site and especially Perranporth as it was an ideal base for Newquay, St Ives, Truro and even Falmouth.
We arrived in early September to quite an empty field, only a handful of fellow campers. As we were out of school holidays we expected this but as the days progressed the site was quite full.
Two of the three shower blocks were closed as they had not expected as many guests, but the touring warden and his team did well to try and maintain them. The weather was changeable, but this is the UK. We found all the staff friendly,helpful and approachable.
The pitch sizes were quite good, not too close to each other. Definitely the base to use whilst in this area, easy access to all the lovely beaches,towns and villages.
Bar prices pricey - but this is a holiday park, and the live act on the Wed was excellent. Pizza hmmm. We got a half price deal, so if the price is right we will be returning.
A large site with lots of activities and cafe's. An indoor swimming pool which is great if weather bad. Static caravans are a little close together but some with great views of the sea. The beach is lovely and only a 5 minute walk down over the dunes from the statics. The camping pitches are a good walk away from the beach but level. A nice golf course is right beside the site in amongst the dunes as well. The staff we met were friendly and helpful. The town is lovely with lots of places to eat. Several villages and beaches in the area worth a visit.
Spent 4 nights at Perran Sands last week and had a fab time. Although weather wasn't that great there is still a lot to do at the park. You are allocated a pitch which is massive, and there are shower and toilet blocks everywhere. There were cleaners in the blocks each time I visited! electric points in the blocks, I dried my daughters hair for 40p. There is a lovely family pub and restaurant - Carvery is highly recommended! There is a Burger King, Pitza parlour, Spar & gift shop, Laundrette. There are two massive club houses with entertainment and one arcade for the kids. The swimming pool is very clean both indoors and outdoors. There is a range of activities that youy can also pay for, my children did the walking on water in a massive hamster ball and loved it - only £5! Camp site is quiet, clean and huge!
Please visit Newquay for surfing and shopping and Peranporth also has a great town and beach for surfing. We didn't walk to the beach from the park as you need to walk over sand dunes and it didn't look very safe and wasn't an actual path to the beach! If you are looking to spend your nights at the club houses please arrive early, they are full by 7pm and it is a nightmare to get a table after that until about 11pm.
Got a pitch for 30 days (all of may) with EHU for £169 for all 5 of us and dog. Huge, flat pitch close to toilets and few mins walk from the many facilities. We stayed 5 nights then left the tent pitched and returned each weekend to find our tent just as we had left it.
The site was brilliant with the sand dunes by our tent providing hours of entertainment for the 3 kids and dog. With an indoor pool and fantastic beach (yes a fair walk back from beach!)there was plenty of free stuff to do.
Best thing about this site is the size of the pitches and the fact that the management seem happy for you to fit whatever and however many people on them as you can.
Would certainly recommend this site even if you aren't too keen on Haven facilities as here you can take them or leave them.
Had a fab time, nice play parks, brilliant entertainment. Nearby beach, swimming pool, arcades, 3 restaurants. Toilets / showers are clean, shop is good. The main site of the park is about 10min walk from campsite, but well worth it.
The beach is a very steep drop to get to but well worth it. Will definitely return here. The only downfall is the wind, very hard to pitch your tent!
We have been to this site for the last 2 years and are going again in may next year. Some people slate this site, but if you book early you get a fantastic deal
Next May we are paying £85 for 9 nights with electric and all passes, you cant go wrong.
Our 12 year old loves it as well, so it cant be that bad.
We went to perran sands after leaving France to finish our holiday for 4 nights. The site is very big but despite this we had a fantastic time,
The staff are very nice and the pitches are big in spread out. The toilets and showers were always clean, its a walk up a hill to the beach and then down a lot of steps but well worth it, you have to be fit to walk back up the many steps.
The town is a short drive away, we have been to most haven site and we will be returning to this one next year, would recommend it
Went in may caught that great heatwave we had back then. Had a great time.the tent pitches are a nice distance apart. They are set amongst the sand dunes which the grand kids loved.
The toilets and showers are clean. The club is great, has some good entertainment. The pool is good fun, loved the flume. The on site shop is good.
Only small gripe is what happened to the on site fish and chip shop it seems to have been taken over by a pizza takeaway. Please bring back the chippy.
In all a great site with an excellent beach and surrounding areas.
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No Tents 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
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 
We stayed at Perran Sands using the Sun Holidays vouchers. 
