Cali has been to Sennen and Godrevy

We've spent the half term week in Cornwall and have had a fabulous time - it's also the first time we've been away for a week with Cali.

We went to Trevedra Farm (a C&MC Affiliated Site) for the first three nights.  The site allocates pitches and ours wasn't the best pitch on site (but neither was it the worst) as it was next to a footpath and several people cut across our pitch.  The site comprises five fields with very long grass.  We used the ground sheet for the first time and it really helped to keep some of the grass and mud out of Cali. We had used the awning on the first day, but wound it in when it became windy and wet.

Pitch 9, Club Field, Trevedra Farm

The amenities block was new this year and was very smart.  The staff all worked hard to keep the facilities clean and tidy, although it was a shame that some of the campers didn't clean showers and sinks after they had used them. There was also a small shop which sold basic food and camping items, as well as a cafe which was open for breakfasts and evening meals.

The site was only a ten minute walk from the coast path and there was plenty of walking in the area. On Sunday we wanted to walk to Land's End, but as there was an amber weather warning for torrential rain, thunder, lightening and hail - we decided to turn around when we got to Sennen Coastguard Lookout so we could get back before the weather became too bad.  Fortunately we missed the worst of the storm but we had hours of very heavy rain.

Sennen Coastguard Lookout towards Land's End

Sennen Coastguard Lookout towards Sennen

On Monday we set off walking in light drizzle and walked to St Just.  By late morning it had stopped raining and the sun came out so we had a lovely walk back along the coast path.

Coastpath looking towards Cape Cornwall

Although we enjoyed our time at Sennen Cove, we're not sure we'll return to that site so we had a look at the Sennen Cove Camping and Caravan Club site, which is a mile or so further up the road. There were spacious pitches and a spotlessly clean amenities block so we decided that when we return to the area we'll stay at that site.

When we left Treveda Farm we stopped off at Sainsburys in Penzance to replenish stocks and drove to Long Rock beach car park for our lunch.  Parking is only £1.00 for the day and it's a great place to stop for lunch with views towards St Michael's Mount.

Long Rock looking towards St Michael's Mount

We then went to the Godrevy Park Caravan and Motorhome Club site for four days.  We've stayed here when we had our caravan and it's a lovely site, again only a short walk from the coast path.  We were able to choose our pitch and as we know it's a windy site we chose to pitch behind a small hedge to give us some protection from the wind.  We also put up the sail and windbreak to make it a little more sheltered.  The wardens were also fine with us pitching 'nose first' so our awning faced the same way as other caravans.

Pitch 80, Godrevy Park

There's a lot of good walking from this site too.  On Wednesday we caught the bus to St Ives and had a potter around the town before walking back along the coast path.  It was a rather grey and overcast morning but the sun came out as we walked back towards Godrevy.

Godrevy Beach and Lighthouse

On Thursday we walked to Portreath (as there were no buses in the morning) and caught the bus back to the site.  It was another lovely day and another lovely walk although we were both very tired when we got back to the site!

Walking towards Portreath

We had more heavy rain on Thursday night with a drizzly start to Friday.  We had planned on going to Godrevy Beach Cafe for breakfast but as it was very wet, we had a lazy morning with Cali and then walked to the cafe for a cream tea!

Godrevy has always been a special place for us as we've made a lot of 'life decisions' there.  It was also the place where we decided we would love a campervan, so it was only right that we drove there in Cali when we left the site.  As Godrevy is owned by the National Trust we had free parking whilst we stayed there for our lunch before heading home.

It's been a great week and we can't wait to go away again!

27 May-3 June 2017