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Lovely site very impressive when you first come in at the reception area. Dont make mistake we made and drive right up to barrier without booking in first as you need swipe card and there was a queue of cars behind us- park at the side first.
Nice big shop which has mini bakery that sells pasties and sausage rolls etc.Shop was reasonably priced well stocked. Snack shop sold fish and chips (around £7.50) kids meals £3.99 etc.
We had premier pitch near beach, lovely big size ideal for our tent(gelert tahoma) day tent and landrover, with still room left.Only problem is down to weather it was very windy and no shelter hence our day tent the poles snapped and our tent was severely tested. As ground was slightly uneven when we had severe rain caused flooding some tents on site were waterlogged, so if your in a caravan you'll be ok there!
Toilets nice and clean block next to pool is even better more modern.
Pool is nice and clean, bearable warmth! Only got to use it once due to bad weather.
Beach is very clean water clean although hurts to walk on your bare feet on sand.My daughter loved flying her kite on the beach (buy them cheap in the shop) Playground is just a climbing frame and 2 small children's swings on beach the other small children's area is at the pub area.
Ship inn as mentioned in many posts is lovely and beer garden is great.Have to mention the tea shop near it does the most gorgeous cream teas mmm.
Nothing to do within walking distance of the site.Short drive about 3 mile to asda, tesco and aldi for shopping. Eden project, lost gardens of heligan and shipwreck centre and others not to far away.
Evening entertainment great, kids club great.£10.50 jug of 4 pint beer plus raffle ticket every £10 spent to win meal in restaurant and luxury hamper every week, and bingo every night good money prizes.
Only criticism of this site is its very bad getting out of site as cars approach on both sides on a bend on a busy road could do with a sign to warn traffic.
Just came back from 5 nights at Pentewan Sands and we were very pleased with the whole stay. We stayed in a tent with electric hook up. The pitches do vary a lot in size and ours was on the small side compared to some of the other tent pitches but nothing to small to bother us. The shower blocks are adequate and fairly clean but could probably do with some modernisation. The site has an excellent shop where you can buy local produce and just about anything else you might need. The bar / club has a good atmosphere and is well stocked and sells food in the day and evening. We didn't eat in the bar as we were situated over the far side of the campsite near Pentewan village where you will find the Ship Inn which we ate at 4 times. The food is excellent with a good choice and there is a good range of real ales and cider to wash the food down with. In half term when we went the pub got really busy and we had to wait a while for a table as they do not accept bookings, But there is a nice garden outside where the kids could play. The beach is excellent, The sea most days was very calm and ideal for Kayaking etc. The only downside to the beach was the lack of watersport facilities provided by the campsite. There is a scuba diving centre in the middle of the beach and what looked like a sailing club at the far end of the beach which looked like it hired out quite large sailing craft which were far to advanced for us. It needed sports like Kayaking, Windsurfing ect catering for as I think the demand would be very high as we found at other smaller beaches like Polkerris. The walk over the cliffs to mevagissey is very nice but strenuous with two young children but the rewards are worth it when you get there, It is a lovely fishing village with a good range of shops and restaurants. We would definitely recommend the site and will going back in the future.
We stumbled across what I think is Cornwall's best kept secret on UK Campsite camp site search whilst looking for a site that I call in between commercial and quiet and this ticks all boxes for me.
Set in the quiet Cornish village of Pentewan, Pentewan Sands is quite a large site offering touring / camping and static van holidays (although there are not too many statics). On arrival we booked in at reception (10.30am!) and was provided with all the necessary information about the site then shown where our pitch was. We were in the 'F' field which is located towards the rear of the site nearest to the road which we were dubious about noise from the road but it was the only field where we could book 4 pitches together. I have to say that if / when booking again I would opt for F field everytime, the space we had for four pitches was amazing and the noise from the road was minimal. We were also sheltered from the sea breeze. There are some fabulous beach side pitches available but I think you have to gamble on having good calm weather with these.
The site has great on-site facilities:
Ample shower blocks which were always clean when I used them and given that it was Spring Bank holiday and the site was full I never had to queue once.
Good sized shop with bakery and all the essential items and more and not over priced.
A takeaway offering pasties burgers and chips etc. We only used this once and it was fine.
The on-site bar / club was good although it was very busy and you struggle to get a seat if not there early but there is an alternative quieter bar downstairs.
The on site outdoor pool was good (but cold!) however kids under 15 had to be accompanied by an adult. At busy times the length of the pool was shortened by the lifeguard which made things worse and I for one could not understand the logic with this.
The best on-site facility was the beach! a mixture of sand and shingle (which can hurt a bear foot) but us and the kids loved it.
