St Nectan's Waterfall Reviews Summary

Accessibility

Pros:

• "Great little place to visit. Some steep inclines and uneven surfaces but handrails are in place."
• "The walk is great for all ages."
• "There are lots of steps but four or five areas to stop at to see different views of the waterfall."
• "The walk from the car park (about a mile) is made to feel shorter by being very picturesque too."
• "The walk is idyllic. Peaceful. The sound of a creek and eventually a waterfall."
• "The walk from the car park is lovely through the valley alongside the river."
• "The walk in is stunning and gives you an insight of what you’re about to see."

Cons:

• "Quite challenging for people with young children."
• "Walk is mainly up hill and lots of steps near the top."
• "Not suitable for buggies and in case of rainy weather some of the surfaces are slippery!"
• "Only 2 toilets so at peak times be ready to queue for a while."
• "Be warned that the path to the waterfall is very steep, so rugged footwear is advised."
• "The only downside is actually getting there. It's not immediately clear that you've come to the right place."
• "The path wouldn't be suitable for some as is very steep and lacks a flat surface."

Value

Pros:

• "This is a great place to visit and not too expensive £6 pp."
• "The lunches are very good and quite large portions."
• "The drink was realistically priced by today’s market and I think it was £3.60 but served in a paper cup."
• "The tickets were really affordable and enjoyable for the whole family."
• "The prices are reasonable."
• "The entrance fee is really cheap, only £5."
• "Entrance price is not bad for a Cornwall attraction."

Cons:

• "Paying £8 to look at a waterfall was definitely not worth it."
• "We felt that it was a lot to have to pay to see a natural site."
• "It was so relaxing, good for kids to spend whole day, felt tickets were bit pricey."
• "It is a nice little waterfall set in some pretty woodlands but at £7-45 a pop I think it's too expensive."
• "Whether or not paying £8 to get to the falls is worth it I'm not sure."
• "The only really downside is that it now costs £8pp to actually get to see the waterfall now."
• "The price seems steep for such a short walk down to the waterfall."

Natural Beauty

Pros:

• "Beautiful place filled with healing and peaceful energy."
• "Such unique place, Powerful energy, beautiful and full of tranquility!"
• "Beautiful hidden magical gem. Great walk to get there."
• "Very pretty and relaxing spot, worth a visit."
• "It's mystical, beautiful, breath taking and powerful."
• "Such a beautiful place."
• "Absolutely beautiful. Very spiritual."

Cons:

• "Nice place to visit but I can't see why the owners approve people hanging rubbish in trees."
• "The only downside they didn't do kids' meals, but the food was very good."
• "It's a very beautiful and spiritual place, but it should have been warned that visitors must take off their shoes when crossing the brook."
• "This place is very commercialised, it is definitely all about making money."
• "The prayer strings on the trees, and the stones that are written on are not what I would call beautiful either."
• "I'm not sure if the plethora of plastic Buddhas are all together appropriate or needed."
• "Nature should be free. Not £8 for a 5 minute mediocre walk."

Facilities

Pros:

• "They even provide wellies so you can paddle in the pool by the waterfall!"
• "The café provides hot & cold drinks along with snacks."
• "Fabulously quirky gift shop and an amazing cafe. Cream teas, yum."
• "Toilets at the top. Lovely cafe, food is great and very welcoming staff."
• "The shop sells the tickets to visit the fantastic waterfall. Wellies are available."
• "Lovely little cafe with hot food and drink."
• "The waterfall area was well run, clean and well maintained."

Cons:

• "You even have to take your shoes and socks off if you really want to see the waterfall."
• "Machine doesn't work most of the time!"
• "Parking was annoying as it is cash only but its fine."
• "Also when we saw the cook getting food ready in the kitchens he was eating and licking his fingers."
• "Food a bit expensive so bring snacks as nothing else cheap or local."
• "Only one man working at the ice cream took a long time to get served."
• "Could do with a few more loos on site but other than that can't fault it."

Parking

Pros:

• "Just a word of warning first, the car park only takes coins but at £3 for the whole day it is worth it."
• "Beautiful location with free parking near the access point to the 1 mile or so walk to the entrance."
• "Easy to find and plenty of parking."
• "Parking is for probably only around 50 cars. So get there early or be prepared to circle the block a few times. Only £3 for a day."
• "There are a couple of small car parks with a box for your £3 parking fee."
• "Free car park on the main road but the overflow car park is owned by the farmer I believe and is charged extra."
• "The car park as described by others isn’t the biggest, but get there early enough and you’ll be absolutely fine!"

Cons:

• "A little tricky to locate, as it's not signposted terribly well."
• "The parking is an issue. I tried to park earlier in the day but there were no spaces."
• "Only one negative parking is very limited."
• "Parking is limited. Be there early or you have to park on the busy main road verge."
• "Very limited parking, even at 10am."
• "Parking was a bit of a nightmare but managed to find a space not far from the main trail."
• "The car park at the bottom of the hill is small."