Which bell tents are on the lower hillside?

Two of them: Hartland and Kernow. They sit together partway up the hillside, each on its own private deck with beds made up for four. Each has its own page with the detail — this one is the overview of the pair.

Do I need to bring camping kit?

No — the beds are made up with bedding and towels, and there’s a chiminea on the deck. Bring food and you’re set. It’s the canvas without the faff.

Is there gas cooking at these tents?

Yes. Gas cooking facilities are sited directly opposite Hartland and Kernow and shared between them, used by nobody else. There is still no cooking inside the tents themselves.

Where else can we cook?

At the facilities down on the valley floor — there’s a covered cook deck, a short walk from the tents and open to everyone on the park. Handy if both tents want the gas at the same time, or if the weather has turned.

Are the showers private?

No. Showers and toilets are in the block a short walk from the tents and shared with the rest of the park. They’re open 24 hours, with baby changing in both the male and female toilets.

How steep is the walk up?

A gentle rise from the valley floor. These two are the middle option — raised enough for a view, without the climb up to the upper hillside tents.

When are the bell tents open?

April to September. Outside those months the lodges, the school bus and the Airstream stay open, and the camping pitches run in their own seasons.

Can we bring the dog?

Yes, dogs are welcome in the bell tents as in every stay at Willow Valley. Keep them on a lead no longer than two metres around the park, use the dog exercise area, and please don’t leave them unattended.

Hartland’s bell tent on its timber deck, with the rattan sofa, chiminea and picnic bench out front

Hartland & Kernow

Bell tents — lower hillside

Hartland and Kernow — two bell tents on their own private decks partway up the hillside, with the beds made up before you arrive and gas cooking facilities opposite them.

Sleeps up to 4A double bed and two single bedsDogs welcome

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Bell tent · Lower hillside

About Bell tents — lower hillside

The lower hillside is where two of our seven bell tents stand: Hartland and Kernow. This page is the overview of that stretch of the park — each tent has a page of its own, linked below, with its deck, its outlook and its own quirks written up properly.

Both have a private deck with a chiminea on it, matting underfoot, a double bed and two singles, all made up with bedding and towels before you arrive. They sit high enough for a view over the valley but without the climb up to the upper hillside — the middle option, and the easier one if you’re carrying bags or walking a dog up. Each deck has room to sit out with a coffee and watch the light change over the fields.

These two share gas cooking facilities, sited directly opposite the tents and used by nobody else on the park. There is still no cooking inside the tents themselves, and the cook deck at the facilities is down on the valley floor if you’d rather use them. Showers and toilets are in that same block, shared with the rest of the park and open around the clock. The bell tents run from April to September.

Where it sits: Hartland and Kernow sit together on the lower hillside, raised above the valley floor but without the climb up to the upper tents.

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Showers, toilets & cooking

Gas cooking facilities are sited directly opposite these two tents and shared between Hartland and Kernow. There is still no cooking inside the tents. Showers and toilets are in the block a short walk away, shared with the rest of the park and open 24 hours, with a covered cook deck at the facilities if you’d rather use them.

Showers: Shared shower block
Toilets: Shared shower block
Cooking: Gas cooking available outside

The tents in this area

Hartland
A wide timber deck with room for a picnic bench and chairs, and the chiminea standing at the edge of the boards. The photograph at the top of this page is Hartland. See its own page for the full write-up.
Kernow
Its neighbour on the same stretch of hillside, on its own deck, with the same layout inside and the same gas facilities between them. Kernow has a page of its own too.

What you get

Gas cooking facilities opposite the two tents, shared between Hartland and Kernow
Double bed plus two single beds — sleeps up to 4
Chiminea on the deck, with logs for your first night
Bedding and towels provided, beds made up before you arrive
Matting underfoot
Its own private raised deck
Cook deck for glampers at the facilities
Shower block and toilets a short walk away, shared, open 24 hours
Laundry and dog wash on the park
Dogs welcome

Good to know before you book

The bell tents run from April to September. Outside those months the lodges, the school bus and the Airstream stay open, and camping pitches run in their own seasons.
Bedding and towels are provided and the beds are made up. Bring your own food.
Gas cooking facilities sit directly opposite these two tents and are shared between Hartland and Kernow. They are outside — there is still no cooking inside the tents themselves.
The cook deck at the facilities is down on the valley floor as well, shared with everyone on the park, if both tents want the gas at once or you’d simply rather cook under cover.
Showers and toilets are in the block a short walk from the tents and shared with the rest of the park. They’re open 24 hours.
It’s a gentle rise up from the valley floor to reach these two — less of a pull than the upper hillside tents, but not flat.
Four in a bell tent is still plenty spacious: one round canvas room with a double and two singles in it.
Dogs are welcome. Please keep them on a lead no longer than two metres, exercise them in the area provided, and don’t leave them unattended. We can’t accept Rottweilers, Dobermans, Bull Mastiffs, Pit Bull Terriers or their crosses.
Arrive from 3pm, leave by 10am.

Bell tents — lower hillside: questions & answers

: Two of them: Hartland and Kernow. They sit together partway up the hillside, each on its own private deck with beds made up for four. Each has its own page with the detail — this one is the overview of the pair.
: No — the beds are made up with bedding and towels, and there’s a chiminea on the deck. Bring food and you’re set. It’s the canvas without the faff.
: Yes. Gas cooking facilities are sited directly opposite Hartland and Kernow and shared between them, used by nobody else. There is still no cooking inside the tents themselves.
: At the facilities down on the valley floor — there’s a covered cook deck, a short walk from the tents and open to everyone on the park. Handy if both tents want the gas at the same time, or if the weather has turned.
: No. Showers and toilets are in the block a short walk from the tents and shared with the rest of the park. They’re open 24 hours, with baby changing in both the male and female toilets.
: A gentle rise from the valley floor. These two are the middle option — raised enough for a view, without the climb up to the upper hillside tents.
: April to September. Outside those months the lodges, the school bus and the Airstream stay open, and the camping pitches run in their own seasons.
: Yes, dogs are welcome in the bell tents as in every stay at Willow Valley. Keep them on a lead no longer than two metres around the park, use the dog exercise area, and please don’t leave them unattended.

Other ways to stay

Bell tent · Lower hillside
Hartland
A wide timber deck partway up the hillside, with gas cooking facilities directly opposite the tent.
Sleeps up to 4Live prices
Bell tent · Lower hillside
Kernow
Hartland’s neighbour on the same stretch of hillside, with its own deck and the gas cooking facilities the two tents share.
Sleeps up to 4Live prices
Bell tent · Upper hillside
Bell tents — upper hillside
St Petroc, St Enodoc and Sea Campion — the three highest tents on the park, at the top of a steep path, with the best views we have.
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