Hillcrest Views Campsite

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Aerial view of the campsite from mid 2023 season
Side view of pitch 12

  • 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

Caravan sites 9
Motorhome sites 23
Tent sites 18
Open now
Opens 27 March
Please note

Pitches

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

Safety

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

Occupancy

  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

General

  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.

Dogs

  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dog Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

Reception

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

Admission

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

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 27 Mar 2026 to

Open from Mon, 22 Mar 2027 to

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99% would recommend this site to a friend

99% would stay here again

What customers say

Spacious, private pitches with stunning views. Spotlessly clean facilities. Friendly, helpful staff who go the extra mile. Great base for Cornwall. A few found the entrance tricky, and some mentioned workshop noise. Peaceful, family-friendly spot.

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The view & peaceful setting was…

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Fully-serviced grass and gravel tent or motorhome site

Liked The view & peaceful setting was lovely! A family site - was lovely seeing the camp 'wake up' in the mornings & their return from day outs!!
Children had the middle of field to play & the country views in the distance made for relaxing sitting outside van!
Robartes pub just along from site on safe walk but not serving food at the present time. Morrisons next to pub and great selection of foods and drink! Also pasty shop opp pub!!!
The Ship Inn 15 min drive or 40 minutes walk .... best to book table for food!
Choice of baches a short drive away &
lovely walks in & around village of Illogan.

Amy the owner, is lovely and her directions to enter the site from the A30 was spot on for our touring van.
Amy's warden, Roger was very helpful & always ready to help or assist in any way! 😊

All my family had a great week & will be going back without a doubt, with all three grown up children & five grandchildren! 🥰

Disliked Can't think of anything to dislike!

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Brilliant campsite 👍

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Anonymous

Power optional grass caravan site

Liked Everything!

Disliked Nothing!

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you so much for your return custom. Each year it is such a pleasure to see you both, to share our updates and to hear about yours. Especially your hiking stories from this past year! We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay and we very much look forward to seeing you back again next Summer with the grandchildren. All the best until then,
Amy, Roger and family

Amazing…

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Fully-serviced grass and gravel tent or motorhome site

Liked Amazing

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From the manager: Thank you Izabela for your lovely remark and of course your custom. It was lovely meeting you all and I hope you enjoyed your stay even if the weather was hot and the national ban on barbecues made cooking a little more challenging. We wish you all, all the best for the rest of your Summer!
Amy, Roger and family

Very good, would recommend

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Anonymous

Fully-serviced grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Well thought layout of the site. Privacy hedge around each pitch. Generous pitch size. Site cleanliness and well maintained. Helpful, friendly staff. Bus service within walking distance.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you very much for your kind reflections and your custom. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay and what we have to offer on site and in our local area. The great bus service down to our local beach is a real treat. Wishing you all the best for the rest of your Summer.
Amy, Roger and family

Peaceful, family friendly site in a great central location

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Power optional grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

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

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From the manager: It was our pleasure to host for you Rachel and I'm so pleased you enjoyed our site and our local area. Our local beaches are fab so its always great, especially in this gorgeous weather to dip ourselves in the cooler waters. All the best for the rest of your Summer!
Amy, Roger and family

Well worth the travel

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Power optional grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Clean,friendly staff . The pitches are large and kept tidy. The views are stunning

Disliked Need more showers and toilets

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From the manager: Thank you so much Graham. It was such a treat meeting you both as you joined the rest of your family on site last week. Thank you for the constructive feedback which we value and I love the picture you shared too! The sunrises and sunsets have been spectacular recently! Wishing you both all the best until we see you back again next Summer!
Amy, Roger and family

The staff were lovely and very…

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Rosy G. 2 reviews

Unpowered grass tent site (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.

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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…

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Anonymous

Power optional grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

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

Disliked No hair dryer and Fridge

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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

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Power optional grass campervan, tent or trailer tent site

Liked Lovely site
Well kept
Warm welcome
Clean

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

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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 -…

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Unpowered grass tent site (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

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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


Features

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 site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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 Communal freezer Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby

Type

Farm Small (11-25 sites)

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 caravans Motorhome service point Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Hillcrest Views Campsite

Hillcrest Farm

Voguebeloth

Illogan

Redruth

Cornwall

England

TR16 4EX

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (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
2.3 km Cornwall College
2.4 km Cornwall College
2.8 km Alma Place
Rail
2.9 km Redruth Rail Station
4.9 km Camborne Rail Station
11.1 km Perranwell Rail Station
Ferry
15.3 km Ponsharden Ferry Landing
16.4 km Flushing Falmouth Ferry Landing
16.8 km Trelisick Ferry Landing
Airport
22.6 km Penzance Airport
28.7 km Newquay St Mawgan Airport
33.3 km 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).

Food and drink

  • Manha Spice 0.5 km
  • Shamrat Indian Restaurant 2 km
  • The Terrace Bar 2.1 km
  • Cygnets 2.3 km
  • Dragon Spring 2.3 km
  • The Inn For All Seasons 2.4 km
  • Trevenson Restaurant 2.5 km
  • Tung Sing 2.5 km
  • The Copper Coast 2.7 km
  • The Atlantic 2.8 km

Parks and play

  • ROAR 1.4 km
  • Child Play area 1.9 km
  • Plain-an-Gwarry Park 2.3 km
  • Greenslade Park 2.5 km
  • Fairfield Play Park 2.6 km
  • Adventure Playground 2.7 km
  • Tuckingmill Valley Play Area 2.9 km
  • Victoria Park Play Area 3.3 km
  • Porthtowan Play Park 4.6 km
  • Millenium Green 5.4 km

Public transport

  • Homecroft Surgery 0.3 km
  • Homecroft Surgery 0.3 km
  • Merrits Hill 0.4 km
  • Merrits Hill 0.4 km
  • Bridge Road 0.5 km
  • Little Tehidy Cottage 0.5 km
  • Little Tehidy Cottage 0.5 km
  • Middle of Bridge Road 0.5 km
  • Middle of Bridge Road 0.5 km
  • Bottom of Church Road 0.5 km

Groceries

  • Co-op Food 1.7 km
  • Morrisons 2 km
  • Aldi 2.1 km
  • Lidl 2.1 km
  • Tesco 2.2 km
  • Costcutter 2.5 km
  • Tesco Extra 2.9 km
  • Tesco 4.2 km
  • Aldi 4.7 km
  • Trevaskis Farm Market 8.5 km

Family days out

  • ROAR 1.4 km
  • Child Play area 1.9 km
  • Plain-an-Gwarry Park 2.3 km
  • Greenslade Park 2.5 km
  • Fairfield Play Park 2.6 km
  • Adventure Playground 2.7 km
  • Tuckingmill Valley Play Area 2.9 km
  • Victoria Park Play Area 3.3 km
  • Porthtowan Play Park 4.6 km
  • Millenium Green 5.4 km

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Must see

Cornwall Industrial Discovery Centre 2.1 km

Truro Cathedral 15 km

Tate St Ives 16.2 km

National Seal Sanctuary 17.3 km

National Maritime Museum Cornwall 17.6 km

National Trust

Cornish Mines and Engines 2.2 km

Godrevy 9.4 km

Godolphin 13.9 km

Trelissick Garden 16.4 km

Penrose Estate: Gunwalloe and Loe Pool 18.4 km

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 2.8 km

Porth Towan - Towan Cross - Chapel Porth 4.6 km

Hell's Mouth 5.1 km

St Agnes Beacon 7.9 km

Hanover 11.3 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.

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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 caravan
    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 $29.65 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.