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Hillcrest Views Campsite

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Redruth, Cornwall

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Hillcrest Views Campsite is a small, family-run site with countryside views, a five minute drive to Portreath Beach and Redruth. Choose from a range of grass and gravel pitches with the option of electric or fully serviced. Tents and tourers are welcome, with pitches separated by hedges for added privacy. Illogan village is within a 15 minute walk for local eateries and amenities. Perranporth, St Ives and Hayle are also within a 25 minute drive!

Why you'll love it at Hillcrest Views Campsite


Simple family and dog friendly camping and touring site with hedge lined pitches for privacy

Surrounded by countryside views, a 15 minute walk to Illogan village with a pub, shops and takeaways

Five minutes to Portreath Beach and Redruth, within 25 minutes of St Ives, Hayle and Perranporth

About the site


Tucked away down a country lane, this simple site enjoys great views over the surrounding valleys. It is also an ideal base for exploring the North Cornwall Coastline, a five minute drive from Portreath Beach, with the popular coastal spots of St Ives and Perranporth within 25 minutes. There are a range of 10m x 10m grass pitches allowing tents, trailer tents, campervans and motorhomes. Guests can choose between optional 16 amp electric pitches, or fully serviced pitches with a gravel area, electric, water and grey waste hook up. For small tents, backpackers and those arriving by foot, there are two pitches each allowing a maximum of two guests. Campervans, caravans and motorhomes have the option of larger 10m x 9m grass pitches with a gravel area, or fully gravel pitches. Each also comes fully serviced with a 16 amp electric, water and grey waste hook up. Dogs can join you for your stay, with up to two dogs permitted per pitch. Guests are welcome to enjoy a fire pit or BBQ, just please ensure these are raised from the ground. Fire pits can be hired from the site too! There are also cattle and calves in the fields at the bottom of the meadow that can be petted.

The site is open from the 4th April to 3rd November and from 15th December to 3rd January.


Facilities and amenities

Accessible facilities

Allow commercial vans

Allow pets on site

Café / restaurant / takeaway

Drinking water

Family friendly

Shop

Showers

Toilets

W.C. disposal

Electric hookups

Fires allowed

Near beach

Near pub

Peaceful

Wash up area

Water hookups

Site facilities including toilets and showers with family sized shower rooms and a washing up area. There are also fire pits for hire and firewood for sale.

A Morrsions and Londis are within a ten minute walk for food essentials. You will also be within a 15 minute stroll of The Robartes Arms and multiple takeaways, including a fish and chip shop.


Map and address

Park address

Hillcrest Views Campsite,

Hillcrest Farm, Voguebeloth, Illogan, Redruth, Cornwall, TR16 4EX

Coordinates

50.2471, -5.2596 | SW 67 43

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Hillcrest Views Campsite is ideal for...

Couples

Older children (13+)

Young children


There are 25 accommodation options on-site

Bookable pitches and accommodation options

Non electric grass backpacker pitches

2 x Non Electric Grass Backpacker Pitches

Max 2 people

Grass 10m x 10m pitches without electric for tents and those arriving on foot. Cars and dogs are not permitted on these pitches.

12 x Grass Pitches (Optional Electric)

Max 6 people

Grass pitches with optional 16 amp electric measuring approximately 10m x 10m. Suitable for tents, roof and trailer tents and campervans.

2 x Grass Touring Pitches (Optional Electric)

Max 6 people

Grass pitches with optional 16 amp electric measuring approximately 10m x 10m. Suitable for roof tents, campervans, motorhomes and caravans.

2 x Fully Serviced Grass and Gravel Pitches

Max 6 people

Grass pitches with a gravel area, 16 amp electric, water and drainage hook up measuring approximately 10m x 10m. Suitable for tents, roof and trailer tents, campervans and motorhomes.

6 x Fully Serviced Grass and Gravel Touring Pitches

Max 6 people

Grass pitches with a gravel area, 16 amp electric, water and drainage hook up measuring approximately 10m x 10m. Suitable for roof tents, campervans, caravans and motorhomes.


Fully serviced gravel pitches

Fully Serviced Gravel Pitches

Max 6 people

Gravel pitches with 16 amp electric, water and drainage hook up. Suitable for campervans, caravans and motorhomes.

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FAQ

Check-in is available from 1pm until 6pm, if you are going to be delayed please let the site know. Check out is due before 11am on your last day.

Yes, this site is dog friendly with up to two dogs permitted per pitch free of charge, just please ensure that they are kept on a lead at all times and not left unattended as there is livestock onsite. Please note that breeds and crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act are not permitted. The non electric grass backpacker pitches do not allow dogs, sorry.

Open fire are only permitted in raised fire pits, BBQs must also be raised off the ground. You can hire a fire pit from the site if you forget your own!

Yes, awnings, gazebos and pup tents are permitted free of charge, just please ensure you select this option when booking. Please note that the non electric grass backpacker pitches do not allow awnings, gazebos or pup tents, sorry.

Groups are welcome, but sorry hen and stag parties are not permitted.

You are welcome to park one vehicle on your pitch, any additional vehicles must be checked in with management so that you can be allocated a parking space. Please note, that a car is only included in the rate if you are travelling with a motorhome, caravan or tent, if you want to bring a car along with your campervan please select this as an extra.

The pitches with electric have a 16 amp electric hook up, please note that on some pitches the electric is optional so you will need to pay extra if you wish to use the electric.

Sorry, there is no WiFi onsite but this gives guests time to disconnect from their devices.

No, there isn't a shop onsite but there is a Morrisons and a Londis within a ten minute walk.

There isn't a restaurant onsite, but there is a pub, takeaways and a fish and chip shop within a 15 minute walk of the campsite.

There is a bus stop at the end of the lane, less than a five minute walk from the campsite. For trains, Redruth station is a ten minute drive away.

No, sorry the site does not have electric vehicle charging.

The site is known to be quiet and peaceful, music and noise should be limited by 9pm, and kept to an absolute minimum from 10pm until 8am.

Yes, visitors are welcome, the site just asks that they are informed in advance and upon arrival they check-in with the site owner before entering the site so their names can be recorded for fire safety purposes and so that they can be given a parking space. Visitors must not stay later than 8pm.

Electric is only included in the price of the fully serviced pitches, the grass pitches have optional electric which means that you will need to pay approximately £5 to use the electric hook up on your pitch.


Things to do on site and in the Redruth area

Just a five minute drive away is Portreath Beach, a small sandy bay that is perfect for bodyboarding and splashing about. There are a few cafés and shops nearby where you can grab an ice cream, enjoy a pasty or relax with a coffee. If you're feeling active, the South West Coast Path passes through Portreath, offering stunning clifftop views.

A 20 minute drive takes you to the seaside town of Hayle, home to three miles of sandy beaches. Hayle is also a good place for spotting birds at the nearby estuary, where you can spot wading birds and seabirds.

Perranporth (20 minutes) is one of Cornwall's most popular beach resorts. It is a great spot for keen surfers, and you can also grab a tipple at The Watering Hole, located right on the sand, perfect for watching the sunset.

Other nearby attractions include:

  • National Trust - Godrevy (15 minutes)
  • Paradise Park and JungleBarn Cornwall (20 minutes)
  • Cornish Seal Sanctuary (35 minutes)
  • Pendennis Castle (35 minutes)
  • Tate St Ives (35 minutes)
The listing for Hillcrest Views Campsite was last updated on May 15th, 2025 at 2:18 AM

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