Belle Camping Cornwall

Belle Camping Cornwall is situated on Gwavas Jersey Farm, on the cliffs above the harbour village of Cadgwith (less than a mile). The South West Coast Path is just five minutes from the bell tents. You can use it to reach Cadgwith in about 10 minutes or head south on it towards Lizard Point (three miles), which will take around an hour – depending on how long you stop to look at the coastal views on the way. Walk a little further, or jump in the car for 15 minutes, and you can be at Kynance Cove (four miles) where there’s white sand, rocky stacks and turquoise water. Another great sandy beach close to the glamping site is Kennack Sands (two miles) just north of Cadgwith and then there’s Poldhu (six miles). The list of beaches and harbour villages and towns goes on and on. The best of them are highlighted in a guestbook that Michelle leaves in your tent along with other things to do including visiting Porthleven (13 miles), the Cornish Seal Sanctuary at Gweek (10 miles) and Flambards Family Theme Park (10 miles).

In high season (school summer holidays), head across the field to Cadgwith Camping and Birdies, a vintage caravan/field kitchen, serving home-cooked food at breakfast and dinner every day except Wednesdays. Out of season, tea and coffee is often available at Gwavas farmhouse. On Wednesdays, a fish BBQ down on the beach is a great alternative if you don’t want to cook, using freshly-landed fish from the boats. Money raised benefits Cadgwith Gig Club. And there’s always The Cadgwith Cove Inn, the village pub which serves food and has regular sea shanty singing sessions (on Fridays). Having at least a drink at mainland Britain’s most southerly pub, The Witchball, seems like something every visitor to Lizard should do – and there are other options in Lizard for refreshments too (three miles). Try the Top House pub, which has a good menu of pub classics or Coast coffee shop and bistro. For picking up supplies for cooking on the campsite, head for The Store in Ruan Minor, which has fresh bread, pasties and local produce or for Treleague Dairy which has a great farm shop. Both are about a mile away. The nearest supermarkets are in Helston, 10 miles away.