Retallack Resort

St Columb Major

A lakeside North Cornwall resort with FlowRider surfing, seasonal watersports, an indoor pool, spa and places to eat. Check the operator’s calendar for day-visitor sessions and access.

Trethevy Quoit

St Cleer

Trethevy Quoit is a striking Neolithic burial chamber near St Cleer. Five upright stones support a vast capstone, forming a dolmen about 2.7 metres high whose monumental structure remains easy to read.

St Breock Downs Monolith

Rosenannon

St Breock Downs Monolith is Cornwall’s largest known prehistoric standing stone, originally about five metres high and weighing roughly 16.75 tonnes. Its summit setting opens broad views across the surrounding downs.

Penhallam

Holsworthy

Penhallam reveals the grass-covered ground plan of a moated medieval manor in a secluded Cornish woodland. Low foundations outline the rooms and courtyard of the 13th-century house.

King Doniert's Stone

Liskeard

King Doniert’s Stone comprises two richly carved fragments of a 9th-century cross near St Cleer. One carries an inscription commemorating Dumgarth, a king of Dumnonia who died around AD 875.

Hurlers Stone Circles

Liskeard

The Hurlers comprise three aligned prehistoric circles on Bodmin Moor, raised around the transition from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age. This rare arrangement can be explored in an open upland landscape near Minions.

Halliggye Fogou

Helston

Halliggye Fogou is Cornwall’s largest and best-preserved underground passage complex associated with an Iron Age settlement. Stone-lined walls and surviving roof slabs create an unusually tangible encounter with this enigmatic building type.

Dupath Well

Callington

Dupath Well is a complete early-16th-century well house built over an ancient spring near Callington. Its carefully worked granite architecture shelters waters once credited in local tradition with healing whooping cough.

Carn Euny Ancient Village

Penzance

Carn Euny preserves the stone foundations of a settlement occupied from the Iron Age into Roman times. Visitors can trace its houses and enter the distinctive underground fogou, all set in the far-west Cornish landscape.

Ballowall Barrow

Penzance

Ballowall Barrow is a complex Bronze Age funerary monument in a dramatic clifftop setting near St Just. The stone chambers and passages are presented much as antiquarian William Borlase left them after his 1878 excavation.

St Nectan's Kieve

Tintagel

At St Nectan's Kieve, waterfalls feed natural swimming pools near Tintagel. Falls and plunge pools give the spot its character.

Bude Sea Pool

Bude, Cornwall

Bude Sea Pool is an open-air tidal swimming pool beside Summerleaze Beach. The surrounding cliffs frame the pool; check tide times, currents and sea conditions before entering.

Respryn Bridge

Bodmin

Respryn Bridge offers open-water swimming near Bodmin. The water is reached from a shingle or pebble shore. The approach is roughly 2 m on foot. Watch for currents.

Boswinger / Lambsowden Cove

Roseland Coast

Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. A secluded little valley on the Roseland side, where a stream reaches the coast below fields and cliff paths. The old directory records a wild pitch beside the stream near Lambsowden Cove/Greeb Point where the path crosses a footbridge. The groundis best thought of as stream valley and coastal field edge. Historic source re...

Camping permission unconfirmed

Soap Rock / Soapy Cove

West Lizard

Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. A mineral-rich little valley on the Lizard, where old workings, dark rock and a watercourse create a more enclosed camp landscape than the bare headlands. The old directory describes a valley beside an old mine with a stream and calls it abeautiful wild-pitch spot. The ground is best thought of as small valley, old mine and...

Camping permission unconfirmed

Mousehole / Point Spaniard

Mousehole, Mount's Bay

Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. A small-scale coastal stop outside Mousehole, where stone walls and low fields break up the otherwise open Mount's Bay coastline. The old directory records a discreet wild-pitch anchor tucked behind a wall between Penzer Point and Point Spaniard. The ground is best thought of as coastalfield/wall edge. Mousehole has full vi...

