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Namparra Campsite
Kuggar
Helston
Cornwall (West) (Browse area)
TR12 7LY
Tel: 01326 290040
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Pitches: 50
Open: 01/03/2024 to 31/10/2024
01/03/2025 to 31/10/2025
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 No Hardstandings |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 Rallies Welcome |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 Wifi Access |
 Shop <1 mile |
 Bar On Site |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway On Site |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 TV Room |
 Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <1 mile |
 Wild Swimming <1 mile |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <1 mile |
 No Cycle Hire |
 Golf <5 miles |
 No Tennis |
 Beach <1 mile |
 Watersports <1 mile |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 Campfires Allowed |
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 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport <1 mile |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Date of Visit: April 2014 |
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| Reviewer: J0GG |
6 reviews from this member |
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 Just returned from a lovely few days at this site. This time of year was perfect for a short stay with our family. Close enough to walk to the beach, a shop and pub nearby and the main bonus for us is the chance to have a fire to roast marshmallows before bed. (we used the sites chiminea but you can build your own pit). Beautiful views, quiet this time of year and some friendly animals that children enjoyed petting each morning. A lot of things were not ready so would not be fair to rate them but had they been done we would have given 10 out of 10! We will definitely be coming back as another bonus is the price-certainly one of the lowest in Cornwall for a family. (We had a large tent, awning, electric and family of five and the price is only £15 per night in April) The site has a lot of potential and the owner was updating the cow shed bar located on site which looks like it could be a lot of fun when finished. This is still a back to basics site which is something we prefer when choosing a place to stay. (AND the trampoline kept all three of our children occupied for hours-a brilliant idea!) 
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| Date of Visit: August 2013 |
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| Reviewer: HappySpaniels |
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This is about the 6th/7th time I have camped at Namparra and still love it. Relaxed but each time I come the owners have made little changes to improve things. The facilities are basic, but that's all you really need in my opinion - I'd rather be left to camp away happily without being regulated. Most other campers also show respect for each other, some music, and chatting noises etc, but just low key and what camping is all about (and we no doubt added our own bit to it as well).
The bacon rolls served at the CowShed in the morning were freshly cooked and very welcome and very tasty!
The site is very dog friendly and a nice stroll down to nearby Kennack Sands which is dog friendly on the left hand side.
Great place
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| Date of Visit: August 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Jill and sid |
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Just spent one of two weeks at Namparra. We, (two adults and two kids) arrived at 8 am after travelling through the night. There was a mix up with the hook up, which was quickly resolved. Our first impressions were positive, a duckpond, a sea view, and a somewhat quirky feel. There's a ramshackle barn/ bar with a pool table, dart board, and games which serves good local beer at reasonable prices, the atmosphere is laid- back/horizontal. Namparra was cited as being one of the best campsites in Cornwall, by the Daily Telegraph, which is interesting (not that we take the Telegraph). We have previously stayed in a dreadful campsite in Dorset which The Guardian considered to be amongst the top 10 in the UK.
From reading previous feedback, others have mentioned the toilets as being an issue. They are are probably the most used toilet in the South West. There is a constant queue and not much evidence of them being cleaned. The washing machine does not spin and therefore you're charged a 'knock down' rate of £3. 70. (You're charged £2 for the washing machine on NT sites, and they work. Consequently, you're left with soaking soap-filled laundry. While we were there, the owner made some improvements; he put down hard core on a area prone to mud/ flooding. Also soap dispensers were placed in the toilets.
The kids played on a trampoline. There was a wide age range of the kids, and unfortunately, one 12 year old girl was beyond parental control and had a mouth like a sewer. By the end of our stay we were glad to depart.
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| Date of Visit: July 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Kernowcamper |
2 reviews from this member |
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A basic field where you can space out and light a fire at night if you want; great.
It's a short drive or 25 minute walk through woods to a decent beach, and you're well placed to drive to and explore other beaches on the lizard.
Mostly lovely and quiet and dark at night; no traffic noise but there was some noise from people in a different campsite the other side of some trees.
