Places to Stay With an On-Site Bar in Cornwall

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Sixty-seven places to stay in Cornwall on BritStays have a bar on site. That sounds like a single, simple thing, but it covers everything from a campsite with a small licensed clubhouse to a hotel with a proper restaurant attached. Knowing which kind you're booking matters more than the word itself, so here's how the 67 break down and how to pick between them.

What a "bar" means across these 67 stays

The set is dominated by outdoor stays: 30 are camping, 14 are caravanning, 22 are hotels, and just one is a cottage. In practice, that means most bars here are the social hub of a holiday park or campsite — somewhere to sit out a wet afternoon, watch something on a screen, or let the children run about while you finish a drink. The hotels are a different proposition: a bar you can walk down to from your room without thinking about the car.

Beyond the bar itself, the most common facilities are:

Pet Friendly — 37
WiFi — 35
Restaurant — 30
Toilets — 29
EV Charging Nearby — 27 and Parking — 27
Laundrette — 24

Note that none of those is universal. Fewer than half have a restaurant listed, so if you want food as well as a drink, check the individual listing rather than assuming. The same goes for parking and WiFi — both appear on roughly 40 per cent of the set.

Which area suits your trip

Penzance has the most, with 12, and it's the obvious base for the far west. You're within reach of Land's End, St Michael's Mount, the Minack Theatre and Tate St Ives, which is a strong wet-weather and dry-weather combination. The examples give you a sense of the range: Beachside Holiday Park pairs a swimming pool with evening entertainment and a bar, Balnoon Campsite keeps it simpler with evening entertainment and a bar, while Churchtown Farm Caravan & Camping Site and Ponsandane Camping both list a bar, cafe and takeaway food — useful if you'd rather not cook every night. Calloose Caravan Park leans more towards relaxing, with a swimming pool, hot tub and spa. Just along the coast, Trevaylor Caravan and Camping Park at St Just has a bar, restaurant and cafe.

Newquay has nine (with two more listed under the spelling "Newquey", so it's worth searching both). This is north-coast surf territory and the parks tend to be geared up for it: Trencreek Holiday Park has a swimming pool, evening entertainment and a clubhouse, and Perran Quay Touring Park combines a pool, hot tub and bar. Padstow follows with seven and suits couples and food-minded trips.

On the south coast, Falmouth has six and Looe five. Falmouth is the pick if you want a town with museums and a bit of life — Kernow Adventure Park and Predannick Anti-Aircraft Battery are both nearby — and Daisy Cottage, sleeping four with a gym, clubhouse and bar, is the one cottage in this set. Looe gives you Tregoad with its swimming pool, hot tub and gym, Great Trethew Manor Campsite with a bar, restaurant and indoor areas, and Whitsand Bay Holiday Park with a pool, bar and cafe. The Tamar Valley Donkey Park is the easy family afternoon here.

Bude has six and sits at the quieter north end. St Austell has three, including Pentewan Sands (swimming pool, spa, evening entertainment) and Treveague Farm Campsite (bar, cafe, takeaway food), with Mevagissey Museum and the Shipwreck Treasure Museum close by.

Families, couples and dog owners

For families, look for the combination of a pool and evening entertainment — Pentewan Sands, Beachside Holiday Park and Trencreek Holiday Park all show that pattern. Add Screech Owl Sanctuary or Spingfields Fun Park and Pony Centre for a day off the beach. For couples, the 22 hotels and the quieter campsites such as Great Trethew Manor Campsite tend to be calmer, and Tintagel Castle, Trematon Castle, Star Castle, Crownhill Fort and Glynn House make good half-day outings.

Dog owners are well served: 37 of the 67 are pet friendly, which is better than most categories. Still, confirm the rules for the bar itself — many sites allow dogs on the pitch but not in indoor areas.

When to book

With only 67 across the whole of Cornwall, and the pet-friendly, pool-equipped parks accounting for a slice of that, July and August fill early — book by late winter if you need a specific site. Penzance and Newquay have the most choice, so leave those decisions latest if you're flexible. For May, June and September, six to eight weeks ahead is usually enough. Before you pay, check whether the bar is open outside peak season: on smaller campsites it often isn't.

Frequently asked questions

How many places to stay with a bar are there in Cornwall on BritStays?

There are 67 published stays with a bar in Cornwall. They break down into 30 camping sites, 22 hotels, 14 caravanning parks and one cottage.

Which Cornish towns have the most stays with a bar?

Penzance leads with 12, followed by Newquay with 9, Padstow with 7, Falmouth with 6, Bude with 6, Looe with 5 and St Austell with 3. A further two are listed under the alternative spelling Newquey, so it is worth searching both.

Are these stays dog friendly?

Many are: 37 of the 67 are listed as pet friendly, which is a little over half. Check the individual listing for whether dogs are allowed inside the bar itself, as some sites welcome them on the pitch but not in indoor areas.

Can I get food as well as a drink?

Not everywhere. A restaurant is listed at 30 of the 67. Several of the examples also offer a cafe or takeaway food, including Churchtown Farm Caravan & Camping Site, Ponsandane Camping, Treveague Farm Campsite, Whitsand Bay Holiday Park and Trevaylor Caravan and Camping Park.

Which stays suit families wanting a pool and entertainment?

Pentewan Sands at St Austell lists a swimming pool, spa and evening entertainment; Trencreek Holiday Park at Newquay has a pool, evening entertainment and a clubhouse; and Beachside Holiday Park at Penzance combines a pool, evening entertainment and a bar. Perran Quay Touring Park at Newquay has a pool, hot tub and bar.

What is there to visit nearby?

From the far west around Penzance you have Land's End, St Michael's Mount, the Minack Theatre and Tate St Ives. Elsewhere in Cornwall there is Tintagel Castle, Star Castle, Trematon Castle, Crownhill Fort and Glynn House, plus family options such as the Tamar Valley Donkey Park near Looe, Kernow Adventure Park at Falmouth, Screech Owl Sanctuary, Spingfields Fun Park and Pony Centre, Mevagissey Museum and the Shipwreck Treasure Museum.

Places to Stay With a Bar in Cornwall

The Laurels Holiday Park

Chapmanswell Caravan Park

Beach House Hotel

The Old Vicarage

White Acres Holiday Park

Invicta

Padstow Harbour Hotel

Ponsandane Camping

Gallen Treath Guest House

The Swan Hotel

Atlantic Bays Holiday Park

Trevaylor Caravan and Camping Park

Schooners Hotel

The Longboat Inn

Travelodge Newquay Seafront

The Abbey Hotel

The Galleon Inn

Beachside Holiday Park

Saint Mary's Hall Hotel

Marazion Hotel

Karma St Martin's

Westberry Hotel and Restaurant

Trevedra Farm

Falmouth Hotel

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