Hillcrest Views Campsite

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Aerial view of the campsite from mid 2023 season

Front view of entrance to serviced grass pitch

Quiet back-to-basics site on a working farm in Illogan
Golf course, trampoline park and watersports lake within 20 minutes
10 minutes' walk from village pubs and 45 from Portreath beach

A working farm on the edge of a Cornwall village, with easy access to country footpaths and a 45-minute saunter from the beach… the kind of place one could settle in for a lifetime, eh? The folks at Hillcrest Views Campsite certainly think so – the family set up home here over 80 years ago and haven’t budged since. Current owner Amy’s now welcoming guests to share in her tribe’s special spot while making sure it doesn’t lose its peaceful vibe – thus the small site has pleasingly spacious pitches but only basic amenities. Flick through the pics and you’ll note some gorgeous rural views: a fab backdrop for stoking up a barbecue while the kids race about playing games. Admire those views for a bit and you’ll probably think you’re in the middle of nowhere, so it’s pleasing to remember that you’re a mere 10-minute amble from Illogan village and its pub, shops and chippy (plus a pasty shop, of course – a staple in these parts). If you’re doing DIY dins, supermarket supplies for your meals can be picked up in Redruth, 10 minutes’ drive away. You could spend many a day wandering on local trails and beaches, but if you’ve brought the kids it’s handy to know that you’re less than 15 minutes’ drive from all sorts of family attractions, including a castle, a trampoline park and a watersports centre. It’s also just a mile or so to the A30 for those looking to head to more far-flung attractions like St Ives or the Eden Project.

Site type

Open now

Please note

Admission

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Dogs

The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

General

Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Occupancy

No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Pitches

A cable measuring at least 15 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.

Reception

There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Safety

Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri 27 Mar 2026 to Sat 2 Jan 2027

Open from Mon 22 Mar 2027 to Sat 1 Jan 2028

Pitch types & availability

Other options

2

Non-electric grass tent pitch (backpacker, no cars, no pets, two person)

2 people maximum No dogs allowed

Ground type: Grass

Pitch size: Max 3m width × 4m depth (12m²)

2 people maximum No dogs allowed

One Tent allowed per pitch

Additional units require additional pitches - quick book via 'Make another booking like this' after making your booking.

Pitch size

Max 3m width × 4m depth (12m²)

Ground type

Grass

0 rooms

Suitable for

Tent, Roof tent not allowed, Trailer tent not allowed

Features

Other restrictions

Gazebos not allowed
Car parking by pitch not allowed
Cars not allowed
Pup tents not allowed
Awnings not allowed
No dogs allowed

Arrival days

From £13 (£13) 1 night, 2 adults

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Reviews

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Location		10
Value for money		10
Accommodation		10
Facilities / Activities		9
Customer service		10
Child friendliness		9
Cleanliness		10
Wifi		7

99% would stay here again

What customers say

This campsite offers spacious, private pitches separated by hedges, with stunning countryside views. Visitors consistently praise the cleanliness of the facilities, particularly the showers, and the friendliness and helpfulness of the owners, Amy and Roger. The site is well-maintained and offers good value. Some minor points include the entrance being tricky to find and occasional comments about the unisex nature of the facilities. The owners are responsive to feedback, with ongoing improvements noted.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 11/08/2026

Large sheltered pitches but don’t feel enclosed

Fully serviced pitch overlooking countryside views in the meadow

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Arrival date (latest first)

Amazing…

Overall 10 out of 10
Location		10
Value for money		3
Facilities / Activities		10
Customer service		10
Child friendliness		10
Cleanliness		10
Wifi		2

Aug 2026 Izabela S. 1 review

Fully-serviced grass and gravel tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Amazing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Peaceful, family friendly site in a great central location

Overall 10 out of 10
Location		10
Value for money		10
Facilities / Activities		10
Customer service		10
Child friendliness		10
Cleanliness		10
Wifi	No rating

Aug 2026 Rachel B. 3 reviews

Electric optional grass campervan, tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Spacious pitches with hedge dividers for privacy, great shower/toilet facilities, fantastic views from pitch and many beautiful beaches, things to see and do all within a short drive away. This made the perfect base camp for our holiday ! Will return in future

Recommend to friends Visit again

The staff were lovely and very…

Overall 10 out of 10
Location		10
Value for money		10
Facilities / Activities		10
Customer service		10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		10
Wifi		1

Jul 2026 Rosy G. 2 reviews

Non-electric grass tent pitch (backpacker, no cars, no pets, two person)

Liked The staff were lovely and very helpful, the facilities were kept clean and were modern and nice. We really appreciated the little touches for backpackers - the charging point and also the privacy on the pitch. We really enjoyed our stay here and felt very welcome.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you very much Rosy. It was out pleasure to host for you and we are pleased the little extra's help. We love seeing so many walkers and cyclists coming through like yourselves, enjoying walking the Southwest Coastal Path and I'm pleased these little touches are well received. Wishing you all the best for the rest of your walk.
Amy, Roger and family.

