Beach camping in Watergate Bay

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Set up your tent right by the sea—Watergate Bay’s beach camping scene isn’t just sand and surf, it’s over 530 pitches where the Atlantic’s your soundtrack. You’ll find sites that let you light campfires, bring your dog, and rinse off with a hot shower after a long day. Average nights go for £80, but you’ll spot places as low as £10 if you keep an eye out. Top picks come with real local buzz: Coverack Camping & Glamping (63 reviews) has a laid-back, friendly vibe; Mount Pleasant Eco Park (49 reviews) is known for its eco-friendly ethos and live music; Cornish Tipi Holidays & Camping (39 reviews) sits tucked in woodland but close enough for a morning surf. Expect fishing off the rocks, spotting seals from the dunes, and boards stacked high on car roofs. Rubbish bins and solid facilities mean you won’t have to rough it. This is the real Cornish coast, seen from your own patch of sand.

94% (330) 411 campsites

Top-rated campgrounds near Watergate Bay

Coverack Camping & Glamping

1. Coverack Camping & Glamping

99%
(200)
162 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Cornwall, South West England
Traditional family camping near Coverack, with the promise of coast, countryside and Cornish ice cream
Pets
Electrical hookup
Campfires
from 
£12
 / night
Cornish Tipi Holidays & Camping

2. Cornish Tipi Holidays & Camping

97%
(147)
168 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Cornwall, South West England
Wake up to the sound of birdsong, go swimming before breakfast in the clear water of a secluded lake. Cook your bacon and eggs over an open fire while you plan your day, or just laze it away in the peace and quiet of your own personal tipi. You can always go fishing tomorrow, and walk along the cliffs the day after that… The site is a unique woodland valley folded around a clear, spring-fed lake created from the old Tregildrans Quarry. Our tipis and tent pitches are dotted about this secret 20 acres full of ferns, bluebells, oak and meadowsweet. Left in peace for many years there's been no modern chemicals or poisons on the land, meaning we've got bluebells, dormice, Red Admirals and shy woodland Jays for you to spot. It’s a place set apart from the rush and clutter of the modern holiday experience, with an atmosphere that makes you forget the world outside, and just lounge, ramble, or potter about in a boat. We're committed to giving you a genuinely individual service from first contact to your time staying with us. We established CTH in 1996. This was the first and we believe still is the best tipi holiday site in the UK. We know our area inside out and can always help with local knowledge or contacts if you need them. We want to offer our guests a sustainable holiday. A return to real camping means the lowest possible impact on the land and environment - our tipi poles don’t even break the surface of the earth. Your footprint while here could only be bettered by a survival expert. You don't have to fly! a major bonus, and we source all our wood, fish and canvas locally and work with local people wherever possible.
Campfires
Showers
Potable water
from 
£25
 / night
Elm Farm Camp, Cafe & Cycle hire

3. Elm Farm Camp, Cafe & Cycle hire

98%
(85)
26 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Redruth, Cornwall, South West England
Quiet camping meadows and a friendly café located beside some of Cornwall's most popular cycling routes
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£15
 / night
Higher Bochym Campsite

4. Higher Bochym Campsite

7 units · Motorhomes · Helston, England
A small dog-friendly touring site with spacious pitches at the heart of the Lizard Peninsula
Pets
Full hookups
from 
£15
 / night
Hideaway Camping

5. Hideaway Camping

98%
(43)
17 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Okehampton, England
Carefree camping and glamping in Devon with a nature-friendly setting and imaginative owners
Campfires
Showers
Potable water
from 
£13
 / night
Trecombe Lakes

6. Trecombe Lakes

100%
(17)
8 units · Glamping · Falmouth, Cornwall, South West England
Self-contained luxury lodge and pods in a tranquil waterside setting close to Falmouth and the River Helford
Showers
Campfires
Hot Tub
from 
£155
 / night
The Secret Garden

