Summit Camping
Summit Camping
4.7 /5
Summit Camping is a family friendly and dog friendly pop-up site, believed to be the highest campsite in Cornwall at the foot of Kit Hill climb. Pitch your tent or hire one of the cosy bell tents and enjoy waking up to sea views and exploring the 400 acres of country park with a quarry and lake for wild swimming! Set in the Tamar Valley AONB, there's a licensed café just up the road and you're ideally placed near the Devon/Cornwall border.
Camping and glamping within a 20-40 minute drive of Dartmoor, Bodmin Moor, Bude and Looe Beaches
Views over the Tamar Valley with access to Kit Hill and a network of footpaths like the Tamara path
Back to nature site with beautiful views over Devon and Cornwall countryside
About Summit Camping
Offering dramatic views over Cornwall's Tamar Valley, this campsite offers over eight acres of camping and glamping, set just 30 minutes from Plymouth and within easy reach of both Devon and Cornwall. There are 40 spacious non-electric grass pitches for tents and three non electric pitches suitable for motorhomes. Be sure to bring your awnings or gazebo as there is plenty of space to make yourself feel at home! If glamping is more your style or you prefer to pack light, there is a 5m bell tent available for hire that sleeps two. Inside is a double airbed with bedding and seating. Equipped with everything you need for your stay. Including a gas ring hob, pots and pans, a kettle, crockery, cutlery and tea and coffee. kettle and cooking equipment. Outside is a picnic table, chairs and space for a car. Free-range eggs and honey are available to order. The noticeboard onsite provides all the information about places to eat, drink, explore and swim, and remember to pick up your welcome pack! An experienced team are always on hand to answer queries and make sure your Cornish stay is one to remember. The site is based very close to distinctive Kit Hill, so why not take a hike to the top (or take the car, if feeling leisurely)(car park at the top) and experience the 360 degree views out over the Tamar Valley of Devon and Cornwall from 1,340 feet above the sea? The site also provides direct access to a country park with 400 acres of wildlife to discover, perfect for family days out. Just 30 minutes from Brittany Ferries Ferry Port Plymouth. Bodmin and Dartmoor, plus Looe and Bude beach, are all within 40 minutes by car. Please note that dogs are not allowed in the bell tents.
Summit Camping is open from 24/06 to 14/07 and 17/07 to 21/08.
Facilities at the field are basic with a fresh water tap, gas shower, four portable loos and a shared fire pit. A pop up honesty stall is provided for eggs, honey and other fresh local supplies, plus some essentials.
There are a range of shops and takeaways within ten minutes of the site and Callington is within 20 minutes with a pharmacy, bank, Spar with cashpoint, butcher and post office. Nearby pubs include The Royal Inn at Horsebridge and the Rising Sun, both a ten minute drive away.
Adult only
Allow commercial vans
Allow pets
Bike hire
Café / restaurant
Communal BBQ
Disabled facilities
Drinking water
Electric hookups
Entertainment
Family friendly
Fires allowed
Fishing
Games room
Glamping
Golf
Horse riding
Hot tub
Internet access
Kids club
Kids playground
Laundry
Near beach
Near pub
Open year round
Peaceful
RV pitches
Shop
Showers
Swimming pool
Toilets
TV room
Vineyard
Water hookups
Watersports
W.C. disposal
There are 44 accommodation options on-site
Bookable pitches and accommodation options
40 x Non Electric Grass Tent Pitches
Max 6 people
Grass tent pitches without electric.
Other accommodation
3 x Non Electric Grass Motorhome Pitches
Max 6 people
Grass pitches for motorhomes without electric.
4.7 /5
89%
would recommend
A stunning spot!
Recommends site
Helen C
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We have a gorgeous few days camping at Summit Camping. Waking up to those views was something else! The campsite was extremely quiet and spacious enough to feel you had plenty of privacy. We took our dog with us and she loved it. We lit the fire pit on a couple of evenings which was fun and super cosy. The shower was great, lovely and hot with good pressure. The toilets were a bit manky when we first got there but were renewed the second day and then were fine after that. Tracy, who runs the site, was really friendly and gave the kids bubbles, which they had lots of fun with. There was a welcome pack for us with info on things to do locally and Tracy gave us info on Callington where there are pubs, take away food and a mini brewery which we didn't have time to try sadly. We climbed Kit Hill which was lovely and a fun, easy walk for the kids and dog. The 360 views from the top were stunning. We also walked to the quarry twice and the kids swam. It was so beautiful with water lilies bursting out under the trees. There is an area of rocks that the kids could climb. They wanted to stay for hours. We drove to Looe and had the best Fish & Chips we've ever had at "Catch"! We visited Tavistock and had lunch at The Cornish Arms which we'd seen on James Martin's Saturday Kitchen. It wasn't quite what we'd expected but the food was excellent, although very expensive. All in all we had a fantastic long weekend and didn't want to leave but all good things must come to an end eventually. Thank you Summit Camping (Tracy) - we will be back!!
Site's response
Thank you for booking Summit and for your review, Helen. It was lovely to meet you all and I am so glad that you enjoyed it. The views are excellent and so glad the children loved the quarry lake and Kit Hill. Apologies for the loos, (very unfortunate) a lady had decided to put bleach down them all, a nightmare as it counteracted all the chemicals which are used in the portaloos and caused a reaction. We were able to get them all emptied and chemicals replaced the next day and as you know, I am up and down cleaning them twice a day, so we hope no one does that again (very expensive, for us) as well.
Great, great, great!
Recommends site
Quentin C
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I really enjoyed my calm and very comfortable night at Summit camping. The owners were lovely, all facilities were very clean, the location is great, it was perfectly calm at night. No negative points to be mentioned, highly recommended!
Smashing views!
Recommends site
Olivia M
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Incredible views, clean facilities and lovely attendant, Tracey! :)
Site's response
We love the views, Thank you Olivia, it was great to meet you, come back soon x
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Things to do on site and in the Callington area
Explore Kit Hill Park for free and see if you can spot some Cornish ponies. Rabbits and the odd Deer, the area is great for bird watching- look up for birds of prey.
Many great adventure options locally too - Tamar Trails, Adrenalin Quarry, Trethorne, the lakes at Sybleyback and Roadford, Neolithic stones a stone's throw away in Darite and standing stones at Minions.
All these are local and free! Look at the noticeboard where all the local attractions are listed. Don't forget to collect your welcome pack as it has Information and discount vouchers for attractions.
This is Poldark country, so you will see evidence of Mining history all around you even in the field and up the hill. Engine houses, and stacks, A result of the deep history of Mining Silver, Copper, Tin even Arsenic!
The Tamar Valley also has a rich farming history and unspoilt landscape. Why not try the train ride from Plymouth to Penzance? Catch it at Gunnislake Station down the road. On the Tamar Valley line it's beautiful.
Take the kids to the local donkey park with its play barn. Lots of local great villages and Tavistock market town just 20 minutes away or Plymouth, home of the Barbican and Hoe just 25 minutes away. Fantastic beaches Looe and Bude from 30 minutes away and Land's End two hours away.
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