Wonderful landscape, friendly staff, clean and…

Overall 10 out of 10
Location		10
Value for money		10
Facilities / Activities		7
Customer service		9
Child friendliness		9
Cleanliness		10
Wifi		7

Aug 2026 Anonymous

Electric optional grass campervan, tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Wonderful landscape, friendly staff, clean and sufficient number of showers and toilets

Disliked No hair dryer and Fridge

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your lovely review and your custom. We are really pleased you enjoyed your stay and welcome the constructive feedback - these will be added for consideration to the list of refinements. Wishing you all the best for the rest of your Summer!
Amy, Roger and family

Great site but needs a fridge

Overall 8 out of 10
Location		10
Value for money		10
Facilities / Activities		7
Customer service		10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		10
Wifi	No rating

Jul 2026 paul s. 2 reviews

Electric optional grass campervan, tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Lovely site
Well kept
Warm welcome
Clean

Disliked No fridge
Only 3 showers for 23 pitches meant limited availability

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you very much Paul for your lovely feedback and your custom. Its great to hear your enjoyed most of what we have to offer and we always value feedback as data to put towards our next list of improvements and refinements so thank you for this too! Wishing you all the best for the rest of your Summer.
Amy, Roger and family

Perfect for what we needed -…

Overall 10 out of 10
Location		10
Value for money		10
Facilities / Activities		10
Customer service		10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		10
Wifi	No rating

Jul 2026 Steven H. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent pitch (backpacker, no cars, no pets, two person)

Liked Perfect for what we needed - Clean tidy very well maintained - Booked to stay again (IRB Water Cover Crew - For Surf Lifesaving Competition/s at Portreath

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much Steven for your lovely comments and of course your custom. We are really pleased you enjoyed your stay and will look forward to seeing you back again this weekend. We hope the events are going well - myself and the children loved watching the Ocean Perf competition this weekend - it was fantastic viewing! Wishing you all the best until we see you again,
Amy, Roger and family

Quiet campsite with a beautiful view. Everyone…

Overall 9 out of 10
Location		9
Value for money		10
Facilities / Activities		9
Customer service		10
Child friendliness		10
Cleanliness		10
Wifi	No rating

Aug 2026 Alison W. 1 review

Electric optional grass campervan, tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Quiet campsite with a beautiful view.
Everyone who worked there was helpful and friendly.
Campsite is central for so many of Cornwalls beautiful beaches.
Facilities were always clean and having double showers were great for families.
We had a lovely 10 days and definitely will return.

Disliked Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much Alison for your lovely review with great definition of feedback and reflections. It was a pleasure having you both on site and I'm really pleased you enjoyed not only the simplicity of our site but more importantly what our beautiful part the the country has to offer and share with its visitors! We wish you all the best for the rest of your Summer,
Amy, Roger and family

Partition hedging between pitches means your…

Overall 10 out of 10
Location		10
Value for money		10
Facilities / Activities		10
Customer service		10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		10
Wifi	No rating

Jul 2026 Lisa T. 1 review

Electric optional grass campervan, tent or trailer tent pitch

Liked Partition hedging between pitches means your pitch feels more private. Pitches are a very good size. Facilities are cleaned several times throughout the day. Recycling facilities & freezer available. Amy & Roger are very friendly and helpful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you very much Lisa for your lovely review and your custom. It was a pleasure meeting you and sharing our site/local area. I'm so pleased you enjoyed your stay and what we have to offer. We wish you all the best for the rest of your Summer!
Amy, Roger and family

We were very happy on campsite,…

Overall 10 out of 10
Location		10
Value for money		10
Facilities / Activities		10
Customer service		10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness		10
Wifi		10

Jul 2026 Darius 1 review

Fully-serviced grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked We were very happy on campsite, can recommend 100%. Thank you Amy and Roger

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much Darius. It was so lovely to meet yourselves, and your friends and it was lovey watching you all spend quality time together. I enjoyed hearing about your daily biking adventures using all the local tracks and it was our treat hosting for you all. We wish you all the best for the rest of your Summer and thank you for the recommendation!
Amy, Roger and family

Everything was perfect, it's the best…

Overall 10 out of 10
Location		10
Value for money		10
Facilities / Activities		10
Customer service		10
Child friendliness		10
Cleanliness		10
Wifi	No rating

Jul 2026 Anonymous

Fully-serviced grass and gravel tent or motorhome pitch

Liked Everything was perfect, it's the best campsite I've been to, I'll probably go back there