7. The Secret Garden

100%
(5)
3 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Newquay, Cornwall
2 sites to stay ruby rose for chalet or jasmine pitch for van This secret garden's is surrounded by the fields and tall hedges, a magical place, it’s in a world of its own and will certainly make those memories. * Private spacious camping in a very peaceful and beautiful space just for you and your favorites ! either with chalet on its own, van, tents or both :) chalet with double bed, single bed, bathroom, shower, tv mini kitchen, plates, kettle, cutlery, pots & pans, outside washing up area Chill in your massive jacuzzi with a your favourite drink and best tunes 🎶 (add on for Jasmine) * Picnic bench, garden, hot shower, flushing toilet, firepit (add on for Jasmine) * A very special gated garden to spend time out with your favourite people. Family friendly You may spot wild pheasants, chickens, indian runner ducks, our super friendly Bengal Cats! if you like them!😻 Your own furry friends are welcome as it is a gated secure garden. Enjoy the fire pit (wood and firelighters can be brought in advance) or bring your own :) Your car/van can park right outside the gate to your secret garden. (jasmine is another pitch) Lovely walk down the bottom of our lane to river gannel, bring your own paddle boards, kayaks, yourself for a swim :) From the river gannel if you walk from your garden it will take you to crantock beach and quant village, including the 2 local pubs worth a visit if your into our local history. Trenance 15 minute walk 0r 3 minute drive (walk the country back lane here to Trenance via river gannel for a beautiful nature walk) *Horse riding along the river gannel at Trenance riding stables *Trenance Boating lake, Tea rooms, rose gardens and Boat hire *Trenance Play park for the kids 5 mins walk to esso/budgens for essentials 24 hour 5 Mins car ride to the quant Crantock Village beach, or long walk to the beach. Tearooms, the outstanding C-bay day spa for an extra special day out. 1.2 miles into town, 10 min car ride to Newquay town centre to visit our beautiful Cornish beaches, harbour (fishing trips) golf course, chip shops, deliveroo do deliver here :) Lifts i can do for £10 back from town before 12am if your stuck :) Bus direct into Newquay town Center or any other part of Cornwall 4 minute walk down the lane :)
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£29
 / night
Bush Farm Campsite

8. Bush Farm Campsite

99%
(99)
50 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Saltash, England
As close to wild camping as you can get on a rewilded 200-acre farm in Cornwall
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£12
 / night
Pleasant Streams Farm Camping

9. Pleasant Streams Farm Camping

91%
(70)
67 units · Tents, Glamping · St Austell, England
Lakeside camping with streams, rope swings and farmyard animals in rural Cornwall
Campfires
Showers
Potable water
from 
£15
 / night
Surf Pods and Camping at Atlantic Farm

10. Surf Pods and Camping at Atlantic Farm

88%
(66)
50 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Bude, Cornwall, South West England
Glamping near Bude, with eye-catching eco-pods, a staggering treehouse for couples and traditional tent camping
Pets
Electrical hookup
Showers
from 
£26
 / night
Real Glamping at the Fir Hill

11. Real Glamping at the Fir Hill

92%
(13)
12 units · Glamping · Newquay, Cornwall, South West England
Family-friendly yurt glamping on an enchanting old Cornwall estate just three miles from the surf and sand of Newquay
Pets
Showers
Campfires
from 
£140
 / night
Ryn Gwari Farm

12. Ryn Gwari Farm

92%
(80)
15 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Penzance, Cornwall, South West England
A family-friendly, 10-pitch campsite in Cornwall with big views, rustic facilities and a touch of magic
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£10
 / night
Looe Country Park

13. Looe Country Park

95%
(11)
2 units · Glamping · Looe, Cornwall, South West England
Glamping pods on a quiet camping and caravan park in the Cornish countryside
Pets
Showers
Wifi
from 
£45
 / night
Cotna Eco Retreat

14. Cotna Eco Retreat

100%
(10)
5 units · Glamping · Cornwall, South West England
An peaceful, eco heaven near the coast, on a 10-acre organic smallholding in Cornwall with yurts, a shepherd’s hut and a strawbale barn
Showers
Campfires
Wifi
from 
£72
 / night
Wild Camping Cornwall

