Compton Park

From £26 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.3 181 reviews
The site (added by manager 22 May 2019)
The site (added by manager 22 may 2019)
On site (added by manager 22 may 2019)
The view at compton park (added by manager 03 aug 2022)

  • 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

Touring caravan pitches 30
Motorhome pitches 30
Tent pitches 4
Open all year
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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.
  • Electricity is metered on site at £0.4929 per kWh and must be paid via an app or at the check-in desk. Any unused credit is non-refundable.

Languages spoken

English

Pitch types & availability

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Always impeccably clean and a great breakfast…

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

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Always impeccably clean and a great breakfast

Disliked: Nothing

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A lovely site with friendly staff, beautiful views and the cleanest showers…

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

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: A lovely site with friendly staff, beautiful views and the cleanest showers we’ve ever seen. We will definitely stay again.

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Super friendly, wonderfully kept site, with warm, spotless facilities! Great views too!…

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

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Super friendly, wonderfully kept site, with warm, spotless facilities! Great views too!

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Communication from campsite owners after hours was helpful. Easy electric hook up…

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

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Communication from campsite owners after hours was helpful. Easy electric hook up and the bathroom facilities were clean and simple to use.

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Excellent

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

Non-electric hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: The food was lovely in the cafe, the view at night was spectacular looking forward to coming again in warmer weather

Disliked: Nothing

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Didn't stay, site had character. Rate for electricity exorbitant.

Overall 4/10
Location 6
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 4
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Viv C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Location and panoramic view.

Disliked: Metered electricity. Exposed position, little protection from the wind. No obvious reception building. Had to go through restaurant to book in for a very brief explanation of site. More like a restaurant with the site as an add on.

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From the manager: Firstly how can you review a campsite you didn’t even stay at? The price for electric is priced per unit at the unit rate we are charged from our supplier Scottish power. We are in a contract with them and they dictate our rates, we are not domestic we are commercial so rates are going to be higher. What could be more fair then you pay for what you use we don’t charge more and we don’t charge less you just pay for what you use. Seem fair to me. The reception is within the restaurant and like any business we use our staff in accordance with needs, the restaurant and campsite compliment each other.

Great site with friendly staff and all pitches level.

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

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Fabulous views over Callington from my pitch. Toilets and showers were spotless. The Engine Room café/restaurant, again with great views, serves good quality food at reasonable prices. Really good vibes with locals using it as a meeting place. Everyone really friendly.

Disliked: Just an observation. Because of its elevation it can be exposed to strong winds.

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Excellent site, but use your leisure battery,

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

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: position of site, site well maintained and easily accessed. pitches good

Disliked: Metered electric, charged at commercial rate, and received a number of messages suggesting i top up. Used leisure battery eventually

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Staff friendly clean showers, though shower cubical Size a bit tight .

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Layout of site good and toilets and showers very clean. Staff very friendly especially in cafe/ restaurant

Disliked: Shower cubical was a little tight and nowhere to put shower gel etc. Electric a bit pricey

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Lovely friendly campsite. This is our 3rd stay. The staff in the…

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

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely friendly campsite. This is our 3rd stay. The staff in the Engine House cafe are super friendly and the food is great value for money. The cleanliness of the showers and toilets on every occasion are the cleanest I think we have ever been to. Lovely to see that all showers and sinks have been recently updated. The only criticism I would say is that the showers are a bit on the snug side, but I’ll take that knowing they are so clean.

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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

Disabled facilities

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

Adults only

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

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Nearby farmers' market

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycling nearby

Fishing nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Leisure/theme park nearby

Restaurant nearby

Sailing nearby

Location

Compton Park

Florence Road

Callington

Cornwall

England

PL17 8EA

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

50.51209°N
-4.30589°W

Nearest transport

Coach
6.2 mi Foot Bridge
6.2 mi Foot Bridge
6.2 mi Foot Bridge
Rail
3.8 mi Gunnislake Rail Station
4.4 mi Calstock Rail Station
5 mi Bere Alston Rail Station
Ferry
10.7 mi Torpoint Ferry Terminal
10.8 mi Devonport Ferry Terminal
11.9 mi 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 2020 2019 2018 2017
Portwrinkle 10.4 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Seaton (Cornwall) 10.8 mi Sea N/A Good Good Good
Downderry 10.8 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent
Sharrow 11.5 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent N/A
Millendreath 11.9 mi Sea N/A Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

National Marine Aquarium 12.7 mi

Dartmoor Zoological Park 15.5 mi

Eden Project 22.5 mi

Tintagel Castle 22.8 mi

Buckfast Abbey 23.3 mi

National Trust

Cotehele 3.7 mi

Cotehele Mill 3.7 mi

Buckland Abbey 7.9 mi

Lawrence House 9 mi

Lydford Gorge 12.5 mi

Cycle routes

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

Other

Newbridge and River Lynher 2 mi

Cadsonbury Hill-Fort 2.1 mi

COTEHELE 3.7 mi

Cotehele Quay - River Tamar - Calstock - Metherell 3.8 mi

ENDSLEIGH 4.8 mi

Local events

  • Eden Sessions (Wednesday 12 June 2024 – Wednesday 12 June 2024)

    Par, Cornwall 22 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.

Want to know more about camping in Cornwall?

  • 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?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  12:30 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  11:30 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  12:30 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 £26 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.