Campsite has street art but without the streets

CAMP BEDROCK NOW A FIXTURE ON THE AREA'S STREET ART SCENE

- By ANDY PHILLIPS [e-mail]

A CAMPSITE at Cremyll is turning heads as a hotspot for street art - despite not having any streets.

Camp Bedrock, close to Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park, is a former World War II fuel depot but has been used as a campsite for a little over two years.

But it is also a place where street artists have long been coming to adorn the empty buildings with their own spray-painted creations.

Cremyll locals Dean Woodrow and Shaun Hobbs took on the lease for the site almost three years ago, having realised it was a place where people enjoyed staying for some time away from the urban environment.

Having cleared acres of bramble and derelict buildings which were full of rubbish, Dean and Shaun have welcomed plenty of campers despite minimal facilities - just a compost toilet and a single cold tap.

But where there's a wall there's also a way of showcasing art, and pair have also welcomed the efforts of polished graffiti artists to practice their craft, with the result that the campsite is widely known on the region's street art circuit.

Last month, Camp Bedrock hosted a Graffiti Jam which lured some of the biggest names in street art along to add their signature styles.

The result is a collection of stunning artwork which Dean said has also been enjoyed by campers of all ages.

He told The Herald: "We took the lease on about two-and-a-half to three years ago - this is our second season really, as we only initially opened for a few days in the August.