15. Wild Camping Cornwall

100%
(4)
4 units · Tents · Cornwall, South West England
Off-the-beaten-track camping and bell tent glamping in an ancient Cornish setting.
Campfires
Showers
Potable water
from 
£50
 / night
Pattacott Farm

16. Pattacott Farm

100%
(14)
31 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Cornwall, South West England
Simple Cornish camping on a working farm, within reach of Bude's beautiful beaches
Pets
Electrical hookup
Campfires
from 
£20
 / night
Wylde Valley Camping

17. Wylde Valley Camping

97%
(16)
132 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Bude, Cornwall, South West England
A popular festival space that's now a bona fide campsite, with modern, pop-up facilities and a top North Cornwall location
Electrical hookup
Campfires
Showers
from 
£15
 / night
Bakesdown Farm Camping

18. Bakesdown Farm Camping

100%
(22)
7 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Bude, Cornwall, South West England
Small-scale camping and glamping on a 33-acre Cornish farm with separate meadows ensuring space, peace and privacy
Campfires
Showers
Potable water
from 
£34
 / night
Koa Tree Camp

19. Koa Tree Camp

100%
(12)
9 units · Glamping · Devon, South West England
Relaxed, eco-friendly glamping in geodomes and cabins among the wildflowers of the North Devon coast
Pets
Showers
Campfires
from 
£130
 / night
Atlantic Horizons

20. Atlantic Horizons

100%
(1)
9 units · Tents, Glamping · Bude, England
We are a friendly glamping and camping site set in the beautiful natural surroundings of the North Cornwall coast and countryside allowing for a quiet getaway or family break. Atlantic Horizons aims to offer the camping experience but without the hassle. Supplying you with everything you need for a relaxing yet comfortable glamping experience. We understand how the issues of packing and unpacking can be for you, especially after a long drive, therefore we feel that it is important to remove any challenges by providing you with a variety of glamping packages to suit your needs.
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£39
 / night

Set up your tent right by the sea—Watergate Bay’s beach camping scene isn’t just sand and surf, it’s over 530 pitches where the Atlantic’s your soundtrack. You’ll find sites that let you light campfires, bring your dog, and rinse off with a hot shower after a long day. Average nights go for £80, but you’ll spot places as low as £10 if you keep an eye out. Top picks come with real local buzz: Coverack Camping & Glamping (63 reviews) has a laid-back, friendly vibe; Mount Pleasant Eco Park (49 reviews) is known for its eco-friendly ethos and live music; Cornish Tipi Holidays & Camping (39 reviews) sits tucked in woodland but close enough for a morning surf. Expect fishing off the rocks, spotting seals from the dunes, and boards stacked high on car roofs. Rubbish bins and solid facilities mean you won’t have to rough it. This is the real Cornish coast, seen from your own patch of sand.

94% (330) 411 campsites

Top-rated campgrounds near Watergate Bay

Coverack Camping & Glamping

1. Coverack Camping & Glamping

99%
(200)
162 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Cornwall, South West England
Traditional family camping near Coverack, with the promise of coast, countryside and Cornish ice cream
Pets
Electrical hookup
Campfires
from 
£12
 / night
Cornish Tipi Holidays & Camping

