Godrevy lay by
Hi All,
On the glorious 4th, we start our 2 week summer holiday at a commercial close to Godrevy site in Hayle Cornwall. We've been given a 9am arrival slot & been asked to arrive as close to our given slot as possible. We are 350 miles away from Hayle, so does anyone know of a lay by or other safe (and free) rest area close ish to Godrevy that we can rest up and wait until our slot. I'm allowing a travel time of 10 hours so could arrive up to 3 hours early subject to traffic.
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There’s a small retail park (got an M&S) just off Loggans Moor roundabout as you reach Hayle on the A30, not sure if it has barriers, cameras etc... but might be worth investigating. The road up to Godrevy (Loggans Moor Road) is close by there. Once you are on that road, I cannot recall any obvious places to park up. There’s a couple of supermarket car parks as well, Lidl and Co op, but again not sure of barriers etc.....
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Just past the entrance to the Godrevy Club site on the left is a layby, you often see motorhomes parked in it. There is also one on the right and a smaller one on the left as you go up the hill towards the Clubs Godrevy site. The one on the right is best because it is easier to turn round if you have to go back on yourself.
peedee
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The lay-by mentioned by PD has been occupied by MHs and vans all winter.
However, immediately before that lay-by is the road to Gwithian car park. It’s single track with road humps but very doable with a MH. We often take ours there. You may have to pay, depending on time of day, but it’s a much better bet than trying to find a lay-by. Check it out on Google Earth.
The retail park mentioned by TDA is patrolled by an attendant and they are quite strict as the car park is not big enough to serve the park. Likewise, supermarkets are a bit touchy and don’t want holidaymakers using their car parks for other than shopping.
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The pics below show the spaciousness of Gwithian car park and I've marked it in red on a screenshot from PD's view.
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Thanks to all & thanks to PD & tinwheeler for the photos.
As mentioned our slot is 9am & at a steady 55mph with a break I'm expecting it to take 7 hours so its a 2am start for us !!!
Mrs FB has never driven & will never drive the MH so at 4am I'll need radio one blasting out
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Evening
So, come off the A30 roundabout, then turn right at the 2 mini roundabouts next to Lidl supermarket (that's your nearest). Just past St.Ives Bay park on your left you'll see a large free layby on the right, big enough for 6 outfits.There used to be an old guy parked there fulltime in a hobby motorhome. That's about less than 5 minutes from your site. If you're heading For Gwithian Farm or Churchtown Farm, don't get there before you should!
Good advice above regarding Cornwall services at Roche, loads of room and only 25 minutes to your site. I worked 4 years at Godrevy Park club site so spent lots of time advising folks where to stop and wait.
Hope this helps you
JK
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The Hobby, plus a caravan, was still in that lay-by a few weeks ago, JK, and the black bags of rubbish were multiplying rapidly.
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Prepare yourself....the 4th July is going to be absolute carnage! We go from nothing to peak season almost overnight. That’s unprecedented. There is no way local infrastructure at tourist hot spots can cope with that. So far, all we’ve seen are the relatively local folks, on 4 July they’ll come out of the woodwork nationally en masse. Your chances of avoiding gridlock, covid 19 and finding a lay-by stopover are close to zero. Good luck (there are 60 ventilator beds in Cornwall).
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Nice old guy TW, been there a good few years! Interesting though that it's been allowed for so long?
I guess all those live in the lay by surfing dudes in the area will look forward to the sites opening so they can sneak in for a shower?! Many a happy hour spent giving them advice
Happy Days.JK
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They so hate it when Gwithian car park charges start🤣.
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Apologies re my suggestion, on retail park. It’s a while since we have been.
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Tbh, it's a difficult place to park just a car most times 😄
I see the seagulls are restless tonight 😉
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It seems obvious but have you contacted the site, mentioned how far you are travelling and asked for a later arrival slot?
That surely is worth trying. If successful it may be a better and safer option than travelling at a time you obviously don't relish, especially if you are relying on the radio to keep you alert.