Locally, Mevagissey is beautiful place and only a five minute drive from the site. Pentewan is a nice small village with the local pub (Ship Inn) which has a good, reasonably priced menu on offer. Supermarkets are plentiful in St Austell (10mins)
For us this site is one of the best we have stayed at and whilst there tried to book again for August (to no surprise completely full) but will certainly be visiting here next year.
This was my 'maiden voyage' in a tent (apart from a largely forgotten soggy experience as a Girl Guide over 20 years ago) so I really didn't know what to expect. We visited as part of Dive Fest and we were part of a big group. Check-in wasn't too bad - they struggled to find our booking but to be fair, it had been made by the group leader. He was adamant he'd left our names against our pitch numbers but the Reception staff were unable to find it. We got there in the end, even though I had to return to the Reception to tell them which pitch we should be on. Problems will always occur but to me customer service is measured by how they are resolved and I was happy with the service.
The pitch was level and we were able to park our car right next to the tent - an absolute 'must' in a 2-person tent when your other half is over 6ft tall and storage is non-existent. Even though it was May it was really cold at night due to the strong winds but the toilet and shower block was close by, very clean and mercifully lovely and warm! I feel the cold terribly so I had to drag myself away.
We didn't check out many of the facilities, except the shop, which was big and very well stocked. The take-away was great if you wanted a traditional British bacon / sausage / egg bap and the guys serving were lovely and friendly but no good if your body is a temple and you want something even vaguely healthy. After a weekend I never wanted to see bacon or a burger again!
The site is very exposed so when it rained and the wind picked up our brand new tent was severely tested but held up well. Still you have to brave the elements under canvas.
As part of the Dive Fest there was live music in the evening. It was very noisy up to about 11pm then everything went quiet - lovely!
The challenge for me as we look to book a weekend away camping is to find another site with such an excellent location (this is literally just off the beach) and with the same standard of facilities.
We stayed at this site for one week during the August bank holiday and it was great.
We stayed in one of the new static vans which was beautiful. Checking in was a bit of a nightmare but we didn't have to wait too long past the time given.
The beach is great but sand is more shingle really which got a bit sharp in some areas.The kids enjoyed the pool which was no way heated but they didn't seem to mind. Although the life guards don't really pay much attention.
The takeaway was rubbish overpriced and undercooked but I can't comment on the restaurant having not eaten there. The club was pretty good but a little pricey, if you like a good pint the pub in Pentewan village is your best bet and the food was lovely but go early as it seems to get pretty busy.
All in all its a great site in a great location and I would definitely return some day.
We stayed here in the busy August period. All the pitches were full. It is a large and busy site with a diverse range of holidaymakers, mostly comprising families. People are mainly in caravans with awnings, interspersed with large tents. There are a few motorhomes. The pitches are large and clearly marked. The facilities are clean and there is a sufficient amount for the amount of people. The site is fronted by Pentewan Sands beach; this is a large stretch of sandy beach, which is surprisingly not very busy (but it was quite windy and rainy when we stayed). It has a large shop with food and holiday products. There is a fish and chip shop. There is also nightly entertainment, but we never went to this. Quite a few people bring speedboats or jet skis with then. There is an outdoor swimming pool, which I think has been refurbished during winter 2008/09, and will be a covered pool. The surrounding area has easy access for the Eden Project, World of Model Railways, Cornish fishing villages (and boat/fishing trips). The Lost Gardens Of Heligan are easily found nearby. The nearest town is St. Austell, which has a range of supermarkets. Would I go again? Not sure, I would think about a smaller site first.
Went back in 2008, what can I say, If every camp site was like this there would be no need to go abroad. The weather was (thankfully) amazing. This going hand in hand with the private beech views was blissful. The beech itself is nice fine nearly white sand, with a launching ramp for those lucky enough to own a boat.
The pitches them selves were massive, and we have a massive tent. More than enough room. Upon booking you can choose the pitch number and location that you wish to stay in but be warned the best ones (beach front) do go early and its hard to wrestle the regulars out of the deal the have with the owners. We had to book at least 8 months in advance to secure a sea view.
They have a shop on site that provides fresh patisseries and the usual cheap water pistols and playing cards. The facilities are great. The club house is a bit cheesy but have you ever been to one that isnt?
I literally cannot rave enough about this campsite. It ideal secluded surrounding make a great paradise for campers, and deservedly so. The only thing I would slate it for is its distance away from the other well known attractions in the south, but if relaxations your thing then head to this site.
