How steep is the path up to these three?

Steep — a proper climb from the main track up to St Enodoc, Sea Campion and St Petroc, on grass and uneven in places. St Enodoc is the first you reach and the shortest walk, Sea Campion sits just above it, and St Petroc is on the highest deck at the top — the longest pull of the three. Most guests think the view pays for it, but if anyone in the party has limited mobility, or you’re bringing a lot of luggage, our bell tents lower down the park are an easier walk from the car.

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.

How do the tents sleep four?

A double bed and two single beds in the one round canvas room, with matting underfoot. It works well for a family of four or two couples who don’t mind sharing the space.

Where are the showers and toilets?

In the block in the glamping car park, shared with other guests on the park, open 24 hours and less than five minutes’ walk from the tents. The communal glamping cook deck is about the same, with the washing-up and a fridge and freezer. There’s no cooking inside the tent itself, but each of these three decks has its own gas cooker — as do Fistral and Polzeath down in the camping field, while Hartland and Kernow on the lower hillside share a gas point sited opposite them.

When are the bell tents open?

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.

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 alone in the tent. Bear the climb in mind for older dogs.

What time can we arrive?

The tents are ready from 3pm on the day you arrive, and we ask you to leave by 10am on the day you go.

Sea Campion’s bell tent on its timber deck, with the countryside falling away behind

The 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.

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

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Bell tent · Upper hillside

About Bell tents — upper hillside

St Petroc, St Enodoc and Sea Campion are the three bell tents on the upper hillside — the highest stays on the park and, without much argument from us, the best views. This page is the overview of all three; each has a page of its own, linked below, because the climb and the outlook change as you go up.

Each sits on its own private deck with a chiminea, matting underfoot, a double bed and two singles, all made up with bedding and towels. It’s canvas camping without owning any of the kit.

The path up to them is steep, and we’d rather say so here than have you find out with the bags in your hands. It’s a proper climb from the track. It’s also the reason these three feel as private as they do: once you’re up, the valley is below you and there’s nothing in the way of the view. For most people that’s a trade worth making — but it isn’t the right pick if anyone in the party has limited mobility, or if you’re arriving with a lot of luggage.

The bell tents run from April to September. The shower block and toilets are in the glamping car park, open 24 hours and less than five minutes’ walk from the tents, and the communal glamping cook deck is about the same again — that’s where the washing-up and the fridge and freezer live. A torch is still worth packing for after dark.

Where it sits: The three highest tents at Willow Valley, up on the hillside above the valley floor and reached by a steep path from the main track.

See Bell tents — upper hillside on the park map

Showers, toilets & cooking

Showers and toilets are in the block in the glamping car park, shared with other guests, open around the clock and less than five minutes’ walk from the tent. There’s no cooking inside the canvas, but every deck has its own gas cooker, and the communal glamping cook deck is about five minutes away with the washing-up and a fridge and freezer.

Showers: Shared shower block
Toilets: Shared shower block
Cooking: Gas cooker on your deck

The tents in this area

St Enodoc
Named after the little church in the dunes over at Rock. The first of the three you reach as the path climbs: a double, two singles and a chiminea on its own deck, the long view down the valley, and the shortest of the three walks up. It has a page of its own too.
Sea Campion
Named for the white flower that grows all along the cliffs near Bude. Just above St Enodoc, and the middle of the three as the path climbs — same layout, same long view down the valley. See its own page for the detail.
St Petroc
Named after the Cornish saint who gave Padstow its name. Double bed, two singles and a chiminea on its own deck, and the third tent you reach, on the highest deck of the three. It may have the longest walk up, but it is worth it for the views down the valley. Full write-up on its own page.

What you get

Double bed plus two single beds — sleeps up to 4
Chiminea on the deck, with logs for your first night
Beds made up with bedding and towels before you arrive
Its own private raised deck
Matting underfoot
A gas cooker on your own deck
Shower block and toilets in the glamping car park, shared, open 24 hours
Communal glamping cook deck for the washing-up, with a fridge and freezer
The highest outlook on the park
Dogs welcome

Good to know before you book

The path up to St Petroc, St Enodoc and Sea Campion is steep. It’s a climb on grass, uneven in places, and you’ll do it with your bags on the way in. The views are the reason people take it on, but go in knowing it’s there.
For the same reason, these three aren’t the right choice for anyone with limited mobility, or for a party travelling with a lot of luggage. Our other bell tents sit lower down the park and are an easier walk from the car.
Showers and toilets are in the shared block in the glamping car park, less than five minutes’ walk from the tents. The block is open 24 hours; it may be worth bringing a torch for after dark.
There’s no cooking inside the tent, but you do have a gas cooker on the decking right outside it. The communal glamping cook deck is about five minutes’ walk for the washing-up and the fridge and freezer, and Bude is about two miles away for everything else.
The bell tents are open April–September. Outside those months the lodges, the school bus and the Airstream stay open.
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 — upper hillside: questions & answers

: Steep — a proper climb from the main track up to St Enodoc, Sea Campion and St Petroc, on grass and uneven in places. St Enodoc is the first you reach and the shortest walk, Sea Campion sits just above it, and St Petroc is on the highest deck at the top — the longest pull of the three. Most guests think the view pays for it, but if anyone in the party has limited mobility, or you’re bringing a lot of luggage, our bell tents lower down the park are an easier walk from the car.
: 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.
: A double bed and two single beds in the one round canvas room, with matting underfoot. It works well for a family of four or two couples who don’t mind sharing the space.
: In the block in the glamping car park, shared with other guests on the park, open 24 hours and less than five minutes’ walk from the tents. The communal glamping cook deck is about the same, with the washing-up and a fridge and freezer. There’s no cooking inside the tent itself, but each of these three decks has its own gas cooker — as do Fistral and Polzeath down in the camping field, while Hartland and Kernow on the lower hillside share a gas point sited opposite them.
: 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.
: 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 alone in the tent. Bear the climb in mind for older dogs.
: The tents are ready from 3pm on the day you arrive, and we ask you to leave by 10am on the day you go.

Other ways to stay

Bell tent · Upper hillside
St Enodoc
The first tent of the three on the upper hillside, named after the church in the dunes at Rock — high, quiet, and up a steep path.
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Bell tent · Upper hillside
Sea Campion
The middle tent of the three on the upper hillside, just above St Enodoc. High and quiet, named for the flower on the cliffs.
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Bell tent · Upper hillside
St Petroc
The last of the three tents on the upper hillside, on the highest deck we have — the longest climb of the three, and the view down the valley that pays for it.
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