Carnon Downs Club Campsite

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Great site, first visit but wont be my last

Stayed here in January 2023, site was very empty and quiet, but still excellent. Very helpful staff who have me advice on buses and cheap weekly bus ticket, Easy to get to Truro and Falmouth (and further) by bus. Both places were lovely to visit, including the passenger ferry to St Mawes. Excellent facilities block ,among the best I've seen. Very conveniently located site for seeing many places in West Cornwall. Nothing much in Carnon Downs village, no shop, and just one pub (Beefeater chain, did not visit). I recommend this site and will return

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Andrew Mee

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 08/02/2023 12:37

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Rated 4 of 5

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Good for families

Loss of Football Field and Games Room!

Have been visiting for many years with our grandchildren. 2 amenities that they have always enjoyed were the football field and the games room containing the table tennis. Last August, during the school holidays when most youngsters are present on site, neither amenity was available. The football field was being used for additional touring pitches and the games room was closed. Admittedly 2 table tennis tables were provided to the side of the reception building but try playing ping pong in a breeze! The CAMC map of the site still shows the 'football field' and the 'games room' which is mis -representing reality. If these amenities are not going to be available for 2023 then CAMC should make this clear so others are forewarned.

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Zedebee

Reviewed on 01/01/2023 22:22

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Excellent Site..Excellent facilities..Friendly staff

Stayed for a week in October, Nice big hard standing pitch for our Motorhome, with a very useful wooden bench table included, Washing suite rooms! walk in with everything you need and a Laundry area, All very clean and new looking, cleaned every day, We normally just use our onboard Motorhome shower at other sites.... this site was superb... Easy access and no need to use levelers on our pitch, Very friendly chatty staff, Can't find any negative things to say at all...

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Reviewed on 12/10/2022 11:01

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Rated 4 of 5

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Rated 3 of 5

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Love this site but it's getting tired

We love this site and have visited on many occasions but feel as it is becoming tired and not up to C & M club standard . Good points first - Location , easy access to Truro and Falmouth with bus stops just outside or across dual carriageway. Presentation - on arrival and driving around it is beautiful and floral . Lovely dog walk all the way around the big field amongst trees but look out for tree roots or around the large field adjacent to big camping field. Excellent motorhome filling and emptying facility. Great play area for children. Bad points - only area for not fully serviced pitches is carnon blue. The old toilet block for this area is tired and was not cleaned at all well whilst we were there although the male/female mixed showers were brilliant. The service points are damaged and unclean. There is no barrier and people come and go at will , no visitors registered at reception . No security as vehicles drive around unchallenged and are there for suspicious reasons. We had a van drive past our pitch at 1.30 am. We will always return and look forward to it being brought up to caravan club standards.

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vendeeblue

Reviewed on 08/09/2022 17:20

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Lovely site - shame about the fish and chips!

We loved this site - clean and well-maintained with friendly staff and centrally located in Cornwall. It was very quiet with minimal noise from the nearby road - the bar was a lovely addition as was the pizza van - however the service and quality of the Weds night fish and chips fell sadly short of the rest of the site experience - shame it was our final night there!!

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Jo Wincott

Reviewed on 07/09/2022 21:11

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Excellent camp site, but expensive!

One of the best CAMC sites we have visited, and the new combined toilet/shower facilities are excellent. Staff were excellent and the standard of cleanliness cannot be faulted. However, it is just a camp site, with few added facilities that commercial sites may provide and it is difficult to justify the cost. A useful ‘snack bar’ but no real shop, so not possible to purchase essentials like bread etc. Visiting food vans were useful but quality was not great.

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spikeh

Motorhomer

Reviewed on 05/09/2022 18:34

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Carnon Downs

I have been using this site for the passed 6 years & just returned from a 2 week stay, it's a wonderful site & the staff are brilliant my only criticisms is that you can't pre book your pitch now when booking it's done on a first come first serve basis, which In my case is not good as I can't go till a Monday by that time all the decent pitches where gone, it also took quite a while to sort out when I arrived looking at what was left, so I dread to think what it would be like on the Saturday Morning, on a plus point they have put some entertainment on which was a good edition, overall we had a great holiday but please don't make any more changes don't try to fix what's not broken & please bring back the pre booking

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Shake

Caravanner

Reviewed on 31/08/2022 08:46

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Rated 4 of 5

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Newly acquired site

As some other reviewers have written, there are good and bad things about the site. Easy to find and well located for the area, well spaced pitches, good on site dog walking, 4 toilet blocks(see below too), helpful staff, but less good might be: No site barriers for security -unusual on Club sites. Two of the toilet blocks smelt distinctly unpleasant even outside them. The serviced pitches had no tv aerial. It showed the remnants of the previous commercial site too with the entertainment for example. I’m sure over the next year or so the site will reach the standard we expect of Club Sites but it does appear to need some tweaking.

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MalcolmW

Reviewed on 27/08/2022 21:26

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Rated 4 of 5

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Good for families

Things to know

Site has some good points and bad points. Good Ideally located, spacious site, maintained well, small cafe/bar, visiting food vans. Bad No lighting in "greenfield" at night (need torch) fresh and grey water points need ramp as high lip makings it difficult for elderly caravanners to use (fit ramp) chemical toilet disposal only at toilet block. No entry barrier control which lead to random cars entering site and just viewing site. If site is brought upto CAMC standards it could be a premim destination. Seems to run on old commercial site rules unless CAMC staff involved.

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Mike Wales

Reviewed on 17/08/2022 13:27

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Rated 4 of 5

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Issues CAMC need to deal with

We stayed here end of July , there are positives and negatives The good , Large pitches , free and easy as to how you set you unit up ( we had serviced pitch ) , open or shady available , close to Truro with major supermarkets , handy for Falmouth and great seafood shop , very good washrooms / showers , daily food wagons ( which can be busy) café on site . a large dog walking area. Not so good , having spent a not inconsiderable amount on an annual CAMC wifi subscription , I find on site only free wifi in reception area , and not to pitches. The lack of warden control of dog owners letting their dogs run free and defecating where they please , and the owners not clearing up A left over from joint ownership was the number of reserved pitches , it took nearly an hour ( following an 8 hour drive ) to find a vacant pitch , I hope in 2023 things will revert to CAMC , and first come first served . The road noise from the adjacent main road can be intrusive , so pitch away from it And as usual SPEEDING by members on site roads In summery we did have a good time and would not be adverse to returning

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Sparkeyrjp

Caravanner from Kent

Reviewed on 13/08/2022 18:41

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