Mr Hartley (Snr) purchased Trevornick Farm in 1962. As with the previous owners he allowed a couple of scout jamborees to take place on the farm.

In 1964, he opened another area of the farm for camping and this proved to be extremely popular. In 1968, Mr Hartley created an 18-hole pitch & putt course so the campers would have something to do on site during their stay. Prior to this he had created a putting green in front of where the current golf club shop/bar is situated.

Mr Hartley cut out the greens and the fairways (which were much narrower that the current ones) with a hand held fly-mo. The course not only proved to be an outstanding success with the campers, but also the locals.