The family-friendly, dog-friendly pitches at Fox Camping are well positioned for a holiday in North Cornwall. They offer green views across rolling countryside and are just a few miles from both the beach and Bodmin Moor. In addition, the harbour village of Boscastle, the castle at Tintagel and the surf and sand of Bude are all only 10 miles away. This is an off-grid site that’s a great base for those who like to keep things simple when they’re enjoying the great outdoors.
Fox Camping is a Greener Camping site – which means it’s small and environmentally sound. It’s all about enjoying fresh air, campfires and starry night skies – but it’s not quite back to basics. A few thoughtful touches elevate it above that status. Flushing toilets and hot water showers are provided in an undercover barn – and there’s one that’s family-sized. Washing-up sinks are also sheltered and there’s Badger Barn as well. This is a shared undercover space with picnic benches, a few games and other handy bits and bobs including a fridge and freezer.
The majority of pitches are split between a car-free lower field and a park-on-pitch upper field but there's a semi-secret Woodland Pitch too. This one (our favourite) gets booked up quick. It's surrounded by nature, tucked among the trees of a one-acre wood and comes complete with fire pit and picnic bench. In fact, almost every pitch comes with a picnic bench provided (check on booking) and fire pits can be booked as an extra if you want one. Logs are for sale and the icing on the cake is that host Victoria can deliver homemade pizzas to your tent. It's a welcome bonus to have dinner taken care of after a long journey while you’re juggling tent poles and hungry kids. As is the fact that Victoria is a dog trainer who can provide doggy day care if you want it. All this points to the care that’s put into the site. Care that should help make your holiday in North Cornwall blissfully care-free.
You can walk straight from Fox Camping on a route up nearby Warbstow Bury Hillfort – great for walkers, dog owners and anyone interested in archaeology. There are plenty of other good walking routes nearby too including The Camel Trail (also good for bikes) and the South West Coast Path. For a short walk with a point of interest, perhaps head to St Nectan’s Waterfall (10 miles) where there’s a woodland walk and the chance to see a 60-foot cascade. The edge of Bodmin Moor is also only six miles from site and the highest point, Brown Willy, provides a good place to aim for on a walk there. The closest beach to site is Crackington Haven (seven miles) which is good at low tide when an expanse of sand is revealed but all but disappears at high tide. Bude (10 miles) is a good option if you want surf, sand and facilities and Widemouth Bay (nine miles) offers two miles of sand and a wilder feel. For a traditional harbour village, Boscastle is 10 miles away, Port Isaac is 15. Tintagel with its clifftop castle is inbetween. Hidden Valley is a family-friendly puzzle park that’s 10 miles from the campsite.
There are no shops or pubs within easy walking distance of the campsite so you might like to come prepared by stopping at a supermarket on the way – Launceston (12 miles) is the closest town with supermarkets. For basics, the closest village shop is in Marshgate (four miles) and there’s another in Crackington Haven (seven miles). For local produce, head to the excellent and well-stocked Boscastle Farm Shop (10 miles). There’s a cafe and tea garden on site too. The closest pubs are The Horseshoe Inn in Tresparrett and The Old Wainhouse Inn (both four miles). Both do food. There’s also The Coombe Barton Inn down by the beach in Crackington Haven where there are two cafes as well.
