SWCP Westward Ho! to Padstow

[Phileas]

I'm doing this stage starting June 2nd (I did Minehead to Westward Ho! last November).

I'm alternating B&B and camping and I was intending to camp at Port Isaac. However, I can't find any campsites near Port Isaac.

Does anyone have experience of wild camping in this area (i.e. within a mile or so of Port Isaac)?

I'm completely new to wild camping, so any advice is welcome.

(I'm about to buy aTerra Nova Laser Photon 1 tent - £300  so I hope I enjoy it!)

[sunnydale]

However, I can't find any campsites near Port Isaac.

I think this site is about 4.5miles away from Port Isaac.....
 
http://www.chycor.co.uk/gunvenna/
 
Any good?
 

[Phileas]

I think this site is about 4.5miles away from Port Isaac.....
 
http://www.chycor.co.uk/gunvenna/
 
Any good?
 

Thanks for the suggestion but I'm looking for something in the immediate vicinity, near the coast. I'll be coming from Tintagel and the "normal" stopping point between Tintagel and Padstow is Port Isaac.

If I walk further than Port Isaac the two legs get "unbalanced", if you see what I mean.

[Kernow jon]

Hi phileas 
I'm walking the Cornish coast path but unfortunately  I haven't walked that section yet 
I wild camp in the woods, I work out how many miles I want to walk with the distance finder on the swcp web site, then go on google maps to find a suitable location, usually a small wood in a valley. 
If you look at port gaverne there's some Heath land up the valley that looks like a pretty good site ( not that I would condone such behaviour of course, wild camping is technically illegal) 
I've never had any trouble wild camping but remember camp late, break early, and leave no trace

[Phileas]

Thanks Jon


That's very useful advice.