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Is it just me, or has the whole world discovered camping this year? 

OK, so I know it is the busiest holiday week of the year, but we are off work from 30 July and 6 August and are in desparate need a camping fix, preferably somewhere close to St Ives, Cornwall.  We started off looking for a site with mostly tents, possibly electric, walk to town and coast path, clean showers and flushing loos  and maybe even a sea view.  We would now consider virtually anything - with a flushing loo, that is!  We have trawled the internet, called more than 10 sites and tried the local Tourist Info Centre - nothing!  Does anyone have any suggestions?  It looks like we may admit defeat and pop over to France, but I would love to get to Cornwall if at all possible.  I have been told that the only chance we have of getting a free pitch is if someone cancels last minute due to illness - not that I am wishing that on anyone!

How close to St Ives do you want to be?

We have just come back from a second great holiday at Tower Park, St Buryan, which I guess is bout 10 or so miles past St Ives  but also very handy for Sennen, Porthcurno, Penzance, Mousehole.  Rural outlook not sea views though I'm afraid.!You could be out of luck if you need electric but otherwise they might be worth a call.

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/details.asp?revid=1488    MT

We managed to get in at treveague farm for that week only booked on sunday might be worth a try

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/details.asp?revid=6278

We have booked and paid for (£200 ) for a week at the Monkey Tree on a Premium touring pitch (12m x 10m with electric, water and drainage supply) but unfortunately we cant go as its right in the middle of our IVF treatment.

Very stupidly when I booked last year I opted against paying the extra £10 for cancellation insurance so its lost money now.

Any use to you? I cant see transferring the booking to somebody else being a problem if they dont offer refunds.

IVF??!! Don't do it - have mine, please!!

Sorry - only joking - lost it for a minute there...