Compton Park

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  • Campsite and restaurant on a 1000-foot hill near Callington
  • Set on the site of a former Cornish tin mine
  • Surrounded by 400 acres of country park and Cornish mining heritage
You'll find right royal views from placid Compton Park in east Cornwall, set on the sunny south-western slopes of Kit Hill. The hill was once owned by Prince Charles (he gave it to the Cornish people to celebrate the birth of Wills in 1985) and from here scenery seekers can see kingly panoramas of Cornwall and Devon – such as Plymouth and the Mew Stone to the east; the Eddystone lighthouse 12 miles out to sea; the north Cornish coast to above Looe; the white peaks of old Cornish clay tips, the Eden Project and the eastern side of Bodmin Moor to the west. This part of Cornwall is rolling in history and heritage: Kit Hill and its slopes form Kit Hill Country Park, heavy in Cornish mining heritage, and Compton Park itself is on the site of a former tin mine. More into natural history? Kit Hill is the highest point in the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and named after 'kite', the old English word for birds of prey – look up from the mines to see buzzards and kestrels hunting overhead. On site, stroll around the peaceful six acres before settling down to a home-cooked meal in the restaurant and tearoom of the converted steam engine house – the conversion also includes the site amenities of showers, loos and washing facilities. Pubs, food shops, hardware stores and a supermarket are at Callington, 20 minutes' walk away. Kelly Bray, the closest village to the park at five minutes' walk, has a pub and a launderette.

Site type

Travel trailer sites 30
RV sites 30
Tent sites 4
Open all year
Opens
Please note
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Guests under the age of 17 are not allowed on site.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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Reviews

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Overall rating from 140 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

91% would recommend this site to a friend

86% would stay here again

What customers say

Fantastic site! Spotless washrooms, friendly staff, great views, and excellent food. Most guests rave, though a few noted small shower stalls and electricity costs. Highly recommended for its peaceful vibe and neat pitches.

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Fantastic place and delivers really well on what it offers.

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Ian L.

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked Great facilities, clean, modern and effective. Beautiful surroundings and lovely staff. Beautiful breakfast and coffee.

Disliked No area to eat for people with dogs, had to eat outside in high winds.

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Pristine place! Solo pods for your shower are just the best! Also…

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Rebecca M.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Pristine place! Solo pods for your shower are just the best! Also absolutely pristine

Disliked Nothing! Staff amazing too!

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Great for people who want a bit of peace and quiet and a lovely view.

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jon r.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked The site was very clean and quiet with ample sized pitches. Lovely views over the countryside. Good shower facilities. The restaurant was very nice.

Disliked No shop onsite.

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Excellent quite site great facilities and a fantastic takeaway from restaurant…

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Nigel J.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Excellent quite site great facilities and a fantastic takeaway from restaurant

Disliked Nothing

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Compton Park is a lovely campsite. The staff are very friendly. It’s…

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Anonymous

Primitive cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Compton Park is a lovely campsite. The staff are very friendly. It’s nice to have a restaurant on site. The shower facilities are spotless.

Disliked The shower cubicles are very small with a fixed shower head. I have long hair, but I don’t need to wash it every day, but it’s very difficult to not get your hair wet. That would be my only criticism.

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Lovely quiet site, friendly hosts, great views and a nice on site cafe

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Paul W.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Lovely quiet site, everybody was very friendly. Showers and toilets were very clean and the onsite cafe served lovely food. Fantastic views, well maintained pitches and a 15 minute walk into the village ( with an unavoidable calorie burning hill on the return leg). By car was less than 5 mins though. A big Tesco was within walking distance down a pretty trail or again by car 7 mins away.

Disliked Knocked one star off the rating as the showers, although clean and warm had small shower enclosures in a self contained toilet, washbasin and shower room(s) which in themselves were very nice. If the fixed head shower could be swapped with an adjustable head, it would make the experience easier and less likely to wet the floor outside of the shower which is where you get dried given the small enclosure.

