Dropped Anchor Sea View Camping
Dropped Anchor Sea View Camping
4.87 /5
Unwind with glorious sea views at Dropped Anchor Sea View Camping, located ten minutes from Helston and just a five minute drive from Praa Sands Beach. Non electric pitches welcoming tents and tourers with private picnic benches and fire pits. For glampers, there is a cosy vintage caravan. Though a small site, there is still a great onsite shop and even wetsuits for hire. Penzance is also only 20 minutes away!
Small, peaceful family friendly campsite with amazing sea views on the South Cornwall coast
Pitches with private picnic benches and fire pits, plus a small onsite shop and wetsuits to hire
Just a five minute drive to sandy Praa Sands Beach, a 30 minute walk to the SW Coast Path
About Dropped Anchor Sea View Camping
This family friendly site on the south coast of Cornwall offers a great spot to unwind and soak in the wonderful sea views. Spend the evening unwinding with a glass of wine or hot chocolate, gazing at the sunset and stars, breathing in the fresh salty air. Dropped Anchor is a quiet site taking in the peace and tranquillity of the area. There are 15 non electric pitches onsite allowing up to six guests, 14 set on grass and one hardstanding. Each of these allows tents and tourers with up to six guests, plus plenty of room to park your car adjacent. An additional five pitches are catered to backpackers and cyclists only, for those travelling without a vehicle. All pitches feature a picnic table and fire pit with open views out to sea and along the coast towards Penzance, Newlyn and Mousehole. Here you can enjoy a spot of al fresco dining or pick up some marshmallows from the onsite shop to toast over the fire. Holly is a vintage caravan providing a glamping option for those who don't want to pitch a tent. Sleeping two, the caravan comes with a cosy double bed made up for your arrival, plus a gas fridge, hob, grill and heater. There's also solar power lighting and two all-important USB sockets for charging your devices. Outside is your own picnic table and fire pit too. All guests are also welcome to bring along their own BBQ to enjoy, just please ensure it is raised from the ground. Four-legged friends can join you for your stay too, with up to four permitted on each of the grass pitches.
Dropped Anchor Sea View Camping is open from 29/03 to 28/09 in 2024 and from 01/04 to 28/09 in 2025.
Site facilities include a converted shepherd's hut with two flushing toilets, and two bathrooms with a shower and toilet, and a gentleman's urinal. There is also a washing up area with hot water. The site is off-grid, so there is no WiFi onsite.
There are a range of wetsuits available to be hired as well as a large freshwater rain tub can be used to wash off salty and sandy wetsuits.
There is a small shop onsite that stocks firewood, kindling, BBQ and coal as well as chocolate, marshmallows and local crafts. There is even site merchandise and essential camping items like milk and bacon. When the shop is closed there is an honesty box that stocks wood, marshmallows and kindling.
The nearest pub to the campsite is The Lion and Lamb, just a 20 minute walk away, or under a five minute drive. For picking up any supplies there is the Sandy Stores which is just under a ten minute drive from the site.
Adult only
Allow commercial vans
Allow pets
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
Internet access
Kids club
Kids playground
Laundry
Near beach
Near pub
Open year round
Peaceful
RV pitches
Shop
Showers
Swimming pool
Toilets
TV room
Vineyard
Water hookups
Watersports
W.C. disposal
There are 21 accommodation options on-site
Bookable pitches and accommodation options
5 x Non Electric Grass Backpacker Pitches
Max 2 people
Grass tent pitches with a fire pit, picnic table and sea view suitable for cyclists and guests without a vehicle. No vehicles are permitted on these pitches.
14 x Non Electric Grass Pitches
Max 6 people
Spacious grass pitches with a fire pit, picnic table and sea view. Suitable for tents and tourers.
Other accommodation
Non Electric Hardstanding Pitch
Max 6 people
Hardstanding pitch with a fire pit, picnic table and sea view. Suitable for caravans or motorhomes.
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Rebecca E
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A lovely lady, lovely spot and nice clean bathrooms. The sea views and green fields were perfect.
Amazing site
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Eleanor M
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The site and location were amazing and Debbie was so lovely and welcoming - fab facilities, can’t wait to go back!
Perfectly peaceful
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Danny H
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Dropped Anchor campsite is the perfect location for camping when visiting Cornwall. When we arrived it was pouring with rain, we were anxious the ground would be soggy. Not once did this happen over the 4 days, the ground was perfect and situated on a hill. The view of the sea in the distance was lovely to wake up to and the area was so peaceful. We wanted a log fire and was wondering where we would get the supplies from, being so rural, but Debbie at Dropped Anchor had thought of it all! An honesty box of kindling, logs, firelighters and even marshmallows! The showers were clean and had perfectly hot water and central to so many things to visit while visiting. Overall, Dropped Anchor campsite was a pleasant stay, we will definitely be back!
Site tariff
Things to do on site and in the Helston area
The quaint harbour town of Porth Leven is just a 5 minute drive away featuring local stores and beautiful seaside cafes and restaurants.
The glorious sandy shores of Praa Sands Beach are only a five minute drive away, with wetsuits available to hire from the site too. Enjoy a spot of swimming or bodyboarding, or kick back and sunbathe on the shore.
If you are a wildlife lover, a trip to Cornish Seal Sanctuary (20 minutes) is a must. See these friendly creatures being reared back to health, with otters, penguins, ponies and goats onsite too.
Other nearby attractions include:
- Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens (15 minutes)
- St Michael's Mount (15 minutes)
- Helston Railway (15 minutes)
- Paradise Park and JungleBarn Cornwall (20 minutes)
- Tate St Ives (35 minutes)
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