The toilet/shower sheds are basic and functional. Unfortunately they did become very dirty; we arrived on a Tuesday when they were in a reasonable state but then they were not cleaned until Friday. It's not just a case to use the (totally inadequate) mops provided; the toilets themselves became pretty filthy with dried on urine and the like, there was mould and algae present. The sinks were really dirty. Take your own supply of loo roll as they run out, and this was not even at a busy time.
The best place to camp is around the edge of the field, but beware the smelly ditch which also runs around the edge!. Especially down from the toilets.
I would go here again as it has the plain field environment and the ability to have campfires that we really like. The price is very good too. But it would really really help if the toilet sheds were cleaned every day.
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| Date of Visit: May 2013 |
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| Reviewer: Dan Baker |
4 reviews from this member |
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Just had a long weekend at Namparra and really enjoyed it.
If you want manicured lawn then this is not the place for you, if you want a pitch where you're not hassled, can light a fire or have some craic in the bar over a local ale then book now. We had a pitch with a hook up but there are plenty without. There are goats, pigs, hens, turkeys etc. For kiddie interest. We spent a great evening playing 3 dimensional connect four whilst having a drink in the Cowshed Bar, the local Serpentine ale was delicious! The owners try to make sure you to have a good time without being intrusive - it was great.
To all those below who moan about clean toilets it's easy: there are mops and buckets provided, leave it as you would hope to find it.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Samallen |
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Quite a basic campsite but just what we were looking for. There aren't any specific pitches, you just turn up and pitch your tent where there is a space. The only exception being the electric hook up points which are along one site of the field. Part of the field is on quite a steep slope.
Toilets and showers are basic but do the job -located in wooden sheds at one end of the field.
There is a bar (former cow shed) on the farmstead at the entrance to the site. There is a pool table, dart board etc. Occasionally bands also perform.
Good location if you want to be close to the beach - just a short walk down the hill.
Poor phone reception (good for the adults but not for our teenage daughter!)
Would go again.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Kittiwillow |
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Have read a few negative comments about this site but we've been here two years running now and we're coming back for our third this summer.
Yes, the facilities are basic but I've always found them more than adequate and I've always seen a cleaner at least once a day, sometimes twice. The toilets do get grassy but using the bucked and mop provided doesn't intrude much on a holiday spent under canvass. Never had a problem with dogs or dog mess on the site either.
The toilets and showers are housed in several garden sheds down one side of the field as is the washing up room and the laundry room. There's a trampoline for the kids (my daughter loved nothing more than waking up in the morning and bouncing in her pjs) and everyone loves saying hello to the pigs and goats on their way up the path.
The Cowshed bar is a godsend in bad weather with boardgames and a place to sit and spend time with the kids on a wet afternoon with local scrumpy, hot chocolate and kids' cocktails from the bar.
We've always found the owners helpful and friendly. Don't be tempted by the bright lights of the well-equipped site next door - you'll get a warmer welcome and a better stay at Namparra.
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| Date of Visit: July 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Studio1one |
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We really liked this place but I can see how it wouldn't be some peoples cup of tea. If you want 'glamping' caravans, motorhomes or any kind of organisation I would go somewhere else. If you want an informal site in a good location then go for it.
You get a field, some toilets and showers and a scruffy but friendly and quirky bar in an old barn, serving decent local brews.
We were with 2 dogs, 6 adults and 8 kids and found it perfect. No rows of designated pitches where you have to pitch where told, no wardens and no uptight people. Noise was not an issue, although people were up late around fires chatting and sometimes playing acoustic instruments it never got 'loud' just a friendly relaxed buzz.
Toilets and showers were ok. Little chalet (more shed actually) type wetrooms for the showers are a good idea but there were regularly longish queues and they could probably do with cleaning twice a day not once a day at the peak of season. The lack of tokens for hotwater however was a nice touch.
If they built a few more of them and cleaned them twice not once daily they would be perfect.
Kids had a great time, the trampoline near the showers becomes a good social focus and all ours made plenty of friends to hang around with and pass the time.
