Cornish rain and leaks

Staying at beautiful campsite, Trevellas Manor Farm outside St Agnes and after 4 days of typical cornish weather (mist, mizzle, wind, sunshine) the predicted wind and rain started about 12 hours ago.

I was sleeping upstairs with my 6 year old, noisy but not too bad (although when I popped downstairs it was so much cosier!)

And then the rain continued, horizontally, heavier, non stop.

I've had to shut the roof for 2 reasons. First is that water was blowing in through the top vent but worse was that the rain was permeating through the canvas and around the zips of the windows.

Given quite how bad the wind and rain is I'm not surprised, I'm just hoping it stops by bedtime.

Still, I'm thankful I'm not one of the many people setting up tents who are thoroughly soaked.

Not one of the things I miss about living in Cornwall!

We went to a campsite in Hornsea last weekend and the wind and rain was terrible. We were in 2 minds wether to turn around and go back home (we were only 1.5 hours from home) but we stuck it out. We couldn’t have the awning and awning room out as the wind was so bad and I was in 2 minds wether or not to raise the roof. We did and made the mistake of facing the Cali towards the wind and rain as the view was better. No obvious water coming in but the belowes were damp on the inside to the touch. After about an hour we decided to turn the Cali round so that we weren’t facing the wind and rain. It was the best desicion we made all weekend so much quieter and no more risk of water eventually coming though the canvas. To be fair I was very impressed with the lack of water ingress of the belowes all weekend as it certainly did come down. It was great watching campers setting up their tents in the horrible weather while I was having a beer in the Cali though. Was even better watching a couple setting up a roof tent on the top of their car……….Aren’t campervans great……….

kernnowkarmann said:

Staying at beautiful campsite, Trevellas Manor Farm outside St Agnes and after 4 days of typical cornish weather (mist, mizzle, wind, sunshine) the predicted wind and rain started about 12 hours ago.

I was sleeping upstairs with my 6 year old, noisy but not too bad (although when I popped downstairs it was so much cosier!)

And then the rain continued, horizontally, heavier, non stop.

I've had to shut the roof for 2 reasons. First is that water was blowing in through the top vent but worse was that the rain was permeating through the canvas and around the zips of the windows.

Given quite how bad the wind and rain is I'm not surprised, I'm just hoping it stops by bedtime.

Still, I'm thankful I'm not one of the many people setting up tents who are thoroughly soaked.

Not one of the things I miss about living in Cornwall!

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Sounds like you should have re-orientated the van to have the rear facing the wind. A hassle if you have an awning up but safer and drier.

Would have done but the rain started in the night and not in the usual direction so that also caught us out! Plus, yes, with our extra tents up wouldn't have been easy.

Part of the problem of camping on a cliff on the North Cornwall coast, it can be wild!