We stayed there last May on F field (Whit week). Furthest field away, but we were happy to let our little boy play outside and not worry about cars speeding past, which you will get on the more central fields. Also we had some severe gales that week and anyone near the beach either had their awning or tent ripped from the ground, or had to collapse it before the wind took it. We were quite sheltered. We have booked again for May as the site itself is great. Nice pool (sometimes heated), good evening entertainment for kids and adults. Toilet blocks were clean, despite the shocking weather. Shop well stocked and no over inflated prices. We had a choice of pitches near the beach, but chose F field again, simply because of the reasons I have mentioned. However if the weather is good I imagine a beach side pitch would be great. Got to say though I think those pitches book up very quickly.
We have just been on our 4th visit to this site and yes again we had a great holiday. We managed to get H30 plot right on the front far left and it was great and really quiet as it was the close of the season and no one else was within 500 yards of us. I have only one gripe and that was that when we went up to go to the pool, it was closed for the season with no notice. We were disappointed as we were still paying for the facilities and wish that we had been told this when booking,
Spent two weeks camping here at the end of August, pitch was huge though a tad lumpy and quite wet due to all the rain Cornwall had had, though the drainage was very good due to the pitches having a sand bed. We stayed on e11 pitch which was a five minute walk to the shop, club , pool and beach, this was a lot quieter than the main pitches by all the amenities. The toilets and showers were very clean, they were cleaned four times a a day, unfortunately the showers are the push button type and only lasted 10 seconds which is very frustrating. Overall the site was very clean, we all loved the beach and the kids were in the sea all the time no matter what the weather. The pool was nice but got very busy and the lifeguards were useless (sat on a table eating and laughing between themselves). They allowed the older teens (17-20yrs) to do handstands and bombing down the shallow end where the smaller children were (there is a new pool planned for 2010) The restaurant is fantastic and very reasonably priced the carvery is brill. The takeaway is rubbish unfortunately this is not run by pentewan sands and the food was under cooked and over charged. The shop stocked a wide variety of things and though slightly dearer than tescos or asda down the road was ok if in an emergency. The evening entertainment in the showbar was fantastic they work really hard to keep the kids entertained with lots of comps and prizes. Again the adult entertainment was fantastic too with some really top class acts. The dj is fantastic, the drinks weren't too bad in price though they do lots of specials like a 4 pint jug of pimms or carling for £9. In the evening there is a lot of security and they were very good and clearing up groups of teenagers hanging around late at night. The childrens playgrounds were ok but on the small side and really geared for under 6s.
Yes it is a noisy site when the club turns out but only by the inconsiderate few, most campers/ caravanners were quiet after 11pm . Our second week there a huge 30ft campervan parked next to us and when we came back from a day out he has encroached onto our pitch and had put a windbreak across so no-one could use the shared tap and campers were walking across our pitch apologising to get to the water, this was soon rectified by asking him politely to take it down, so he then left his hosepipe attached so people cant use it, the management team on site were very good on sorting this out. We still had a fantastic holiday the weather was kind to us most days and we most definitely will be going back-well done Pentewan Sands
What a great site! We camped for two weeks at the end of August, three teenagers and wet weather!
Lovely clean toilet and showers, washing up area clean. Laundery big, clean and plenty of machines (washers and dryers) they could do with a spin dryer for hand washing! apparanatly they did have one last year, but this year GONE, please can we have it back.
We tried to book for electric hookup, no luck, I will be booking in November for next year, the kids loved it.
A couple of little moans, noise! we where pitched just off the main road, so as the club turned out we where entertained with bad language! screaming etc, there where always security on site but they never seemed to be on hand at the right time, or it could have been tea time.
SEAGULLS! what a nightmare. Left some shopping outside while sorting the car out, and bless them they scavanged through the bags, but it did not help with people feeding them!
Kids loved the pool, spent a good amount of the two weeks in there, the amusements where ok, went in the club a couple of times (not our sort of thing) drinks where expensive and seating could be better arranged!
But with all of that we loved it and will be booking early for next year!
Had 2 weeks here. Rained constantly in the week days and only dry at the weekends. Still managed to do loads and was surprised how warm it was considering the weather. Picked this site because it was so near the beach and had its own pool. The sand was like glass shards (this was when we did manage to dodge the rain clouds) It is a boat lovers dream, so lots of noise of speed boats. The site is very big and after the kiddies had been allowed to run around like little warriors for the first part of the evening, their parents appeared to stumple out of the club later on to talk very loudly into the evening. We were even blessed with a group of youngies pitching behind us that liked to play thumping music right up until noise was supposed to be restricted. Having 3 small children, this was not funny. I think the site was just too big for us. Oh yes, the toilets and showers were fine, but always busy and often needing a bit of a clean.
Just got back from Pentewan sands last night, from our first and definitely not last visit there. The site is very big but absolutely fantastic in every way. The private beach is lovely and sandy, you can catch good fish off the rocks at the far end, and enjoy them barbecued on site!
