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Ayr Holiday Park
Ayr
St Ives
Cornwall (West) (Browse area)
TR26 1EJ
Tel: 01736 795855
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Pitches: 40
Open: 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2026
01/01/2027 to 31/12/2027
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 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 Holiday Homes for Hire |
 Holiday Homes for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
 Motorbikers Welcome |
| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 Bathroom |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 Battery Charging |
 Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop <1 mile |
 Bar On Site |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <1 mile |
 Wild Swimming <1 mile |
 Indoor Pool On Site |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 Cycle Hire <1 mile |
 Golf <1 mile |
 Tennis <1 mile |
 Beach <1 mile |
 Watersports <1 mile |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
 Open All Year |
 Coastside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
 Electric Car Charging Point |
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| Date of Visit: May 2009 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: MrsGillespie84 |
7 reviews from this member |
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 First time in St Ives. Campsite is huge and the toilet/shower blocks are lovely and clean.
A plus and a negative is its location. On top of a hill. Fantastic views, breathtaking but the wind broke our tent and we had to use our little 2 man for the entire trip and we nearly lost that a few times. Tried a wind break but that snapped too. Pretty much impossible to cook dinner as the wind did not stop so spent most of the time either drinking cider in the pub or curled up awake in the tent thinking it was going to blow down.
Left a day early due to weather. 
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| Date of Visit: May 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Samjlynch |
2 reviews from this member |
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Our first visit to St Ives and we weren't disappointed.
The site itself is well maintained and only a ten minute walk into St Ives. Although, as mentioned in previous reviews, the walk back is a bit steep. We stayed for two nights and got a taxi back on the second as I just couldn't face it (which was a whole £2.70 and worth every penny!).
Positives:- Absolutely spectacular views over St Ives bay.
- The toilet and shower facilities are fantastic. Very clean, free power showers, sockets for hair dryers / straighteners and shaver sockets in the gents (so my husband tells me). The piped music into the shower blocks is fab for when you're getting ready to go out on an evening.
- Three washing sinks for doing dishes which never really seemed to get busy and water is hot.
- Generally a good well maintained site.
Negatives:- No disposable BBQs . Which we weren't told about before we arrived on site, and the piped music is a bit much if you need a loo trip in the middle of the night.
Overall a really nice site to stay at, and will definitely consider staying there again if planning another visit to St Ives in the future.
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| Date of Visit: July 2008 |
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| Reviewer: Kimbos5 |
5 reviews from this member |
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Stayed here for the first time last year. Husband has been here before.
They have the best shower/toilet facilities I have ever been to! Love the music playing whilst you are in there. They also have an area with mirrors and plug sockets so you can not only take your own hair drier, but straightners also! Never had queue for a shower.
Only a short walk down hill into St Ives - Only downside it the walk back up the hill!
We stayed the week after the torrential rain so our pitch was slightly muddy (had to pitch a ground sheet outside to stop us walking mud in the tent!)
We think the price is great considering the facilities and its the closest place you can get to St Ives.
Needless to say we have booked to go again this year!
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| Date of Visit: October 2008 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: TracyJerram |
16 reviews from this member |
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This site is very well placed to walk into the town of St. Ives (if you don't mind a steep walk down and back. We walked it everyday with our young children. It does have glorious views of the bay and because of this it is very blustery, so we didn't use our awning.
The toilets and showers are to a high spec, however the shower cubicles are really small, so it is nigh on impossible to shower your child with you. The rest of the site is dated and not looking at it's best. The hardstanding pitches were very small.
When we arrived the receptionist was quite miserable, no pleasantries, just presented us with a bill, told us where to pitch and that was it. The site did not reflect the pricey pitch fee, although some happy smiling faces at reception could have made the difference. If I were to return, I would look somewhere else first.
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| Date of Visit: August 2008 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: KATHCHRIS |
5 reviews from this member |
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We stayed for a weekend in August in our VW Campervan. The site is lovely with fantastic facilities and views. It is an easy walk into the town which too is fantastic. However, we were put in the 'overflow' field with no electric (which I don't mind) but we take up the space of a parking space in a field and were charged £27 per night (Just 2 adults) I didn't let on we had our dog with us as I think that would of made it £30/night.
All in all it was a lovely weekend but £54 for a quick weekend away in a field is a bit too pricey for me and because of this reason and this reason only I don't think I'll re-visit :-(
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| Date of Visit: August 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Campz |
3 reviews from this member |
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Fairly mixed feelings about this site.
As all the other reviews have said the toilet and shower block is to a very high standard with plenty of hot water that is partly solar heated so some green brownie point there.
A big site but quite busy and fairly crowded at this peak time of the year. Its high position is both its strong point and weak point as you get the views but you are also very exposed so when the wind is blowing you had better be sure your tent is a good strong one fixed with good pegs.
We felt that although there were good facilities that this was primarily a commercial operation taking every opportunity to extract money from guests. The one that has to take the biscuit is the bus service that takes you to St Ives being £2.50 per person for a return. It is no surprise then that hardly anyone used it. There were 3 of us and the bus would have cost £7.50, instead we paid £5.50 for an all day ticket at one of the St Ives car park and we could go back and forth as many times as we liked.
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| Date of Visit: July 2008 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Leafletter |
28 reviews from this member |
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As cycle tourers, we were allocated to one of the 15 unmarked pitches in the 'backpackers' section. This was on quite a steep slope, but no worse than where some of the caravans and large tents seemed precariously balanced. It was also rather expensive at £14 per night, even for one backpacker.
