Rocester Abbey

Rocester Abbey: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Rocester Abbey

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Rocester Abbey — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 52.95116, -1.83481. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rocester Abbey

• Alton Castle · fort · Derby · ~6 km · Must-see
• Redfern's Cottage, Museum of Uttoxeter Life · church · Derby · ~8 km · Must-see
• King Shaft · church · Staffordshire · ~10 km · Must-see
• St John the Baptist, Boylestone · church · Derby · ~10 km · Must-see
• St Oswald's Church · church · Derby · ~12 km · Must-see
• St Chad's, Longford · church · Derby · ~13 km · Must-see
• St Michael, Shirley · church · Derby · ~14 km · Must-see
• St. Giles' Catholic Church, Cheadle · church · Cheshire East · ~14 km · Must-see
• Church of the Holy Cross · church · Derby · ~14 km · Must-see
• Thorpe Cloud · viewpoint · Derby · ~15 km · Must-see
• Dovedale · viewpoint · Derby · ~17 km · Must-see
• Brailsford Church · church · Derby · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tutbury Castle · fort · Derby · ~18 km · Must-see
• St. Mary's Church · church · Derby · ~18 km · Must-see
• St Michael's · church · Derby · ~18 km · Must-see
• Chartley Castle · fort · Cheshire East · ~18 km · Must-see
• St Mary, Marston-on-Dove · church · Derby · ~19 km · Must-see
• All Saints Dalbury · church · Derby · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rocester Abbey

Other forts & heritage near Rocester Abbey

• Alton Castle · fort · Derby · ~6 km · Must-see
• Tutbury Castle · fort · Derby · ~18 km · Must-see
• Chartley Castle · fort · Cheshire East · ~18 km · Must-see
• Duffield Castle · fort · Derby · ~29 km · Must-see
• Strutt's Park Roman fort · fort · City of Leicester · ~30 km · Must-see
• Trentham Mausoleum · fort · Cheshire East · ~30 km · Must-see
• Gib Hill · fort · Derby · ~31 km · Must-see
• Arbor Low · fort · Derby · ~31 km · Must-see
• Derwent Valley Mills · fort · Derby · ~31 km · Must-see
• Belper Mills · fort · Derby · ~31 km · Must-see

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