Dropped Anchor Camping Site
Penzance
Camping pitches
Touring caravans
📍 Breage, TR13 9QB
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.8 mi (Open Charge Map)
🌊 Praa Sands East: Excellent bathing water 1.0 mi · Environment Agency
- Every pitch has its own free fire pit and picnic bench
- Off-grid site with solar-powered lighting for minimal light pollution
- Sea views across Mounts Bay to Penzance, Newlyn and Mousehole
- Smaller pitches available exclusively for walkers and cyclists
- Dog-friendly site close to local walks and beaches
Dropped Anchor is a small, off-grid campsite set among peaceful open fields on the south Cornwall coast near Penzance, with 15 spacious pitches and 5 smaller ones for walkers and cyclists, each with its own free fire pit and picnic bench. The site looks out across Mounts Bay towards Penzance, Newlyn and Mousehole, with solar-powered lighting keeping light pollution low for clear night skies. On site you'll find clean toilets and showers, a dish wash area, recycling facilities and a recreational area for wildlife, and dogs are warmly welcomed. The surrounding area offers plenty to explore, including Praa Sands East beach around a mile away, Helston Museum, Flambards theme park and Marizion Museum all within a few miles, with St Erth station 6.3 miles away.
How far to…
- Beach
- 1 miles away
- Station
- 6.3 miles away
- Helston Museum
- 3.6 miles away
- Flambards
- 4.3 miles away
- Marizion Museum
- 5.5 miles away
Practical details
- Pets
- Dogs welcome on site
- Parking
- 1 vehicle per pitch
Accommodation on site
- Touring pitches
- Pitches for walkers and cyclists
Details taken from the operator's own website on 27 Sep 2026 — check current terms when you book.
Facilities
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Picnic Area
- ✓ Indoor Areas
- ✓ Pet Friendly
- 🌊 Sea Views
- 🔌 EV Charging Nearby
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