Brea Hill

Brea Hill: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Brea Hill

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Brea Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 50.55716, -4.92605. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brea Hill

• St Enodoc · church · Cornwall · ~0 km · Must-see
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• Pawton Quoit · fort · Cornwall · ~10 km · Must-see
• Camel Trail · trek · Cornwall · ~12 km · Must-see
• Nine Maidens Stone Row · fort · Cornwall · ~12 km · Must-see
• St. Breock Downs Monolith · fort · Cornwall · ~12 km · Must-see
• Rosenannon Bog and Downs · sanctuary · Cornwall · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bedruthan Steps · beach · Cornwall · ~14 km · Must-see
• St Mawgan-in-Pydar Parish Church · church · Cornwall · ~16 km · Must-see
• St. Columb Major · church · Cornwall · ~17 km · Must-see
• Watergate Beach · beach · Cornwall · ~19 km · Must-see
• Porth Reservoir · beach · Cornwall · ~20 km · Must-see
• Saints Way · trek · Cornwall · ~21 km · Must-see
• St Colan · church · Cornwall · ~21 km · Must-see
• Tintagel Castle · church · Plymouth · ~21 km · Must-see
• St Columba · church · Cornwall · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lusty Glaze Beach · beach · Cornwall · ~22 km · Must-see
• Newquay Bay · beach · Cornwall · ~23 km · Must-see

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