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Excellent value for money. Well kept site

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Jan F.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Silence, peacefulness, short grass, clean, stylish showers, great Kitt Hill walk

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Clean facilities great views lovely staff…

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Martin R.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Clean facilities great views lovely staff

Disliked Lack of security. Site very open to everyone as no security barrier or gates. We felt that we had to ensure everything was locked away at night. Some noise from local town which did disturb us but wasn’t excessive

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Staff were very welcoming

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Karen H.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked Great site every thing was 100% would stay there again toilets and showers were spotless and plenty of hot water for washing up

Disliked Nothing

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The the moment we arrived , we were greeted with a cheery…

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Michael T.

Powered cement/asphalt and grass travel trailer campsite

Liked The the moment we arrived , we were greeted with a cheery smile by the owner. The site was very well organised, very clean and had superb toilet and shower facilities. The onsite restaurant was a wonderful surprise. and we enjoyed two excellent meals there, very helpful and polite staff.

Disliked The shower cubicles are a bit tight for tall people and have no racks to place soap etc.

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Features

Dogs allowed

Adults only

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

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

Rules

Adults only Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transportation nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby Sailing nearby

Location

Compton Park

Florence Road

Callington

Cornwall

England

PL17 8EA

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.51209°N
4.30589°W

Route directions

Due to the camber of the entrance driveway, the site advises that you enter and leave the site towards the Launceston Road/Kelly Bray (A388) direction along Florence Road. The entrance camber can be steep if approached from the direction of the A390.

Nearest transport

Coach
9.9 km Foot Bridge
9.9 km Foot Bridge
9.9 km Foot Bridge
Rail
6.1 km Gunnislake Rail Station
7.1 km Calstock Rail Station
8 km Bere Alston Rail Station
Ferry
17.2 km Torpoint Ferry Terminal
17.4 km Devonport Ferry Terminal
19.1 km Plymouth Stonehouse Ferry Terminal

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

See the sights of Cornwall, west Devon, Plymouth and Dartmoor with royal ease from Compton Park via the easily accessible A38 and A30 roads or by taking a train from Gunnislake two miles away along the Tamar Valley line to the Bere Peninsula and Plymouth. On foot, stride among the scenery, wildlife and mines of Kit Hill Country Park: climb to the stack at the top of the hill for spectacular views over Bodmin Moor. Go east for 386 square miles of walking, climbing or cantering at Dartmoor, and south-east to Plymouth for fathoms' worth of maritime heritage including the National Marine Aquarium and famed Plymouth Hoe. To the north and south, days (weeks?) of splashing can be had at Cornwall's safe and clean family beaches and at the watersports activities of Roadford and Siblyback lakes. Make for award-winning Morwellham Quay on the Tamar for more mining history, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site covering the industrial heritage of Cornwall and Devon. If historic houses are more your heritage thing, both counties come with heaps of heritage buildings and gardens including lovely Lanhydrock at Bodmin and 700 year old Buckland Abbey at Yelverton. For smalls, the Tamar Valley Donkey Park and play barn or a puff on the steam railways at Launceston and Bodmin should see them sorted, while family days out at the lush Eden Project are about 45 minutes' drive away.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Portwrinkle 16.7 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Seaton (Cornwall) 17.4 km Sea N/AGoodGoodGood
Downderry 17.4 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Sharrow 18.6 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentN/A
Millendreath 19.2 km Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

National Marine Aquarium 20.4 km

Dartmoor Zoological Park 24.9 km

Eden Project 36.1 km

Tintagel Castle 36.6 km

Buckfast Abbey 37.6 km

National Trust

Cotehele 6 km

Cotehele Mill 6 km

Buckland Abbey 12.7 km

Lawrence House 14.6 km

Lydford Gorge 20.1 km

Cycle routes

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

Other

Newbridge and River Lynher 3.3 km

Cadsonbury Hill-Fort 3.3 km

COTEHELE 6 km

Cotehele Quay - River Tamar - Calstock - Metherell 6.2 km

ENDSLEIGH 7.7 km

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.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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Frequently asked questions

  • Does Compton Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Compton Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Compton Park? See the sights of Cornwall, west Devon, Plymouth and Dartmoor with royal ease from Compton Park via the easily accessible A38 and A30 roads or by taking a train from Gunnislake two … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Compton Park?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  12:30 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
    On-park accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Compton Park? From $47.97 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.