Hillcrest Views Campsite

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Views on site
Motorhome and touring area
Spacious pitches
Aerial view of the campsite from mid 2023 season

  • 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

Touring caravan pitches 9
Motorhome pitches 23
Tent pitches 18
Open now
Opens 4 April
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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).
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • A cable measuring at least 15 metres is needed for the electric hook-ups.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • There is no reception on-site: on arrival please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights (or 14 nights, from 01 November to 30 March).

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 4 Apr to

Open from Mon, 15 Dec 2025 to

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Lovely site with gorgeous views. Spacious pitches with good privacy. Very clean…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Emma M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced grass and gravel tent or motorhome pitch

Liked: Lovely site with gorgeous views. Spacious pitches with good privacy. Very clean and good quality, well-maintained facilities. Roger and Amy very friendly and helpful.

Disliked: Slight disappointment car business behind our pitch were constantly revving engines throughout the day. Boy racer type revving at 9am on a Sunday! Was lovely and peaceful at night though.

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From the manager: Thank you very much for your review Emma and of course your custom. We are really pleased you enjoyed your stay and value your feedback. We have revisions in place for this coming season, so thank you for helping us grow! Best wishes for a wonderful 2025!
Amy, Roger and family

Excellent site with clean facilities

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Rebecca W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass touring pitch

Liked: Fab clean toilet shower block. Was met on arrival

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From the manager: Thank you so much Rebecca for your custom and for taking the time to leave a review. We are really pleased you enjoyed our base and wish you all the best for 2025!
Amy, Roger and family

Somethings good , some not so good

Overall 8/10
Location 6
Value for money 10
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Tim M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced gravel touring pitch

Liked: Very well presented gravel pitch fully supported, lovely views , camping pitches seperated by well kept hedges

Disliked: We were given detailed text from lady who owns it , which was good , but it was still hard to find the entrance to the lane to the site , it’s between two houses with no signage which would help , it seems like it’s a work in progress tbh , you drive through a small industrial estate ,which was formerly the farm yard , which seemed odd 🤷‍♂️facilities looked clean but rustic , staff friendly

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From the manager: Thank you Tim for your feedback and reflections. We always take these into consideration as we continue to fine tune the campsite so this is much appreciated. Thank you for you custom and we wish you all the best for the year ahead.
Amy, Roger and family

The site was clean well maintained

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service No rating
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced grass and gravel touring pitch

Liked: Great location central to everything we wanted to visit. Illogan village within easy walking distance with a pub, bakery,great fish and chips and a really good Indian takeaway.

Disliked: My only criticism would be the lack of heating in the shower toilet block which wasn't a problem until our last morning when it was windy and chilly.

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From the manager: Thank you very much for your lovely review and feedback. Both of which are very valuable to us. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay overall and thank you for your custom. Wishing you all the best for the rest of the year!
Amy, Roger and family

Very clean facilities everything we needed. the host was lovely very informative…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Natasha B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass touring pitch

Liked: Very clean facilities everything we needed. the host was lovely very informative and very easy to access and would happily stay again

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From the manager: Thank you very much Natasha for your lovely review and custom. I just wanted to point out that we really appreciate all custom including the many customers like yourselves that use our site for 1 night stays (as we have to minimum nights stay) whilst passing through and exploring Cornwall. It's always a pleasure to hear about all adventures! We wish you all the best for the rest of your year.
Amy, Roger and family

A great site, stayed here 5 times now and will continue to do so.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Mark T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Great location, an ideal base to explore Cornwall from.
Friendly staff and clean facilities.
Quiet location, lovely views with a shop and pub a short walk away.

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From the manager: Thank you so much Mark for your lovely review and your continued support over the past 4-5 seasons. It's always a pleasure to see you back and so pleased you continue to enjoy what we have to offer and all that can be explored locally too! Best wishes for the year ahead.
Amy, Roger and Family

Very well presented and clean…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
David K. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass touring pitch

Liked: Very well presented and clean

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From the manager: Thank you very much David for your short and sweet review. We are very grateful for you custom and wish you al the best for your future travel and adventures.
Amy, Roger and family

Can’t wait to return, such brilliant value for our money

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Karen H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced grass pitch

Liked: Loved everything about the site from the moment we booked. Regular texts welcoming us and providing info we would need about site and local area. Greeted on arrival by the lovely Amy and shown about on site and then shown to our pitch which I will add are very roomy too. Campsite is spotless thanks to Roger - hedges between the pitches and fields kept neat , toilets and showers squeaky clean too. Showers great too for people with children as they had double shower rooms - great for a family . Perfect site for people who love the views of rolling hills and cows. Ideal location too for wizzing off to see all Cornwall has to offer. Lovely and quiet too . Will definitely be returning so we can see how they’re growing as a newish site. Thank you for helping make our much needed return to Cornwall so much better. Such a personal service from them that makes all the difference as nothing was too much bother , like hiring a fire pit for the evening x

Disliked: Absolutely nothing to dislike

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From the manager: Karen it was our pleasure! It's such a treat sharing what we have with people and I'm so pleased this was well received. Thank you for your very kind words. With just myself, Roger and my parents to maintain the site, it's simplicity all the way and a homely feel we are after. Your feedback is so valuable to us as we grow from this foundation. So thank you very much for your reflections and your custom, we really look forward to seeing you back again!
Best wishes for the remainder of your year.
Amy, Roger and family

Absolutely amazing site

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Neil Christopher M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Fully-serviced grass and gravel tent or motorhome pitch

Liked: The whole experience was amazing lovely views and lovely clean facilities staff were polite and very helpful pitches well well maintained and clean highly recommend hillcrest view absolutely amazing

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From the manager: Thank you so much Neil for a shining review. The overall experience of our site, with it's simplicity, is what we focus on so I'm so pleased this was well received by yourselves. Thank you very much for your custom and I hope you also had a great time exploring our local area. Wishing you all the best for the rest of your year!
Amy, Roger and family

The privacy and the location was just right for us.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Julie P. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: The privacy and the location was just right for us.

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From the manager: Thank you Julie! For your custom and your review. We wish you all the best for the rest of your year.
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 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
1.5 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 2020201920182017
Portreath 1.8 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Porthtowan 2.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Chapel Porth 3.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Trevaunance Cove 5.7 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentExcellent
Godrevy Towans 5.9 mi Sea N/AExcellentExcellentN/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

Local events

  • Boardmasters (Wednesday 6 August 2025 – Wednesday 6 August 2025)

    Newquay, Cornwall 16.3 mi

  • Eden Sessions (Thursday 12 June 2025 – Thursday 12 June 2025)

    Par, Cornwall 24.1 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.

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

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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 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 £14 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.