Lizard View
Trenear, Helston, Cornwall
Lizard View
Lizard View is a peaceful, family friendly site set on a family-run working farm that, as the name suggests, enjoys stunning views over the Lizard Peninsula and Cornish countryside. There are just 22 spacious grass pitches onsite eight of which have an electric hook up. Ideally located for exploring Cornwall with Porthleven Beach just a 15 minute drive and Helston 'the gateway to the Lizard Peninsula' only ten minutes by car. Sorry, no dogs.
Simple, peaceful tent campsite with views over the Lizard Peninsula
Ideal Cornish location with Helston ten minutes away and Porthleven Beach a 15 minute drive away
Family friendly site with spacious grass pitches, ten minutes from Flambards Theme Park
About Lizard View
This family friendly site is set just a ten minute drive from Helston known as 'the gateway to the Lizard Peninsula' so you'll be ideally located for beach days, pub meals and top attractions. The site is small with just 22 well-spaced grass pitches, eight of which have a 10 amp electric hook up. Pitches are suitable for tents and trailer tents only. You won't be short of things to do in the area with Porthleven Beach only a 15 minute drive away and Praa Sands 20 minutes away you can have plenty of seaside fun! Hire a surfboard or bodyboard for the day and take a lesson or just soak in the sunshine with a walk along the sandy shores. For the little ones, Flambards Theme Park is only ten minutes away and just outside of Helston with plenty of rides for little and big kids! Helston also has plenty of amenities to keep you busy, watch as the boats moor into the harbour or mooch around the markets and shops. Strictly no campfires allowed unless in raised fire pits, you can have a BBQ but please ensure that it is raised from the ground, blocks are available to help. Please only use charcoal or gas as fuel. Sorry, dogs are not allowed.
Lizard View is open from 01/08 to 31/10 in 2024 and from 01/06 to 31/10 in 2025.
Facilities include a shower and toilets as well as a covered washing up area.
For meals out, the nearest pub is the Star Inn, a five minute drive or 30 minute walk away or if you need to pick up the essentials there is a big Tesco a ten minute drive away in Helston.
Adult only
Allow commercial vans
Allow pets on site
Bike hire
Café / restaurant
Communal BBQ
Disabled facilities
Drinking water
Electric hookups
Entertainment
Family friendly
Fires allowed
Fishing
Games room
Glamping
Golf
Horse riding
Hot tub
Kids club
Kids playground
Laundry
Near beach
Near pub
Open year round
Peaceful
RV pitches
Shop
Showers
Swimming pool
Toilet
TV room
Vineyard
Water hookups
Watersports
W.C. disposal
WiFi
There are 22 accommodation options on-site
Bookable pitches and accommodation options
8 x Grass Pitches with Optional Electric
Max 6 people
Grass pitches measuring 10m x 10m suitable for tents and trailer tents up to 6m. Optional 10 amp electric hook up is available.
Other accommodation
14 x Non Electric Grass Pitches
Max 6 people
Grass pitches suitable for tents and trailer tents only without electric.
Site tariff
Things to do on site and in the Helston area
The site is ideally located for visiting some top beaches, one of the closest is in Porthleven (15 minutes) a foodie hotspot with celebrity chef restaurants and great for those wanting to pick up some locally made crafts. Within 30 minutes there are plenty of other beaches as well as countryside walks with bridleways surrounding the site.
If you don't feel like walking there is a bus stop just a short walk from the campsite that runs a 20 minute service to Helston, or to other local towns with a national rail service. Helston is known for the Flora Dance and Hal-an-Tow traditions in May and is a must see whilst you are there!
Other nearby attractions include:
- Poldhu Cove (25 minutes)
- Flambards Theme Park (10 minutes)
- Cornish Seal Sanctuary (15 minutes)
- St Ives (35 minutes)
- Penzance (40 minutes)
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