Woodland tent and hammock camping near the Eden Project.
Bring a small tent or hammock and stay among the trees beside the lake at Ennal’s Pool. The aim is simple: quiet, space, lakeside and woodland spots and the feeling of being properly away from everything.
This is deliberately low-key camping. There are no rows of marked pitches. Instead, you choose from small woodland and lakeside spots where the ground and vegetation allow, with plenty of good hammock locations. Numbers stay low so each booking can have a genuinely secluded feel rather than sharing a conventional campsite.
Find your own corner of the woods.
The woodland wraps around the lake and has a mixture of clearings, paths, banks and mature trees. Small tents can be tucked into suitable level pockets. Hammock campers have an even wider choice.
The aim is to keep numbers low and the experience quiet. It is much closer to nearly-wild camping than a conventional campsite.
Small tents
Best for compact tents that can fit between trees and cope with naturally uneven woodland ground.
Hammocks
The woodland offers many suitable pairs of trees, making hammock camping one of the simplest ways to stay here.
Lake and wildlife
The site centres on a 2.5-acre former china-clay lake with kingfishers, herons, dragonflies and woodland wildlife around the margins.
Free kayak use
Camping guests can use the Ennal’s Pool kayaks on the lake at no extra charge.
Wild camping first, simple facilities when you want them
The experience is built around peace, quiet and choosing your own corner of the site. As a fallback, camping guests also have access to a compost toilet, a shower and washing-up facilities. Basic cooking provision can be arranged for confirmed stays. The facilities are there when useful without turning the woodland into a conventional campsite.
Phone charging is available, with limited low-voltage power provision near the camping areas. Campers can also use direct 240V mains power at the main base when needed. This is not a conventional electric hook-up at each woodland pitch.
Kayaks are included too. Campers have the same free access to the site kayaks as guests in the yurt and Vintage Tent, so the lake can be part of the stay rather than just the view.
Price guide
Sunday to Thursday
£25 per night for up to two people with your own small tent or hammocks.
Friday and Saturday
£30 per night for up to two people.
Solo hammock camper
£20 per night, particularly suited to walkers and cyclists travelling light.
Extra guests
£8 per extra adult and £5 per child.
These are guide prices for direct enquiries. We will confirm the total price and suitable woodland spot before any booking is agreed.
Who this suits
This is for campers who value privacy, wildlife and atmosphere over a perfectly level pitch. It should suit walkers, cyclists, hammock campers, families with compact tents and people looking for a more natural base near the Eden Project.
If your priority is a manicured grass pitch, electric hook-up beside the tent or a conventional shower block, there are better campsites nearby. If you would rather wake up among trees beside a deep Cornish lake, this may suit you very well.
Walking, cycling and the Clay Trails
The site is well placed for the Clay Trails and for exploring the wider landscape around Trethurgy, St Austell and Eden. That makes it useful for people travelling lightly on foot or by bike as well as visitors using Ennal’s Pool as a base for a few days.
Read about the Clay Trails from Ennal’s Pool →
Wild camping at Ennal’s Pool
If you have dates in mind, send them below. Tell us whether you are bringing a tent or hammock, how many people are coming and anything that matters to you about the spot. We can then suggest the part of the site that best matches the quiet, privacy and lakeside or woodland feel you are after.
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