2. Cornish Tipi Holidays & Camping

97%
(147)
168 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Cornwall, South West England
Wake up to the sound of birdsong, go swimming before breakfast in the clear water of a secluded lake. Cook your bacon and eggs over an open fire while you plan your day, or just laze it away in the peace and quiet of your own personal tipi. You can always go fishing tomorrow, and walk along the cliffs the day after that… The site is a unique woodland valley folded around a clear, spring-fed lake created from the old Tregildrans Quarry. Our tipis and tent pitches are dotted about this secret 20 acres full of ferns, bluebells, oak and meadowsweet. Left in peace for many years there's been no modern chemicals or poisons on the land, meaning we've got bluebells, dormice, Red Admirals and shy woodland Jays for you to spot. It’s a place set apart from the rush and clutter of the modern holiday experience, with an atmosphere that makes you forget the world outside, and just lounge, ramble, or potter about in a boat. We're committed to giving you a genuinely individual service from first contact to your time staying with us. We established CTH in 1996. This was the first and we believe still is the best tipi holiday site in the UK. We know our area inside out and can always help with local knowledge or contacts if you need them. We want to offer our guests a sustainable holiday. A return to real camping means the lowest possible impact on the land and environment - our tipi poles don’t even break the surface of the earth. Your footprint while here could only be bettered by a survival expert. You don't have to fly! a major bonus, and we source all our wood, fish and canvas locally and work with local people wherever possible.
Campfires
Showers
Potable water
from 
£25
 / night
Elm Farm Camp, Cafe & Cycle hire

3. Elm Farm Camp, Cafe & Cycle hire

98%
(85)
26 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Redruth, Cornwall, South West England
Quiet camping meadows and a friendly café located beside some of Cornwall's most popular cycling routes
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£15
 / night
Higher Bochym Campsite

4. Higher Bochym Campsite

7 units · Motorhomes · Helston, England
A small dog-friendly touring site with spacious pitches at the heart of the Lizard Peninsula
Pets
Full hookups
from 
£15
 / night
Hideaway Camping

5. Hideaway Camping

98%
(43)
17 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Okehampton, England
Carefree camping and glamping in Devon with a nature-friendly setting and imaginative owners
Campfires
Showers
Potable water
from 
£13
 / night
Trecombe Lakes

6. Trecombe Lakes

100%
(17)
8 units · Glamping · Falmouth, Cornwall, South West England
Self-contained luxury lodge and pods in a tranquil waterside setting close to Falmouth and the River Helford
Showers
Campfires
Hot Tub
from 
£155
 / night
The Secret Garden

7. The Secret Garden

100%
(5)
3 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Newquay, Cornwall
2 sites to stay ruby rose for chalet or jasmine pitch for van This secret garden's is surrounded by the fields and tall hedges, a magical place, it’s in a world of its own and will certainly make those memories. * Private spacious camping in a very peaceful and beautiful space just for you and your favorites ! either with chalet on its own, van, tents or both :) chalet with double bed, single bed, bathroom, shower, tv mini kitchen, plates, kettle, cutlery, pots & pans, outside washing up area Chill in your massive jacuzzi with a your favourite drink and best tunes 🎶 (add on for Jasmine) * Picnic bench, garden, hot shower, flushing toilet, firepit (add on for Jasmine) * A very special gated garden to spend time out with your favourite people. Family friendly You may spot wild pheasants, chickens, indian runner ducks, our super friendly Bengal Cats! if you like them!😻 Your own furry friends are welcome as it is a gated secure garden. Enjoy the fire pit (wood and firelighters can be brought in advance) or bring your own :) Your car/van can park right outside the gate to your secret garden. (jasmine is another pitch) Lovely walk down the bottom of our lane to river gannel, bring your own paddle boards, kayaks, yourself for a swim :) From the river gannel if you walk from your garden it will take you to crantock beach and quant village, including the 2 local pubs worth a visit if your into our local history. Trenance 15 minute walk 0r 3 minute drive (walk the country back lane here to Trenance via river gannel for a beautiful nature walk) *Horse riding along the river gannel at Trenance riding stables *Trenance Boating lake, Tea rooms, rose gardens and Boat hire *Trenance Play park for the kids 5 mins walk to esso/budgens for essentials 24 hour 5 Mins car ride to the quant Crantock Village beach, or long walk to the beach. Tearooms, the outstanding C-bay day spa for an extra special day out. 1.2 miles into town, 10 min car ride to Newquay town centre to visit our beautiful Cornish beaches, harbour (fishing trips) golf course, chip shops, deliveroo do deliver here :) Lifts i can do for £10 back from town before 12am if your stuck :) Bus direct into Newquay town Center or any other part of Cornwall 4 minute walk down the lane :)
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£29
 / night
Bush Farm Campsite

