Camel Creek is at Tredinnick, near Wadebridge, thirteen kilometres north-east of Newquay, and it is a family theme park: mechanical rides, indoor play, shows, water play and a large outdoor site.
It has been through several identities — it was formerly Crealy Cornwall and, before that, the Cornwall Coast attraction — and it is now run as an adventure park with an on-site resort.
Rides — a mix of family coasters, log flume, spinning rides, a drop tower and a good number of smaller attractions. Queues are, by consistent report, short to non-existent, which for a theme park is a substantial and unusual advantage.
Indoor play — several large soft-play areas, which make the park viable in rain.
Foam parties — repeatedly named by families as the highlight of the day. Bring a change of clothes.
Water play and splash areas in season.
Animals — a small farm and animal section.
Shows and character appearances through the day.
This is the most important practical fact about Camel Creek and it is easy to miss.
The standard ticket is valid for up to seven days. You buy once and you can come back through the week.
That transforms the value proposition entirely. Families who buy it at the start of a Cornish holiday and use it three or four times — as a wet-day fallback, as a morning out, as somewhere to burn energy — get very good value. Families who buy it on the last day get a single day at full price.
Buy it early in your holiday. It is the single best piece of advice about this place.
Under-92-centimetres is badly served. The height restriction on most of the rides is 92 cm, and below that the choice is limited to soft play, the animals and a small number of gentle attractions. Families with a two-year-old and a seven-year-old consistently report that the younger child had little to do. If your children are all very small, Lappa Valley near Newquay is a better fit.
Check the Changing Places facility is operational before you travel if you need it. The park advertises one, and at least one family has arrived specifically because of it and found it out of service, cutting the day short. Ring ahead and confirm — this is worth doing rather than assuming.
Admission charged, valid up to seven days; booking online in advance is cheaper.
Time: a full day, or several partial ones.
Parking: free on site.
Facilities: food outlets, picnic areas, shop, toilets, baby changing.
Access: largely level outdoor site; ride restrictions vary. Confirm accessible facilities in advance.
Weather: the indoor play areas make it workable in rain, but it is primarily an outdoor park.
Season: open through the main season with reduced days outside it; check before travelling.
Tredinnick, off the A39 near Wadebridge, about twenty minutes from Newquay by road.
Wadebridge and the Camel Trail — the level cycle route along the old railway from Padstow through Wadebridge to Bodmin — are close by and are one of the best family cycle rides in England.
Padstow is twenty minutes north.
Up to seven days, which is the key to the value. Buy it at the start of your holiday, not the end.
Not especially — most rides have a 92 cm height limit and there is little for children below it beyond soft play and the animals.
No — short queues are one of the park’s most consistently praised features.
Partly. There are large indoor soft-play areas, but it is primarily an outdoor park.
Thirteen kilometres north-east near Wadebridge, about twenty minutes by road.