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As a campng novice..... do you guys have any suggestions for cornwall sites, preferably walking distance to a beach / town.

In regards picking a site is it basically lucky dip based on the previous reviews or what should I be looking out for.....

What is the typical prices / night for cornwall in the summer.

P.s. is the Eden project worth the hype?

I shouldn't be telling you this so keep it a secret.

For the past 5 years we have been going to a site 5 miles below Padstow at a village called Porthcothan.

The site is a 5 min walk from a beautiful beach or 20min walk from the well know beachs of Constintine bay.

It is a well kept quite site, a small play area for little uns, a crazy golf and a small pitch and put, as well as a croquey lawn. It also has a tea rooms serving home made scone cream teas.

I could go on about how great it is, but the best bit is, for us which is 2 adults, a teenage daughter and a very large tent, last year it cost us £12 a night.

For some reason it's not on many web sites but google Berryfields campsite and you will find it.

You won't be dissapointed unless you want flashing lights and loud music.

I agree the car parks are a total rip off down here in the South West in holidays, but I also agree that you can find a quiet place in Cornwall if you look hard enough - as mentioned Gwithian is fantastic and plenty of room for everyone, even on a busy day.

  Avoid the tourist hot spots of Newquay & St Ives if you don't want crowds.  We've stayed all over Cornwall and found some great cheap sites even in high season (£15.00 a night)  If you want beach front with clubs/pool etc you will pay through the nose but if you can make do with a car journey to the beach & basic facilities you can get a decent site for a decent price.

Quote: Originally posted by FionaW1971 on 26/5/2013We like Hendra but doesn't really suit your criteria. I hated Eden project, granted we went 2nd week of whit so very quiet but it was very disjointed lots of areas unmanned, I'm sure it's exciting in school hols but we paid same price as in school hols and got nothing! It seemed too big an area to be managed effectively.

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Quote: Originally posted by campfairy on 26/5/2013

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Quote: Originally posted by FionaW1971 on 26/5/2013We like Hendra but doesn't really suit your criteria. I hated Eden project, granted we went 2nd week of whit so very quiet but it was very disjointed lots of areas unmanned, I'm sure it's exciting in school hols but we paid same price as in school hols and got nothing! It seemed too big an area to be managed effectively.

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Such a shame you feel you 'got nothing' from your visit
Our visit was at the end of November (not in school holidays) but there was loads of stuff for kids.
     Storey telling, which was a guy with a guitar telling folk tales, entertaining even for us   
             
There was an area where kids could make xmas decs (supervised) whilst parents had a coffe and watched, an Ice skating rink, Santa's reindeers.    Also the amount of educational info was amazing, from food crops to recycling.
We came away feeling like we had been around the world via plants

I do admit to being a bit of a plant geek (studied/work in horticulture) so it helps that it is my thing but my OH is so not a gardener and he loved it, especially for the educational value.
I guess its not every ones cuppa, such a shame that you didn't enjoy it tho Fiona, as it is a lot of money.                   

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