The beach is a little bit of a hike but you can cut through the bottom of the field and take a short cut down a footpath if you don't mind a little scramble and get there a lot quicker and without having to go on road. Once there the beach is really nice and the east side is dog friendly.
All in all if you like simple back to nature type camping you will like this, if you like Caravan Club sites you won't.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Jackarthur |
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I will attempt to be balanced in this review.
My wife and our two children stayed at this site in August.
The entrance into the site is very untidy and the road is like pothole city! Every time I came in and out I was reminded of the film 'Deliverance'
The facilities are all fine and there was always hot water. Biggest problem for us (not mentioned in other reviews) was the curved field (like an upside down bowl). This was really bad if you were not privy to one of the pitches at the outside edge of the field.
Another problem was that some of these pitches were on boggy ground, many cars became stuck in the wet weather. I was amazed that some folk pitched up on these spots.
Something to consider with this shape field is you cannot see your children as they disappear over the crest!
There is a trampoline which is ok if you are camped near(and can see your kids).
We had a small potty in our tent, there is an emptying facility, but it is in an open position and stinks to high heaven, so don't pitch by the loos! Also don't let your kids go behind the shower block, which they can access easily, all the electrics are open.
My top annoyance though was the number of roaming dogs. Some reviews mention the lack of intrusion by the owners and this is true. The downside being many dog owners just let there dogs wander around the site and packs soon formed. Don`t get me wrong I am a dog lover, but seeing a pack of seven dogs making their way toward your child is a bit worrying. There was also lots of dog poo on the site.
The beach near the site is great, two cafes to choose from and a fifteen minute walk from the site.
It seems like I am having a good moan about the site, but I am writing as I found it and trying to be honest.
I left it for several weeks before writing this.
Despite my moans we had a good holiday, but we wont be back!
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
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| Reviewer: Andrewclan |
3 reviews from this member |
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Set in a beautiful part of the world right at the end of the world, I had high hopes for this site. But I left feeling dissappointed.
Namparra is set in some stunning scenery, the beach being just a few mins car drive away down a steep incline or a 20 min hike. Its a lovely cove with lifeguards and shops and brilliant for body boarding etc. Lizard is just a few miles away and truly worth a visit, especially over its over commercialised cousin Lands end.
Lizard is equipped with great shops and a lovely walk to the point where you can get a lovely cuppa and cream tea if you wish, cars can get down to the point though if walking an issue.
Surroundings were lovely so why was I disappointed? The campsite really left me feeling frustrated- it could be an amazing facility but its just appears to be run in a very slapdash manner. Right from the confused start to our stay when our pre booked electric pitches weren't available next to each other, to the overlooked cleaning of the toilet and wash facilities. It all needed some TLC.
Without rambling on, the positive points were-
Great location, relaxed pitching, opportunity to have campfires, excellent price, great wet rooms chalet style available with free hot water ( when it worked!)
Negative points- constant confusion over pitches- we squeezed onto 1 pitch with my fathers caravan, the electric pitches were over booked and led to lots of issues. Electrics tripped a couple of times and went off completely at one point, which was possibly rain, but not helped by the triple splitter they had in use to provide electric to the overused pitches.
Toilet and wet rooms never seemed clean even though they said they had a cleaner, I don't expect immaculate on a muddy campsite, but unblocked sinks, empty bins and some soap available isnt rocket science.
They also had a major issue with the boiler keep going out so 50% of the time there was no hot water. The owners really didn't make themselves available at all, in fact the longest chat we had with one of them was on our day of packing up! He asked if we would come again and we said no.
It really wouldn't take much to make this a great site- the field although not terribly flat is a good space but as our week went on it was filled in the centre with lots of tents which led to major queues at the loos in the morning, there being 1 each in the 4 wet rooms and 2 separate ones- not many for a full campsite of this size.
We stayed for our week give or take a day due to weather and had a good time despite our issues, many other campers didn't hang around which is a real shame and I felt that if a little TLC was shown there would have been some very happy campers.
In conclusion I suppose the old adage applies- you get what you pay for- this site is a great price- £17. 50 a night with EH with a family of 5, but I will be paying more and going elsewhere next year.
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