Camping permission unconfirmed

Lamorna / Carn Du–Kemyel

Lamorna, West Cornwall

Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. A steep wooded-to-granite transition around Lamorna Cove, with small headlands and a wilder coastal feel beyond the harbour. The directory says there were several wild-pitch opportunities between Carn Du and Kemyel, exposed to weather, with water/toilets in Lamorna. The ground is best thought of as coastal grass, granite an...

Camping permission unconfirmed

Carn Boel

Land's End Coast

Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. Low, windswept headland south of Land's End with uninterrupted views toward the Longships and open Atlantic. The historic footpath directory calls Carn Boel an exposed but beautiful wild pitch and records no services. The ground is best thought of as exposed low cliff-top heath. No services at the anchor; carry water and al...

Camping permission unconfirmed

Porthtowan Chimney Clifftop

Porthtowan

Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. Mining remains and steep Atlantic cliffs frame this classic north-coast surf village. The old directory records a pitch near the prominent chimney above Porthtowan at SW682474. The ground is best thought of as cliff-top mining landscape. Village services are below; the clifftop anchor is unserviced.

Camping permission unconfirmed

Cligga Head

Perranporth / St Agnes Coast

Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. An industrial-looking but striking headland with old quarry workings, open grass and a much quieter feel than Perranporth below. The historic backpacker directory reports level ground near the quarry at Cligga Head and advises carrying water. The ground is best thought of as old quarry and open cliff-top. No reliable water ...

Camping permission unconfirmed

Droskyn Point

Perranporth

Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. High ground above Perranporth beach, where mining remains and open cliff-top grass look north across the long bay. The old long-distance directory lists the old mine area at Droskyn Point as a wild-pitch anchor. The ground is best thought of as cliff-top grass and mining ground. Perranporth has full town facilities; nothing...

Camping permission unconfirmed

Backways Cove

Tintagel Coast

Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. A tucked-away cove south-west of Tintagel with a rougher, more enclosed feel than the exposed headlands around it. The backpacker directory describes rough ground, some shelter and a stream at Backways Cove. The ground is bestthought of as rough cove-side grass and valley ground. Historic source mentioned a stream; treat na...

Camping permission unconfirmed

Hole Beach / Tintagel Coast

Tintagel, North Cornwall

Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. A steep, dramatic section of the Tintagel coastline where small coves and rough cliff-top ground create a genuinely wild atmosphere. The historic backpacker directory marks a wild-pitch opportunity at SX054871 on the Tintagel coast. The ground is best thought of as rough coastal ground. No reliable facilities at the anchor;...

Camping permission unconfirmed

Kilmar Tor

Eastern Bodmin Moor

Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. Kilmar Tor is a long granite ridge above the old mineral railway, quieter than Rough Tor and distinctive for its angled rock stacks. A dedicated 2022 wild-camping video documents an overnight onKilmar Tor itself rather than merely passing through the area. The ground is best thought of as granite ridge and moor. No faciliti...

Camping permission unconfirmed

Brown Willy

Bodmin Moor

Historical/community camping report; current permission is unconfirmed. Cornwall's highest point has a surprisingly remote feel, with broad moorland views and rough grass around the summit area. A 2025 camper specifically reports spending the night on Brown Willy after starting at Rough Tor, giving direct modern overnight evidence. The ground is best thought of as high open moorland. No facilit...

Camping permission unconfirmed

The Red Lion

Falmouth

A longstanding Mawnan Smith pub with a circular bar, log fire, real ale and fresh meals.

The Halfway House

Two Waters Foot

A family-run Glynn Valley free house with a garden, open fire and local ales.

Archer Arms

Lewannick

A Lewannick village pub with home-cooked meals and puddings.

The Cornish Arms

Carbis Bay

St Ives Road public house in Carbis Bay.

The Springer Spaniel

Treburley

Treburley country pub with a restaurant, snug and separate dog-friendly bar bookings.