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Getting to Cornwall
– have a look at the “summer getaways” tab on www.highways.gov.uk
which will tell you about bottlenecks & planned roadworks
(usually finalised each year in late May) as well
as www.trafficengland.com
– which is updated “real-time” traffic information
Getting to Sun Haven - the
last leg
If you have a caravan we do strongly recommend that
you follow the directions at the bottom of the page.
If your SATNAV takes you and caravan through the very
pretty Cornish village of St Mawgan we wish you luck
in reversing back up the hill, and if it brings you
in off the A39 be warned you have five miles of Cornish
lanes to endure ( with oncoming buses who don’t reverse
– they claim for insurance reasons !). If you take
our recommended route past the airport and
through Mawgan Porth there are two sharp bends to
take carefully & a half mile of Cornish lane ( we
are in ‘remote’ Cornish countryside and we hope you
are coming mainly because we DON’T have a dual carriageway
to our doorstep ) – & if you call us we can tell you
what time the hourly bus will be travelling that last
half mile. You can reconnoitre the alternatives later
but very few people disagree with us. In a car, many
SATNAV’s see our postcode as down the narrow lane
alongside the campsite – once you can see our chalets
look for the double width entrance with a 13 foot
decorative metal arch on the road to/from Mawgan Porth
beach.
Our recommended route
Follow the A30 down past Bodmin
to the Newquay turn-off.
Take the off-ramp at the “Highgate Hill”
junction, signposted Newquay A392 & Wadebridge
A39, to join the roundabout underneath the A30. Turn
right, taking the A39 towards Wadebridge.
At the next roundabout ¾ mile on, again follow
the A39 towards Wadebridge.
At the next roundabout 2 miles on, turn left on the
A3059 towards Newquay
Some 2¾ miles on, just past the garage ( still
there in 2009) turn right on the B3276 towards St.
Mawgan, Mawgan Porth and Watergate Bay.
Drive on to the T-junction (2¾ miles on ) &
turn right on the B3276 towards Mawgan Porth &
Padstow.
Follow the road & you will go downhill & round
a sharp turn into Mawgan Porth at beach level.
Cross the bridge and a hundred yard or so further
on, just before you start to climb the hill there
is right turn ( Chapel Road) that leads inland away
from the sea.This is the only road leading inland
from Mawgan Porth beach. Turn right into this, with
the crazy golf course/pitch & putt on your left.
A quarter mile further on you will pass through a
very sharp ‘S’ bend and we are half a
mile beyond that on the left. Please note that this
last half mile is a "Cornish lane with "Cornish Hedges"
( 6ft stone walls covered with turf) and this is effectively
a single way road with passing places. We note that
the local bus company travels it hourly in single
deckers & once a day with a double decker bus. If you call us we can tell you what time the hourly bus will be travelling that last half mile
We are on the left hand side of the road – a double width entrance with a thirteen
foot arch over it supported by stone pillars,
so if you are in the right place it’s difficult to miss.
Reception is just inside the gate on the left. We
look forward to seeing you and hope you have a pleasant
journey!
Alternative route, for local traffic, coin in from Newquay along the coast road travelling South to North ( Newquay to Padstow direction)
Follow the A30 down past Bodmin
to the Newquay turn-off.
From the A3059 ( Henver Road) , at the “double roundabout”
turn North on the B3276 signposted Porth Beach.
Follow this coastal road past Porth Beach, along to Watergate Bay & the next Bay
is going to be Mawgan Porth.
Follow the road & you will go downhill & round a sharp turn into Mawgan Porth
at beach level.
Cross the bridge and a hundred yard or so further on, just before you
start to climb the hill there is right turn ( Chapel Road) that leads inland away from the sea.
This is the only road leading inland from Mawgan Porth beach. Turn right into this, with the
crazy golf course/pitch & putt on your left.
A quarter mile further on you will pass through a very sharp ‘S’ bend and we are half a mile beyond that on the left. Please note that this last half mile is a "Cornish lane with "Cornish Hedges" ( 6ft stone walls covered with turf) and this is effectively a single way road with passing places. We note that the local bus company travels it hourly in single deckers & once a day with a double decker bus. if you call us we can tell you what time the hourly bus will be travelling that last half mile.
We are on the left hand side of the road – a double width entrance with a thirteen foot arch over it supported by stone pillars, so if you are in the right place it’s difficult to miss.
We are on the left hand side of the road – a double width entrance with a thirteen foot arch over it supported by stone pillars, so if you are in the right place it’s difficult to miss.
Reception is just inside the gate on the left. |
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