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Good advice above regarding Cornwall services at Roche, loads of room and only 25 minutes to your site. I worked 4 years at Godrevy Park club site so spent lots of time advising folks where to stop and wait.
25 minutes to site is a bit ambitious when a further 33 miles approx to site is called for, plus heavy traffic that may well be present in July.
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Experience has taught us that anything late July/August heading to SW is going to be “interesting”. This year, it will all happen from early July.
My advice is to take lots to drink, a portable loo, a well charged phone, snacks to stave off hunger, and double check vehicle is in perfect working order. Being able to opt for an alternative route will be beneficial as well. In the past, what looks like a seven, eight hour journey, has become double that if you get a major hold up on the way down. Bristol is usually a nightmare where all the roads from North, East and West converge.
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TDA wrote "My advice is to take lots to drink, a portable loo, a well charged phone, snacks to stave off hunger,"
to which, in the light of the vagaries of the English climate, should be added warm blanket and thermos of soup. A shovel may be considered a trifle OTT.
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It's not unusual to spend more than 25mins sat in a queue on the A30 waiting to enter Loggans roundabout.
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Hoping either Tinwheeler or Jolly Kernow sees this post.
Is it possible to walk along the beach (at low tide) from Gwithian to St Ives? I intend to do the walk with my dog, I know some parts of St Ives beach's don't allow dogs so will do it early doors. If I get the train back to Hayle is it then far to walk back to the beach to get back on track to Gwithian. I will look this up on google but theres nothing like a bit of local knowledge. Any advice or tips would be great.
Also at high tide how high does the tide get? I'm thinking will the tidal range be low enough to allow us to walk there and back if need be.
Thanks
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The short answer for me is no. I consider it to be way too far and walking on sand can be slow going. Also, you have to strike inland to a certain extent at Hayle to cross the estuary of the River Hayle. The same would apply if you caught the park and ride train back. Check it out on Google Earth but remember it doesn’t show hills or steep cliffs.
Personally, FB, I’d not even contemplate it so my advice would be to hire a small car for tripping around which will allow you to visit the rugged areas of the far west such as Cape Cornwall, which is much more pleasant than the commercialised Land's End, and to cross to the south coast to take in the likes of The Lizard and surrounding area.
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FB, to add a bit of perspective, this rather poor photo was taken from Gwithian car park and you can make out St Ives in the distance on the far right. What you can’t see though, is the estuary of the River Hayle on the left or all the coves along the way.
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That walk is only possible overall via the SW Coast Path interspersed if you wish by beach sections (will add to the distance). Distance is about 13 miles (Hayle is about half-way) with some moderate sections so allow several hours to complete. Low/high tidal range on the north coast is typically 1 to 7m which catches out the unwary on a regular basis.
If you’re a serious walker it’s a great section to cover.
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We walk to St Ives very often with the dogs - parking in the town itself is night on impossible at the best of times.
A good option is to drive to Lelant and park near St Uny's church. From there you can follow the path across the golf course down to Porth Kidney Sands and walk on the beach as far as the headland before Carbis Bay. Some rough steps lead up the cliff to the coastal path all the way to St Ives. On the way back there are a couple of stiff climbs which can be avoided by taking the little train back to Carbis Bay for the princely sum of £1 and then walking from there. Depending on the tides you may have to do it the opposite way round. Look out for a couple of doddery old folk with 2 Setters on the way because we'll be down there too and doubtless doing the walK at least once!
Another nice walk is to park at Godrevy NT car park, walk up to the cliffs where, if you're lucky, you can gaze down on the seals (we saw almost 100 on one occasion last year) and then walk the coast path to Hell's Mouth where you can stop for refreshments at the little cafe before heading back the same way. (You can make it circular but it involves quite a bit of road walking. )
Edit - just realised you're in a MH which would make that suggested parking pretty much impossible, but you can park near the big roundabout at the Lelant Saltings station end of the A30 and walk along the quiet lane to the church from there.
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