Par Sands Holiday Park, Cornwall

Par Sands markets itself as the quiet family park on the beach. There is no doubt that Par Sands beach could once have been beautiful but that beauty has been stripped away by a huge factory which runs along one side of it. When you compare the actual view with the brochure with its carefully selected cropping of the photographs you cannot help being very disappointed. The factory is still working and produces a processed aggregate from a locally mined stone. The process does involve the emission of huge clouds of smoke or vapour which on a nice day can spoil the clear sky and, I suppose, if ... more

I could not disagree more with the adverse review of this place. We found it charming. We stayed for a week June last year and are hoping to return this year. - hence I found these reviews. There is a factory to one side of the beach but to be honest after the first day we hardly noticed it because the views the other way were so lovely. I understand that this is a drying plant for china clay and the occasional "smoke" is in fact steam - there is no smell and there was no way that it would block out the sun! I think this is just sour grapes from somone who sounds like they didn't enjoy their ... more

We have just had such a wonderful stay at Par Sands, so much so that I wanted to put finger to keyboard. We are well seasoned Tourers who have stayed in places all over Devon and Cornwall and have to say that this park has to be one of the best run I have been to. The site is well kept and managed, the pitch’s were of good size and were flat!!. The toilet and shower block was clean and well maintained and I noticed they had radiators for those chilly mornings. The general feel of being on the park was peaceful and calm and each morning we woke to the tune of the various species of bird who ... more