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Chyan Farm

Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9BT

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A campsite near Penryn

About Chyan Farm

Tucked into a peaceful rural valley near the Cornish hamlet of Halvasso, Chyan Farm is a cultural centre and community project running a spacious wild camping site with a decidedly eco-friendly approach. Apple orchards surround the pitches, and the site makes its own apple juice on-site. Kids adore the willow structures and mud kitchen in the community field, while grown-ups appreciate the solar-powered bathhouse with hot showers and the friendly vibe of regular fairs, workshops and craft classes throughout the year.

This is simple, back-to-basics camping – compost toilets, springwater taps, no reception desk – and the bathroom, though kept clean, won't gleam like a hotel's. You may spot the odd spider's web. But if you're after a wildish escape surrounded by wildlife and forest garden projects, five miles from Falmouth's coast, Chyan Farm delivers exactly that low-impact, high-freedom experience.

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Can I bring...?

⛺ Tent pitches
🚐 Caravans welcome
🚌 Motorhomes welcome
✨ Glamping available
🛖 Lodges & pods

Pitch types

  • Non-electric grass tent or trailer tent pitch
  • Non-electric grass and earth campervan pitch

Pitch details as listed by the booking provider — availability and exact pricing shown at checkout.

Hook-up

⚡ Electric hook-up
🔌 EV charging

No electric hook-up listed — worth confirming directly if you're bringing a caravan or motorhome.

Facilities

🚿 Hot showers
📶 Free WiFi
🏊 Swimming pool
🛒 Onsite shop
🎠 Children's play area
🍖 BBQs allowed
🔥 Campfires allowed
🧺 Laundry
🎣 Fishing
🛁 Hot tub
♿ Accessible facilities
🅿️ Hardstanding pitches
🍽️ Bar/restaurant on site
🚻 Toilets on site
Sauna Composting toilet Local produce Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Family friendly Barbecues allowed No pets allowed Budget/backpacker Forest Leave the car at home Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Takeaway & food delivery

Handy if you fancy a night off cooking — here's what delivers near this site.

Just Eat — 5 takeaways deliver to this postcode (TR10 9BT)

The Ghandi Indian Takeaway

5.0 · Indian, Curry

Xen Noodle Bar

3.5 · Chinese, Japanese

BLT All Day Food Delivery

3.5 · Burgers, British

Royal Nepalese

2.0 · Indian, Nepalese

The Pizza Cabina

Pizza, Italian

Checked 26 Aug 2026 — always confirm on justeat.co.uk before ordering, as coverage can change.

Deliveroo — 52 restaurants nearby

McDonald's

Subway

Burger King

Harbour Lights

The Gem Fish & Chips

Checked 26 Aug 2026 — always confirm on deliveroo.co.uk before ordering, as coverage can change.

Nearest supermarkets

Handy if you're self-catering or need to stock up on arrival.

  • Asda, Penryn 2.2 miles
  • Lidl 3.4 miles
  • Sainsbury's, Falmouth 3.4 miles
  • Tesco, Helston 5.4 miles
  • Co-op 6.4 miles
  • Aldi, Redruth 7.7 miles
  • Morrisons 7.7 miles

Straight-line distances — the drive will be longer. Store data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Location

Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9BT Get directions

Opening hours

Monday
Open 24 hours
Tuesday
Open 24 hours
Wednesday
Open 24 hours
Thursday
Open 24 hours
Friday
Open 24 hours
Saturday
Open 24 hours
Sunday
Open 24 hours

What visitors say

Honey Jas

Such a great place! every time I visit I love it even more. Attended Hannah Jacobs dance workshop, after watching her perform here and it was amazing! love love love Chyan xox :)

3 months ago · via Google

India Molloy

What a magic little find! Feels like a very special place doing so much really cool stuff! I’ve been to meditation/chanting evening, ladies community woodwork and a pottery course here and there’s so much coming up that I want to get to from bee keeping, foraging walks, dance and yoga workshops.. lovely friendly people and a beautiful special creative space ✨🌳

4 months ago · via Google

Nic Nic

I went along to a foraging walk here & loved it. John was lovely & very knowledgeable. The whole walk was nice & relaxed, I would definitely visit again xx

3 months ago · via Google

Lee Rose

This is about the camp site only. The road entrance for larger vehicles (over 5m long) is very very tight. Most of the main camping field is not level but some is. The grass on the field was mostly not cut when we arrived which meant very soggy feet from morning dew. Some old grass cuttings were left laying on the field which was constantly carried on shoes into the tents. There is an adjacent apple orchard which is quite pretty. The compost toilets had very poorly designed lighting....a torch was needed. The steps to the 2 compost toilet cubicles in the field were very difficult for older campers, and uneven (and frankly a bit dangerous). We got mixed messages from the camp site staff as to which water taps had drinking water. When we arrived the hot shower in the converted horse box had no water heater or gas connected (site staff did rectify this though same day to give our group of campers one reliable hot shower). The horse box shower and solar showers might have been cleaned by site staff, but I never saw that in the two weeks I was there. There is a loud noise curfew at 9pm and a total noise curfew at 9.30pm, and any camp fire had to be extinguished at that time too. Whilst we were grateful to have a camp fire, it is a bit ridiculous to have such an early curfew. The site cafe did our group an evening meal which was mostly appalling......below average food quality, very very slow service (due mainly to totally inadequate numbers of staff), the contents of our pre-booked meals seemed change each time a portion arrived at a table, and the chef forgot to bake the pre-booked cake. It is a reasonably lower cost place to camp but In my experience it's not suitable for a medium size organised camping group as the site management don't seem to be very interested in running a professional camp site.....only my opinion, and it might be that they are just too busy with their other businesses instead (circus skills, training, function room hire etc). We were grateful for the use of the centre's Apple Barn on wet days, and the site owner laid on a pop up camp shop with some useful items for sale....thank you for that. I want to thank one staff member, Caroline, for being friendly and helpful as much as her responsibilities allowed her to. I have no experience/comment of the other services/businesses that operate from the centre. It was a shame as we really wanted to like this camp site, and the wider area is fantastic.

11 months ago · via Google

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