But: location, location, location - this is a few minutes walk from the centre of St Ives. Unfortunately we were there during torrential rain but the unique combination of beautiful beaches and mediterranean-style narrow streets with whitewashed cottages, galleries, cafes and fascinating little shops means its reputation is well-deserved.
As well as the touristy part, follow Main Road up away from the harbour and there are more typical high street shops, banks etc, including a very old fashioned bakers with the most wonderful pasties - don't bother with the tourist trap ones near the harbour. The shower block IS something else and probably deserves to win a best campsite loo block award, and the views of St Ives and Godrevy Head probably deserve to win another award.
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| Date of Visit: June 2008 |
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| Reviewer: Suegw |
7 reviews from this member |
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Like everyone else I was impressed with the facilities, but they do come at a price. What do you get for your money? - truly lovely views of St Ives and the Atlantic (and dolphins if you're lucky); the closest campsite to the town (easy 10mins walk, but bit of a hill on the way back up); Excellent showers/toilet facilities and if you are camping some of the pitches are very generous. If you want space and the best views and are in a tent you want pitches 83 to 86. In St Ives you get gorgeous beaches, art galleries every five seconds and some very nice cafes and pubs (try the Sloop Inn). For all the above it's a great site, but if you want a base to explore more of Cornwall you may wish to choose something a little less expensive.
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| Date of Visit: May 2008 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: Robinho08 |
4 reviews from this member |
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Fantastic site, excellent facilities. Most modern toilet/shower block I've come across.
Nice view over St. Ives, and only ten minute walk into the town or to the beach.
St. Ives itself, is a lovely town. Loads of unique shops and art galleries. Good pubs and grub.
Watch out for the seagulls though, they will swoop for your ice cream or pasty. Quite vicious.
Will definitely be back.
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| Date of Visit: August 2007 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: Mazza1 |
2 reviews from this member |
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Definitely the best toilet block I've ever encountered on a campsite. Lots of space, lots of hot water (the showers are solar powered, from memory) and also very clean.
No shop on the site but you are very close to the town and a few hundred metres from a local shop.
There's a takeaway cafe on the site, open four or five mornings a week for coffees, breakfast and smoothies.
We stayed here for a week and didn't need to drive once (despite the awful weather) as there is plenty to do in St Ives.
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| Date of Visit: December 2007 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Paulbambi |
37 reviews from this member |
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We spent Christmas at Ayr and a fantastic time was had by all, the park has well laid out hardstanding level pitches, with levelling blocks provided on every pitch, every pitch has brilliant views over St Ives and especially Porthmeor beach.
The toilets are something to behold having underfloor heating and piped music, they are the poshest lavs I have seen on a campsite. The showers are very hot and the water is heated by solar power. There are recycling points around the site and this is encouraged.
The walk into St Ives is most enjoyabe and you can get there several different ways but by far the nicest is the coastal path with access to it directly from the site.
There is a childrens play area with a brilliant zip line!
Just down the road from the site is a newagents for your daily paper, and onsite we had a visit from a friendly cat which made itself at home in our van(apparently he lives there.
On christmas day we had a fly by from Santa in a helicopter(he does this every year)who flys around carbis bay and waves to you as he passes, and yes he is low enough to see him in his red suit, It made my son`s christmas seeing santa in an RAF helicopter. Wonderful site with relaxed attitude, we will be returning asap.
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| Date of Visit: October 2007 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Lolly11 |
2 reviews from this member |
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Spent a few days here and found the site to be very well kept, lovely toilet and shower block and wonderful views. Friendly and helpful staff.
St Ives is lovely quaint town, lots of shops and places to eat. The Tate is a bit expensive but there are plenty of small galleries.
Well worth a visit!
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| Date of Visit: September 2007 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Toady503 |
16 reviews from this member |
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We visited this site last week, lovely place. It has a new spotless toilet block and showers with ample hot water. Great views over the sea, we loved it and will be returning again hopefully very soon
It's only ten minutes walk into town where there is a lovely fishing harbour and lots of pubs and restaurants.
Great walks in both directions from St Ives, we did both walks. People on site very helpful and friendly.
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| Date of Visit: June 2007 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Davensylvia |
8 reviews from this member |
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This site is expensive, but it sits high above the town so the views across St Ives are second-to-none.
It's really a caravan/motorhome park, but after a few days of basic camping elsewhere in the county, it's a welcome relief to find a swanky shower/loo block which also has piped music! It was great to be able to do washing, use clean showers etc- an ideal mid camping stay to re-charge for the next part of the journey.
As for the pitches, they are not bad. Some a bit close together, but generally level and the tent fields are a bit of a walk from the loo block and entrance to the site. We stayed for two nights, one with a fantastic sunset which turned the town below a beautiful pink, and the second in torrential rain, so we saw the best and worst of the site. It didn't appear too muddy when we left and there was a lot of rain that night!
St Ives is an adorable little town with cobbled streets, lovely beaches, and of course most people come for the art. The Tate Gallerey is small, but worth a visit, and there are hundreds of galleries, many with artists in residence painting while you watch. It was very busy though, and this was not in school holidays, and I can imagine it becoming quite claustrophobic in high summer.
Oh, and a note, if you buy an ice cream or fish and chips on the harbour front, beware the gulls. You have been warned. We saw a number of casualties in the space of an hour!
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| Date of Visit: September 2006 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Zappyt |
3 reviews from this member |
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A beautifully kept site with brilliant facilities and very well maintained grounds. Nice sized pitches and plenty of toilets and showers. St Ives is lovely and always worth a visit, easy walking distance. The staff on the park were very friendly and happy to help.
We will be returning!
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