8. Bush Farm Campsite

99%
(99)
50 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Saltash, England
As close to wild camping as you can get on a rewilded 200-acre farm in Cornwall
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£12
 / night
Pleasant Streams Farm Camping

9. Pleasant Streams Farm Camping

91%
(70)
67 units · Tents, Glamping · St Austell, England
Lakeside camping with streams, rope swings and farmyard animals in rural Cornwall
Campfires
Showers
Potable water
from 
£15
 / night
Surf Pods and Camping at Atlantic Farm

10. Surf Pods and Camping at Atlantic Farm

88%
(66)
50 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Bude, Cornwall, South West England
Glamping near Bude, with eye-catching eco-pods, a staggering treehouse for couples and traditional tent camping
Pets
Electrical hookup
Showers
from 
£26
 / night
Real Glamping at the Fir Hill

11. Real Glamping at the Fir Hill

92%
(13)
12 units · Glamping · Newquay, Cornwall, South West England
Family-friendly yurt glamping on an enchanting old Cornwall estate just three miles from the surf and sand of Newquay
Pets
Showers
Campfires
from 
£140
 / night
Ryn Gwari Farm

12. Ryn Gwari Farm

92%
(80)
15 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Penzance, Cornwall, South West England
A family-friendly, 10-pitch campsite in Cornwall with big views, rustic facilities and a touch of magic
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£10
 / night
Looe Country Park

13. Looe Country Park

95%
(11)
2 units · Glamping · Looe, Cornwall, South West England
Glamping pods on a quiet camping and caravan park in the Cornish countryside
Pets
Showers
Wifi
from 
£45
 / night
Cotna Eco Retreat

14. Cotna Eco Retreat

100%
(10)
5 units · Glamping · Cornwall, South West England
An peaceful, eco heaven near the coast, on a 10-acre organic smallholding in Cornwall with yurts, a shepherd’s hut and a strawbale barn
Showers
Campfires
Wifi
from 
£72
 / night
Wild Camping Cornwall

15. Wild Camping Cornwall

100%
(4)
4 units · Tents · Cornwall, South West England
Off-the-beaten-track camping and bell tent glamping in an ancient Cornish setting.
Campfires
Showers
Potable water
from 
£50
 / night
Pattacott Farm

16. Pattacott Farm

100%
(14)
31 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Cornwall, South West England
Simple Cornish camping on a working farm, within reach of Bude's beautiful beaches
Pets
Electrical hookup
Campfires
from 
£20
 / night
Wylde Valley Camping

17. Wylde Valley Camping

97%
(16)
132 units · Tents, Motorhomes, Glamping · Bude, Cornwall, South West England
A popular festival space that's now a bona fide campsite, with modern, pop-up facilities and a top North Cornwall location
Electrical hookup
Campfires
Showers
from 
£15
 / night
Bakesdown Farm Camping

18. Bakesdown Farm Camping

100%
(22)
7 units · Tents, Motorhomes · Bude, Cornwall, South West England
Small-scale camping and glamping on a 33-acre Cornish farm with separate meadows ensuring space, peace and privacy
Campfires
Showers
Potable water
from 
£34
 / night
Koa Tree Camp

19. Koa Tree Camp

100%
(12)
9 units · Glamping · Devon, South West England
Relaxed, eco-friendly glamping in geodomes and cabins among the wildflowers of the North Devon coast
Pets
Showers
Campfires
from 
£130
 / night
Atlantic Horizons

20. Atlantic Horizons

100%
(1)
9 units · Tents, Glamping · Bude, England
We are a friendly glamping and camping site set in the beautiful natural surroundings of the North Cornwall coast and countryside allowing for a quiet getaway or family break. Atlantic Horizons aims to offer the camping experience but without the hassle. Supplying you with everything you need for a relaxing yet comfortable glamping experience. We understand how the issues of packing and unpacking can be for you, especially after a long drive, therefore we feel that it is important to remove any challenges by providing you with a variety of glamping packages to suit your needs.
Pets
Campfires
Showers
from 
£39
 / night

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