A Cornwall Adventure – Trevella Park

Panic started to set in before we even arrived at Trevella Park when we heard a big storm was on its way – would it be bad, would we be able to travel, would the park be open?

Thankfully the storm passed quickly and there was no damage so we set off from Bournemouth just after lunchtime and headed for Newquay in Cornwall.  The weather on the drive across Southern England was blustery with bouts of sunshine and heavy showers, but the roads were quiet and we arrived at our destination in three and a half hours as we had to have a milk top up stop for Sebastian.

Newquay

 

As we drove in we commented on the presentation of the site.  Beautiful flowers and shrubs lined the entrance and Trevella Park was well signposted from the road.  We booked in and the campsite staff were really helpful, giving us all the information we needed for our stay and the keys to No.50 The Meadow which was a 3 bedroom luxury caravan.  I was very impressed by the space the main living area had to offer, the bedrooms were tiny with barely any space to move but perfectly adequate as our base for 4 nights.  It was immaculately clean and tidy too and I got to work switching the heating on as it was a little chilly.

Trevella Park

 

As it was dusk when we arrived and we made our first mistake – pulling up next to the caravan.  Our one didn’t have a concrete parking area next to it and was grass.  We found out to our cost that it was very boggy and hubby’s car got stuck fast.  Thankfully we managed to get mine back out after a bit of wheel spinning, so hubby could  go and get supplies from the local Morrisons whilst I stayed and unpacked the cases and entertained the very excited children.
It soon turned out that next door had made the same mistake and a nice man in a tractor was towing them out.  I flagged him down and, in the now torrential rain, he towed me out of the mud, much to the delight of the little ones who were bouncing up and down in the window watching Mummy get soaked.Hubby was soon back and wondering how his car had been moved and Isaac and Eliza told him all about their first exciting adventure of the holiday over the McDonalds meal he had brought home for them before settling down to watch CBeebies on the TV before bed.

Trevella Park
I have stayed in a caravan in October before and remember it being freezing cold and miserable, but the heaters did a sterling job and kept us lovely and warm – in fact I had to turn our bedroom heater off it was so hot.  Sebastian did get me up at 4am a couple of mornings though and it did take some time for the main living area to warm back up – thank goodness for warm snuggly jumpers.
The first night was very wet and windy and our caravan did rock in the wind a little and you could hear the rain beating down on the roof which kept us awake, but we soon got used to it.  I was very relieved to be staying in a caravan rather than a tent.
Trevella Park
The facilities in the caravan were good – we had plenty of storage, a shower, toilet, sinks, hot water, a fridge, microwave, kettle, oven, hob and lots of crockery and cutlery.  We could have had one of the beds removed to fit in a cot for Sebastian, but we brought his moses basket which we squeezed into our room.  My only grumble was that the oven only had one shelf, which when cooking for 5 proved a real challenge.  There was also no baking tray, so I had to improvise with the grill pan.
On the main site there was an outdoor pool (which is closed this time of year), a children’s play area, crazy golf, a shop, cafe, games room and laundry room.  Trevella also laid on kids activities including pond dipping and a Halloween party, but as we only had three days we chose to get out and explore all the things that Cornwall had to offer, although we did use the play area a couple of times.
They also had this impressive Owl who you could hold a conversation with in the evening as well as some Cockatiels.
Trevella Park
I also got to meet some fellow bloggers over a bottle of wine which was impressively inexpensive in the cafe – Gemma from HelloitsGemma and Jane from Practically Perfect Mums who were both lovely and we had a good old natter for an hour or so.  Click on their names to see what they thought of Trevella Park.
The Games room was targeted at teenagers and although they were machines you needed to put money in, they were not expensive.  The teddy pick up game was 20p a go.
We treated ourselves to a cooked breakfast (the littlies had a Sausage Bap) in the Cafe before the journey home which was freshly cooked and absolutely delicious and at £4.95 was reasonable too.
Newquay
I have to admit to be disappointed with the shop as I needed to do an emergency nappy run but the shelves were bare, however, it is the end of the season and the park closes this weekend so I do understand why.
Trevella Park is situated in Crantock, Newquay and is the perfect base to explore Cornwall.  There is a bus stop right outside the park, but you do need a car if you wish to explore the county.  There are so many activities to choose from, beautiful beaches to explore and wonderful restaurants try that it’s tough to choose just what to do.
Look out for my posts on Adrenalin Quarry, Eden Project, The Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Newquay Zoo and the Blue Reef Aquarium and you can see all my pictures on Instagram or twitter by searching the hashtag #cornwalladventure

We were provided with the stay at Trevella Park, free of charge for the purpose of a review.

8 thoughts on “A Cornwall Adventure – Trevella Park”

  1. Looks like a great place to stay and a good central location for getting out and about in Cornwall. Glad the weather wasn’t too bad!

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