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Maker Camping

Nr Torpoint, Cornwall, England
1 acre hosted by Maker ?.
Carefree camping with lush coastal views

When your children have grown up, all their most cherished memories of roaming free, having fun, making new friends and creating their own worlds will revolve around this site. But only if you take them there, of course.

If campsites were graded by how chilled their vibe was, Maker Camping would fall into the category marked Permafrost. To say it’s laidback here would be like describing Michelangelo as a half decent painter-decorator, ‘if you’re into cherubs and that’.

An army barracks in a former life, there’s now a certain hippyness to the way the Nissen huts at Maker’s entrance have been reinvented as workshops and a café by various arty types and the ‘rules are the province of squares and bureaucrats’ ethos continues on the camping area itself.

Two very large fields – one set aside for families – sprawl over a hilltop blessed with alarmingly panoramic views of Plymouth, the sea and the under-explored Rame Peninsula. If things get busy, two more fields magically open up, so there’s never any cheek-by-jowling. Kids love exploring the gun emplacements (their guns, happily, long since gone), bunkers and redoubts left here from the last war, or rushing off to make mischief in the woods. And if their parents can’t muster the energy to put up a tent, there are four simply furnished and cheap-aschips yurts in which to crash.

The site’s own shabby-chic bar, the Random Arms, opens on Friday and Saturday nights and a museum and alternative café have just been built. The camping land is owned by the groovy Rame Conservation Trust and managed by Maker Events; monies raised from the campsite go towards preserving the area for future generations, thus making those who camp here unwittingly virtuous.

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Location
Nr Torpoint, Cornwall, England, United KingdomTraditional, ancestral territory of various First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking
Hosted by Maker ?.Joined in December 2010
From the host
Welcome to Maker Camping Situated here in Cornwall’s forgotten corner we offer a wild eco friendly campsite with spectacular sea and moorland views with lots of space    Our site is full of unusual flora and fauna including deer, owls and skylarks with camping in natural surroundings. The grass is left long in places as we have Skylarks nesting and ask visitors to park at the edge of roadways next to fields.  Maker Heights has a bar, the Random Arms and The Canteen restaurant/cafe on site.  We are only 10 mins walk from beaches, pubs and cafes in Kingsand, Cawsand and Millbrook. We are at the top of the hill so walking back to the site is a great work out! Log fires are allowed in designated fire pits and bbq's are fine. We have 3 designated camping areas, Quiet Family, Family and Group camping (for all groups over 6 persons).  We welcome well behaved groups, couples and families. We have showers and flushing toilets and a few basic compost loos on site. We have a bar on site, The Random Arms that opens on Fri and Sat (in August) evenings and we have music/gigs once or twice a month, more info available on the website.  Open mic is every other Tuesday  We have plenty of space for camping, with yurts available from Easter until the end of September.  Yurts (sleep 4) and are £60 a night (July and August £70 a night). Yurts have wood burners, gas stoves, double mattresses and all pots, pans and cutlery for up to four persons per yurt. Camping £7 (£8 July and Aug) per adult £3 for children (families 2 adults and 2 children £25) . PLEASE RESPECT NATURE AROUND YOU AND OTHERS CAMPING NEARBY
Nearby attractions
Swimming, snorkelling and beach-based fun are a 10-minute walk away in Kingsand – a grassy path runs there from the site. Whitsand Bay’s waves are ripe for surfing. Within easy walking distance (10 - 15 mins) of the delightful sea side villages of Kingsand and Cawsand (ferry to Plymouth Barbican), and lakeview village of Millbrook. 5 mins drive from surfing beach at Whitsands and 15 mins to National Trusts Antony House (setting of Tim Burtons film Alice in Wonderland) 10 mins drive to Mt. Edgecumbe House at Cremyl and ferry to Plymouth and Royal William Yard. 50 mins drive from The Eden Project.
Food and drink

The Canteen at Maker Heights (01752 659069; bookings recommended at weekends) is a café/restaurant run by River Cottage chef Nick who serves up delicious dishes using local produce at fair prices on the campsite.

In high season Friday and Saturday evenings between 6pm and 10pm, great homemade food is available from the Maker Meal Hut next to the reception shed.

The Family Foraging Kitchen frequently run wild food/foraging walks from Maker Campsite. Private 'wild edible' walk bookings can be made by calling 01752 823424 or emailing familyforagingandwildrecipes@gmail.com

Within easy walking distance (10-15 mins) are the delightful seaside villages of Kingsand, Cawsand and Millbrook with plenty of pubs and restaurants. Millbrook also has a fish and chip shop and small supermarkets. The View restaurant at Whitsand specialises in fish dishes and the Cliff Top Cafe at Whitsands has a great lunch/snack menu and very surfy laid back feel.

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