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The site is in the old orchard on this family run dairy farm, partly surrounded by trees it is quiet and peaceful and you may be lucky enough to see Owls at dusk and hear them calling.
Locally at Rosudgeon there is a grocery store which also has a petrol station, post office, off licence and newspapers. The Falmouth Packet Inn, serves food and there is a Fish and Chip shop
There is direct access from the camp site to the inland footpath network which connects to the South West Coastal Footpath. Walk east to Prussia Cove and enjoy the views of Mounts Bay towards Porthleven and Praa Sands, (you may catch a glimpse of a Cornish Chough or a seal on the rocks) or go west and marvel at the views of Perranuthnoe and St Michael's Mount with the villages of Mousehole and Newlyn in the distance across Mount's Bay.
Perranuthnoe has a sandy beach, two cafés and the award winning Victoria Inn. On thursday afternoons during the summer there are cream teas with homemade cakes in the church rooms, proceeds go to the beautiful old Church.
Marazion with its sandy beach and children's play area is just a short drive away. There are several cafes and public houses serving food in Marazion and there is a doctor's surgery, a chemist, bakers and gift shops. There are ferryboats to St Michael's Mount, but it is possible to walk the causeway at low tide. Longrock beach west of Marazion is dog friendly.
Penzance about five miles away has larger shops, banks and quaint old Chaple Street which leads down to the harbour where it is possible to catch a trip boat to view the Bay from the water. The seafront Promenade links Penzance to Wherry Town and Newlyn. There is an open air swimming pool near to the Promenade.
The Scillonian Ferry sails from Penzance to the Isles of Scilly daily in summer and day trips are popular.
No car charging available on this site.
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Latest arrival time: 6:00 PM
0.75 acres
Some sloping pitches
Levelling blocks required
Electric amperage: 16
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Sites key:
- Postcode:
- TR20 9PE
- GPS:
- Lat 50.11364 / Lon -5.428856
- OS field ref:
- SW550294
- OS map ref:
- 203
Transport links
- Bus stop within 1 mile
- Buses go to: Penzance, Helston
- Daily public transport within 1 mile
- Park and ride goes to St Ives
- Park and ride within 5 miles
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Our favourite place to stay
Chiverton Farm
We have stayed at Chiverton Farm many times - it is safe to say it is our favourite CL. We almost don't want to share it!! We love to walk down to the beach from the site - stunning views of the sea and Mounts Bay and a great beach. Plenty of places to visit nearby for all the family. Its perfectly quiet and peaceful. The Skewes family are welcoming and kind. The farm is a genuine working farm, so be prepared to see the beautiful cows at milking time (you might have to wait for them) - but this is a perfect time to chat or take a quiet minute. There might be a few cow pats - but as I said, its a genuine working farm and cows poo. Bring your wellies, relax and enjoy. It made us all very sad to see the negative reviews on here - this site is like our sanctuary - a bit of longish grass (which is usually cut anyway) and cow poo shouldn't keep anyone away - you'd be missing out. We've been here in all weathers - and we still love it. Sorry to the lovely family who own and run this site - we've taken far too long to write this review! Life has been busy and we need to come again for a rest.
MabelsFamily
Reviewed on 28/07/2022 20:18
Peaceful and tranquil
Chiverton Farm
Basic but lovely site on a very old dairy farm.
Truly a place to wind down and enjoy the birdsong with a glass of wine in hand.
Drive through the farm lane and if you are lucky you will see the farmer bring his cows in for milking the Cornish way, (slowly & dreckly) some of them like to be stroked and will lick your hand. Access to the SW coast path via fields and not far from lots of places of interest.
If you are looking for manicured lawns, and cow pat free lanes…go somewhere else ….your loss!
Great site
Chiverton Farm
We looked at the reviews before booking and although some were negative, we took a chance.
It is a lovely quiet site and the walk over to Perranuthnoe is about 20mins with spectacular views over St Michaels mount.
The owner, Anita, was very friendly and welcoming.
What you need to bear in mind when booking this site is that its on a working farm and you have to drive through the farmyard to get to the site. On wet days this does mean driving through mud and cow muck. You do have to drive past a stagnant pond but it is not on the site.
We really enjoyed our stay and will definitely return.
Cannot recommend this site
Chiverton FarmBooked this site in January for an October visit and requested EHU and hardstanding. Rang to confirm a couple of days before arriving and was told she didn't reserve hardstandings and we had to get there early if we wanted one. Unhelpful and not mentioned when we originally booked. The approach starts with the long, very bumpy and muddy track to the farm and gets worse when you hit the deep cow muck at the farmyard. Beware the stinking pond on your left as you get nearer to the CL. The site itself is tired, run down, uncared-for and clearly hadn't been mown in recent times. There are 3 grass pitches and 2 small hardstandings but you have to cross the long wet grass to reach them! None of them are level. The site was beset by flies of all varieties. On the plus side the village of Rosudgeon has a small Co-op with Post Office and there is a fish & chip shop. Penzance with several major supermarkets is nearby and there is a distant view of St. Michael's mount from the public footpath/dog walk although it's marred by power cables. The western Cornish peninsula is within easy reach for day-trips. Cannot recommend this site and we will not be coming back.
Comment from the Club:
Many thanks for your review and we are sorry that you did not enjoy your stay. The CL Site is a working cattle farm where the cows go back and forth throughout the day, so with the mud and wet weather the yard does get muddy. As a result the CL Owners have now decided to close over the winter months to prevent any further concerns about this. They will remain open during the rest of the year for members to enjoy their lovely site.
zscale
Reviewed on 11/11/2021 11:14
Good Location but unless you like Mud and Stagnant ponds. Wouldn’t stay again
Chiverton Farm
We chose this site as our introduction to CL sites as we love the Penzance area. Arriving after 9 hours towing we turned into the lane looking forward to settling. We had read some of the reviews so were expecting a typical farm lane, however and I’ll point out we live in a farming community I was not prepared for the unbelievable state of the track and farm yard. It is rough to start with getting progressively worse until it end up being inches deep in mud and cow dung. The farm gates are hanging in bits and it all looks tired. We pass by the farmhouse which at one time has obviously had a nice pond alongside it, this pond now has a layer of stagnant slime on top of it and no doubt in warmer days a breeding ground for flies.
I appreciate it’s a working dairy farm but I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a bad farmyard.
The CL field is long grass, I get the idea of longer grass in the autumn but this was too long, no chance of walking about without getting wet ankles and it’s hard to wheel the tank to the chemical point etc. We were lucky to get one of the hard standing pitches and with a couple of levelling blocks we were able to sort the van out. The edge of the pitch was already chewed up and resembled the Somme so we backed the van up as far as we could.
I agree with the last review that the site was run down. The drinking water tap is mounted quite high and beneath it is some metal item that doesn’t assist with filling it rather hinders it as you have to balance the aqua roll whilst it fills.
The chemical disposal point worked but was covered by a rusty old manhole lid, bearing in mind it was a toilet sunk into the ground why it couldn’t have a standard toilet lid on with a handle stuck on is beyond me. We never saw the owner all week and ended up emailing them to find where to pay and then trail through the mud to get to the house. Good job we always have wellies.
The EHU is good at 16amps and the village facilities are good but you’ll plaster your car in mud every time you go out and come back. We heard the owls on a night and it was certainly tranquil.
We have a Discovery which copes with the mud and bumps but I was less than impressed towing the van through it all. I certainly wouldn’t recommend anyone with a low van and ordinary car visit the place.
Such a shame as the location is perfect.
One to forget for us and a poor introduction to CL’s thankfully the one we’ve moved to is superb
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