We have been regular visitors to this site ever since we started caravanning, having previously been regular B&B users in the area for 20 years before that. It is without doubt one of our favourite sites - immaculately clean and well-kept by Mike and Mandy (who have been wardens here for several years - it's always nice to see a familiar face!) and their assistants, Bill and Carole, the site is well-placed to take advantage of what must be some of the most attractive countryside in Cornwall. The loo blocks are spotless, the pitches large and well-spaced, very clearly well tended, and the relatively sheltered position (down a single-lane access track controlled by traffic lights) means tranquil days and some astonishingly starlit nights. Just over the road at the top of the site is access to the Rosevine - at the end of which is a beach that might have been purpose built for a family holiday - flat sands, shallow, crystal clear waters, and the "Hidden Hut" - not so hidden now, unfortunately, since Caroline Quentin told the world about it! - dispensing excellent food and drinks during the season, and also providing the all-important necessity for a whole day at the beach - loos! St Mawes, five miles away, is a peach (a pint sitting in the sun on the terrace at the Rising Sun is a must), and the King Harry Ferry takes you across to Trellissick House and Gardens (NT) and places beyond in 10 minutes, saving a long trip via Truro to the other side of the river. On this trip we have been to Mevagissey, a classic Cornish fishing port, Godolphin House (NT) and Trengwainton Gardens (NT) - both lovely - and on prior trips we've also visited the Lost Gardens at Heligan (the joke that "they've obviously found them again" is wearing thin with my wife), and Portloe, another pretty fishing village. Further afield, Sennen Cove and Kynance Cove, plus the whole Helford area, are unique and lovely places to visit. St Ives is popular - very - use the train from Hayle rather than try and park in the town. Gripes? only two - having waved our arms about like idiots in the Information Shed for 5 minutes trying to make the lights come on, we later discovered they're operated by a light switch (delightfully quaint!) - and those traffic lights, which conspire to turn red whenever we approach them - particularly when trying to make sure we catch the 9.30am King Harry Ferry. I joke, of course! - if you've not been here before, you're in for a treat - and if you have, you're lucky enough to know why.