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your lovely review and of course your custom. It was a pleasure hosting for your family and friends and I am so pleased you enjoyed your stay! We wish you all the best for the rest of your Summer and we would love to see you back again now you know where we are!
Best wishes,
Amy, Roger and family
Ps. Thank you very much for the treats you left for us - I tucked in the afternoon and they are delicious and much appreciated - a very sweet gesture :-)

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal freezer Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Farm Small (11-25 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby Surf school nearby Tennis nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Hillcrest Views Campsite

Hillcrest Farm

Voguebeloth

Illogan

Redruth

Cornwall

England

TR16 4EX

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.24689°N
5.25998°W

Route directions

Coming from Redruth, enter Illogan coming up a large hill. At the brow of the hill you will see two chapels opposite one another. Take it slowly here, as the site is 50 yards further on, on the right-hand side opposite a little crossroad sign for Richards Lane. Look out for a concrete lane with central grass verge between two white cottages; this leads up to the site.

Nearest transport

Coach

1.5 mi Cornwall College

1.7 mi Alma Place

Rail

1.8 mi Redruth Rail Station

3 mi Camborne Rail Station

6.9 mi Perranwell Rail Station

Ferry

9.5 mi Ponsharden Ferry Landing

10.2 mi Flushing Falmouth Ferry Landing

10.5 mi Trelisick Ferry Landing

Airport

14.1 mi Penzance Airport

17.9 mi Newquay St Mawgan Airport

20.7 mi Land's End St Just Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Beach time! It’ll take you 45 minutes or so to walk to the sands and rockpools of Portreath beach (or 10 minutes to drive), or 15 minutes to drive to Gwithian beach for sand dunes and surfing. If you like your watersports to be lake-based, there’s plenty to keep you busy at Stithians Lake, 20 minutes away, including fishing, canoeing and windsurfing. Away from the water, there’s a golf course and a network of walking and bike trails 10 minutes away at Tehidy Country Park, and historic wandering at the Heartlands mining-themed attraction (10 minutes’ drive) and Carn Brea Castle (15 minutes). Bouncy kids need somewhere to expend some energy? Off to the Jump4 trampoline park (10 minutes’ drive) with you. Folk looking to tick off lots of Cornwall’s main hotspots may also like to set their sights on the art galleries of St Ives (25 minutes), St Michael’s Mount (half an hour) or the Eden Project (45 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Portreath	1.8 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Porthtowan	2.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Chapel Porth	3.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Trevaunance Cove	5.7 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent
Godrevy Towans	5.9 mi	Sea	N/A	Excellent	Excellent	N/A

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 1.3 mi

Truro Cathedral 9.3 mi

Tate St Ives 10.1 mi

National Seal Sanctuary 10.8 mi

National Maritime Museum Cornwall 10.9 mi

National Trust

Cornish Mines and Engines 1.4 mi

Godrevy 5.8 mi

Godolphin 8.7 mi

Trelissick Garden 10.2 mi

Penrose Estate: Gunwalloe and Loe Pool 11.4 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Circular walk Portreath - Tehidy Country Park - Reskajeage Downs - Coastal Path 1.8 mi

Porth Towan - Towan Cross - Chapel Porth 2.9 mi

Hell's Mouth 3.2 mi

St Agnes Beacon 4.9 mi

Hanover 7 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

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Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
Units will be allocated on arrival.

Dogs

Dogs are prohibited from main facilities and amenities.
Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

General

Bookings for Non-electric grass tent pitch (backpacker, no cars, no pets, two person) must not be for more than 1 consecutive nights.
Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
Public areas are non-smoking.
Quiet hours must be respected between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m..
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.

Occupancy

No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Pitches

A cable measuring at least 15 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Reception

There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Firearms are not permitted.
Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
Open fires are prohibited.

Vehicles

Only one car is to be parked by the pitch. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.
The car is only included in the rate if you are travelling with a touring caravan or a tent. If you wish to bring a car along with your motorhome/campervan please select the extra.

Visitors

Visitors must leave the premises by 8 p.m..

Payment terms

Frequently asked questions

Does Hillcrest Views Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Hillcrest Views Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Hillcrest Views Campsite? Beach time! It’ll take you 45 minutes or so to walk to the sands and rockpools of Portreath beach (or 10 minutes to drive), or 15 minutes to drive to Gwithian beach … Read more
When can I check in and check out of Hillcrest Views Campsite?

Camping and touring

Arrive: 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Depart by: 11 a.m.

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How much does it cost to stay at Hillcrest Views Campsite? From £13 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.

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Dog Free (2 max)		£0 (£0) per stay
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Arrive:	1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Depart by:	11 a.m.

Camping and touring
Arrive:	1 p.m. –	6 p.m.
Depart by:	11 a.m.

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