We stayed during the busy last week of the summer holiday. When we arrived, check-in was manic, with an onslaught of arrivals but the staff did an astonishing job of managing this efficiently and we were on a nice grass pitch in 15 minutes. Apparently, this is an issue here as people arrive to grab the sea-view hardstanding pitches. Maybe the site should just give a choice of grass or hard when booking and allocate pitches at random on arrival to prevent this hassle for staff? It would be nice if one could choose either grass or hard at time of booking, as we need grass for our awning and it would be a guarantee we could use it, as it would be a problem if we found we could not, due to the space it takes up in the van.
Views are fantastic and access to walks is brilliant, with Boscastle and Tintagel fine to walk to if you can handle coastal paths.
We love the area around Pentire Point, which is a relatively easy 30 minutes drive. We did lots of walking, visited some amazing beaches for our lad to play and surf and some lovely cafes/farm shops.
If you are in a camper, grass pitches may be a bit sloped, so bring some levelling ramps. Ours was flat and we needed grass, as I won't pitch our awning on stone chips due to the damage it causes. I would recommend some rock pegs or similar as the ground can be a bit stony in places and you might need at least a few where conventional pegs will not go in.
The staff were super friendly and amazing throughout.
The big shower block rarely seemed very busy despite a busy site. Some of the fittings are a bit dated but it all works fine and was nice and clean. An additional temporary shower and toilet block had been set up close to the tent field, which was major bonus to ease the load on facilities and reduce walks for those a long way from the main block.
The site shop does stock some useful essentials, but be aware that there are no shops for quite a distance either way from the site, so ensure you have adequate provisions when you arrive.
I know this is always a divisive point and certainly not a complaint against the club or staff, but there were way too many dogs on the site and I wonder if an exclusive area should be available for pre-booking if people want to bring them, then other visitors don't have to put up with them all over the site. Dogs tend to randomly urinate on posts, pitches and the like and it wasn't getting washed away due to the bone dry summer, so not very hygienic. Some also tended to bark repeatedly at anyone who passed by, which was a lot of the time. Most were well-controlled to be fair.
A wonderful holiday and we will definitely return.
