Perch Light

Perch Light: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

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

Best time to visit Perch Light

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Perch Light — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 55.93748, -4.68753. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Perch Light

• Newark Castle · fort · Inverclyde · ~1 km · Must-see
• Easter Greenock Castle (site of) · fort · Inverclyde · ~4 km · Must-see
• Kilmahew Castle · fort · Argyll and Bute · ~6 km · Must-see
• St. John's Episcopal Church · church · Inverclyde · ~6 km · Must-see
• The Mount Kirk · church · Inverclyde · ~7 km · Must-see
• Duchal Castle · fort · Inverclyde · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lyle Park · park · Inverclyde · ~8 km · Must-see
• Loch Thom · lake · Inverclyde · ~9 km · Must-see
• Millburn Muir Transmitter · church · West Dunbartonshire · ~9 km · Must-see
• Dumbarton Castle · fort · West Dunbartonshire · ~10 km · Must-see
• Helensburgh Parish Church · church · Argyll and Bute · ~10 km · Must-see
• Ardencaple Castle · fort · Argyll and Bute · ~11 km · Must-see
• Balloch Castle Country Park · park · West Dunbartonshire · ~13 km · Must-see
• Balloch Castle · fort · West Dunbartonshire · ~13 km · Must-see
• Windy Hill · viewpoint · Renfrewshire · ~14 km · Must-see
• Ardgowan Castle · fort · Inverclyde · ~15 km · Must-see
• St Machars · church · Renfrewshire · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cloch Lighthouse · beach · Inverclyde · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Perch Light

Other beaches & coast near Perch Light

• Cloch Lighthouse · beach · Inverclyde · ~15 km · Must-see
• Toward Point Lighthouse · beach · Argyll and Bute · ~25 km · Must-see
• Loch Striven · beach · Scotland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Cumbrae Lighthouse · beach · North Ayrshire · ~37 km · Must-see
• Rubh' an Eun Lighthouse · beach · Argyll and Bute · ~38 km · Must-see
• Loch Riddon · beach · Argyll and Bute · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ardrossan Castle · beach · North Ayrshire · ~42 km · Must-see
• Troon · beach · Scotland · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ayr Harbour Lighthouse · beach · South Ayrshire · ~65 km · Must-see
• Pladda Lighthouse · beach · Scotland · ~79 km · Must-see

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