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Chy Carne Camping and Touring Park

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Kennack Sands, Helston, Cornwall

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Chy Carne is an award winning camping and touring park overlooking the bay at Kennack Sands, a ten minute walk away. Electric grass pitches welcome both tents and tourers, with a range of static caravans onsite too. Guests can enjoy access to the onsite facilities including a pizza takeaway, kid's play area and shop. National Trust - Lizard Point is also only ten minutes away!

Why choose Chy Carne Camping and Touring Park


Stunning views overlooking Kennack Sands, with an easy 10 minute walk to the beach

Horse riding, diving, and water sports available in the surrounding area

Brilliant facilities, pizzeria in the school holidays and well-stocked camping shop

About the site


A relaxed, quiet and family-friendly site, Chy Carne is a spacious and well-kept coastal holiday park with excellent on-site facilities. The site offers a good number of camping and touring pitches across 13 acres, available with optional electric hook up. These pitches are large and spacious with some being on a slight slope - this allows for better views across the valley. Many of the pitches have sea views overlooking the bay at Kennack Sands. Tents, campervans, touring caravans, motorhomes, trailer tents and folding campers of all sizes are welcome. Fires are permitted providing they are contained within a fire basket, pit or chimenea. The site also has 25 static caravans available for hire in an area away from camping and caravan pitches, allowing you to unwind at your own pace in peace and comfort. Organised groups and touring rallies are welcome, and single sex groups and under 18s are accepted with booking conditions.

"Great views, great facilities and lovely staff"

Hugo S

"What a great run campsite. Really loved it here and didn't want to go home ... only a short walk to the beautiful beach"

Thomas S

Chy Carne Camping and Touring Park is open from 10/05 to 30/09.

AA Pennants (4 Star)

Facilities and amenities

Accessible facilities

Allow commercial vans

Allow pets on site

Café / restaurant / takeaway

Drinking water

Family friendly

Shop

Showers

Toilets

W.C. disposal

WiFi

Electric hookups

Fires allowed

Kids playground

Laundry

Near beach

Near pub

Peaceful

RV pitches

The site has a wide range of on-site facilities, including modern shower blocks (a 50p charge applies to showers for five minutes to help keep waste water to a minimum), an onsite play park and swings and Big Daddy's Pizzeria takeaway open in the school holidays. Please be aware that Wi-Fi access may not be available across the whole site.

An onsite shop is well stocked with a range of camping essentials, toys, and more - open daily from 8am-10pm during peak season only and operating limited opening hours during off peak.


A note from the site themselves...

Our park is family owned and has been run by us since the early 2000s. We always strive to offer the best possible holiday experiences for our guests, and our awards acknowledge this.

We hope we get to welcome you soon, Sue and Brian



Chy Carne Camping and Touring Park is ideal for...

Couples

Duke of Edinburgh Award

Large same-sex groups

Older children (13+)

Rallies

Unaccompanied under 18's

Young children


There are 160 accommodation options on-site

Bookable pitches and accommodation options

135 x Grass Pitches (Optional Electric)

Max 6 people

Grass pitches for all types of units/vehicles, with optional electric hook up. Some pitches are slightly sloping, but blocks and levelling assistance are available.


Static holiday home

7 x Static Holiday Caravans (Sleep 4)

28ft x 10ft Abi Arizona caravans with one double bedroom and one twin. Caravans have a shower room, fully equipped kitchen, TV, electric panel heaters and a gas fire in lounge. Outside is a picnic table. Bring bed linen and towels. Pet friendly.

Static holiday home

12 x Static Holiday Caravans - Arizona (Sleep 6)

35ft x 10ft Abi Arizonas with double bedroom, twin bunk room and further twin room. Caravans have a shower room, fully equipped kitchen, TV, electric panel heaters and a gas fire in lounge. Outside is a picnic table. Bring bed linen and towels. No pets.

Static holiday home

6 x Static Holiday Caravans - Tebay (Sleep 6)

36ft x 10ft Tebay caravan with double bedroom, twin bunk room and twin room. Shower room with toilet and wash room, fully equipped kitchen, TV, heating, gas fire, picnic table. Bring bed linen/towels. Pet friendly options.