The kids clubs were very good and my children particularly enjoyed the sandcastle making club. The swimming pool was lovely and clean, but could have done to be a bit more heated, as it was freezing.
The tent pitches are huge, the electric hook up is free, and there are plenty of toilets and showers, which are cleaned regularly. Our only bug bear was the seagulls, but if some of the visitors could have refrained from feeding them, they wouldn't have been so bad.
All in all we had a fabulous time there, and will be returning there again next year.
Congratulations Pentewan sands! You've got everything just right.
We went 19th - 26th July. This was the first holiday we took in our caravan. On arrival I missed the booking area and went straight to the barrier (which requires a swipe card). Fortunately a member of staff came to us and let us through and asked us to park up and book in. Just to let people know that the waiting area is just on the left hand side as you turn into the drive, there are no signs. The check-in staff were very friendly and efficient and explained where our pitch was no problems. You get to book which pitch you want and we had chosen E7 as it seemed to be in a good location for us having 2 young kids under 2. Found it no problem using the little stone markers placed in the ground. The pitch was huge (13m x 13m) and we shared a tap with the neighbours. There is room to pitch the 'van sideways if you wish. It wasn't entirely level but I managed OK as a newbie. We were opposite statics which all seemed to be vacant.
As far as facilities went, the toilet/shower blocks were excellent, being very, very clean and large enough to cope with the amount of pitches (500+). Laundry rooms seemed good too, although we didn't use the machines at 4 pounds a wash! The irons were plentiful and free to use. Didn't use the washing up area but all seemed good.
The waste and chemical disposal points were clean and I never had to queue. The bins were in good supply and bins for glass bottles were provided. I never saw any over-spilling waste and the site was generally tidy and clean. The shop was well stocked if a little pricey on every day items, although they did have wine at 10 pounds for 3 bottles! They also had a fresh meat counter, great for BBQs. We used the takeaway once for a pizza, which was expensive for it's inadequate size. Would not recommend pizza at all. Staff were very helpful and friendly however.
The site bar; The bar was like a pub and the beer was excellent, prices average. We had a meal there which was just standard pub grub, but we enjoyed it. I did lose my wallet in the bar area and was overjoyed to find someone had handed it into reception.
We didn't use the pool or the amusements. We also didn't go upstairs to the club as we had the 2 kids, but it seemed to offer adequate entertainment if a little 'pheonix nights'.
We went onto the beach a couple of times, and found it quite windy and sharp under-foot as it is shale. But it was pleasant enough and our eldest enjoyed it.
The pitches on the front seemed to offer a fantastic view, however we were glad we didn't choose one because of the wind and people cutting across to get to the beach.
We had fantastic weather, so this made everything great for our break. Considering the size of the site, we were happy with the noise levels and were not disturbed at all by anyone. There is security on-site who do regular patrols. The stars on a clear night are fantastic and the general location is great.
The Ship in Pentewan, 5 mins walk, is a nice traditional Cornish pub, and we recommend the meals served inside. I had rump steak and it was really good, with homemade peppercorn sauce. My wife had giant yorkshire pudding with mash and sausages (4!). The portions were huge! Recommended.
We also recommend the Lost Gardens of Heligan as a good day out. We didn't really go many other places as we've been to Cornwall a million times and it's all been seen before!
We would go back to this site, maybe when the kids are older. Enjoy.
Although this is a large site you don't feel it is crowded. The pitches are very large and the ground is grassed but sandy underneath so any water drains away well.
The staff on site were friendly and helpful and the site was always clean. There is a good spread of toilet blocks which are always well maintained. There are several playgrounds for the children and a large grassy area near the beach for ball games.
The site is in a lovely area and well signposted so it was easy to find. There is a large Asda and homebase in St Austell so shopping was easy enough to get.
There is shop on site for the basics but as with a lot of on site shops it was a little pricey. There is a takeaway with a good mix of dishes.
We didn't go into the bar but we could never hear any noise coming from it.
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Families Welcome 
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Rallies Welcome 
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Dogs Welcome 
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Shop On Site 
Bar On Site 
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Kids Playground 
TV Room 
Games Room 
Evening Entertainment 
Fishing On Site 
Wild Swimming On Site 
Indoor Pool On Site 
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Horse Riding <5 miles 
Cycle Hire On Site 
Golf <1 mile 
Tennis On Site 
Beach On Site 
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Sea Views 
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Lovely site very impressive when you first come in at the reception area. Dont make mistake we made and drive right up to barrier without booking in first as you need swipe card and there was a queue of cars behind us- park at the side first.