Chy Carne Camping and Touring Park reviews

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Medium Tent - Grass Pitches (Optional Electric) Aug 2025

Chy Carne is lovely, we were greeted warmly at the office/shop and shown where our pitch was on their site map. It was easy to find. The pitches are in good condition, albeit we were on a slope. The pitches were huge, we noted that these were probably the biggest pitches we've ever been allocated in the 10 years we've been camping. There were convenient electric hook up points and and we were only a short walk from either of the 2 shower, toilet, washing up facilities located on this field. All facilities were clean and well stocked with toilet paper and well maintained. Campfire are permitted but with the use of a flagstone, available from site to keep ashes off the ground. There is a handy public footpath at the lower end of the field that goes straight to Kennack Sands. My only gripes are about weather protections. This is becoming a theme on more campsites whereby 'natural' wind-break barriers are either not installed or removed for 'sea views' or to fit more campers in. Being 'Coastal' the wind is always going to be a factor, with guts of up to 50mph on our last weekend, we unfortunately had 3 duratec fibre pole splinter under the stress. With other campers coming and going, by Saturday night we were essentially taking the brunt of all the wind for 36 hours. We had erected a wind breaker, and guyed it out for safety, but there was only about 3 inches of depth to hammer the poles into the ground. It's a lovely site, and the facilities are well kept, the people are really helpful, very family & dog friendly. But please plant some hedges!

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Andrew L

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Motorhome - Grass Pitches (Optional Electric) Aug 2025

A great place to unwind

Excellent place, no faults

Christopher R

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Motorhome - Grass Pitches (Optional Electric) Aug 2025

Excellent views. Spotless showers. Would recommend 👌 100%

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FAQ

Dogs are welcome on the park though must be kept on a lead onsite, except in any of the designated dog walking areas here. They're sure to love a coastal walk along the Lizard Peninsula, which boasts a number of dog friendly beaches including: *Kennack Sands (0.6 miles) *Cadgwith Beach (1.7 miles) *Mullion Cove (6 miles) *Porthoustock Beach (7.9 miles)

Yes, the park has an onsite camp shop stocked with camping equipment, household essentials, beach items and toys for the little ones. Open from 8am-10pm every day throughout peak season and operating reduced hours outside of the peak period.

Pre-paid Club WiFi cards are available to purchase on the park, allowing you to access the internet from your pitch or static caravan.

Check-in is from 2pm - 8pm and your chosen unit must be vacated by 11am on day of departure.

The park overlooks the stunning Kennack Sands, a designated AONB, which is just a short walk away and ideal for watersports including kayaking, paddle-boarding and swimming. The breathtaking Lizard Peninsula also boasts a variety of beaches along the Cornish coast, including: *Cadgwith Cove (1.7 miles), a quaint shingle beach located on the edge of a Cornish fishing village. *Church Cove (4.4 miles), a rocky beach with plenty of rockpools to explore as well as spots for diving and snorkelling. *Polpeor Cove (4.7 miles), an idyllic mini beach and fabulous views from the cliff path. *Kynance Cove (5.1 miles), set a mile from Lizard Point, with white sands and gorgeous views that have made this one of Cornwall's most photographed beaches. *Polurrian Cove (5.5 miles), admire the high cliffs towering over the sandy beach here, with easy access to South West Coastal Path. *Poldhu Cove (5.7 miles), a popular sandy beach with a beach cafe and superb coastal walks. *Coverack Cove (6.8 miles), a sand and shingle beach which is also a good spot for fishing.

Yes, there are fire pits and chimineas available to hire on the park and large log bundles are available to purchase from the onsite shop.


Things to do on site and in the Helston area

Whatever your idea of a relaxing break, from fishing to coastal and country walks, you'll find all manner of activities here. Options on offer include horse riding, surfing, sailing, kayaking, diving, hitting the beach and exploring the many nearby attractions.

Local towns and villages include:

  • Mullion
  • Porthleven
  • Praa Sands
  • Marazion
  • Penzance
  • Mousehole
  • Helford
  • Helston
  • Falmouth

Popular local beaches include:

  • Kennack Sands
  • Kynance Cove
  • Polpeor Cove
  • Cadgwith Cove
  • Polurrian Cove
  • Coverack Cove

Other attractions include:

  • The Cornish Seal Sanctuary
  • The Lizard
  • Tate St Ives
  • Minack Theatre
  • St Michael's Mount
The listing for Chy Carne Camping and Touring Park was last updated on August 18th, 2025 at 9:27 PM

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