Great Hill

Great Hill: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

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

Best time to visit Great Hill

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

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach Great Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 49.96918, -6.31056. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Great Hill

• Round Island Lighthouse · beach · Isles of Scilly · ~2 km · Must-see
• Parish Church of St Martin's · fort · Isles of Scilly · ~3 km · Must-see
• King Charles' Castle · fort · Isles of Scilly · ~3 km · Must-see
• Tresco Abbey Gardens · fort · Isles of Scilly · ~4 km · Must-see
• Cromwell's Castle · fort · Isles of Scilly · ~4 km · Must-see
• Valhalla Museum · museum · Isles of Scilly · ~4 km · Must-see
• Halangy Down Ancient Village · fort · Isles of Scilly · ~5 km · Must-see
• Harry's Walls · fort · Isles of Scilly · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lower Moors · sanctuary · Isles of Scilly · ~7 km · Must-see
• Porth Hellick Down Burial Chamber · fort · Isles of Scilly · ~8 km · Must-see
• Methodist Church · church · Isles of Scilly · ~8 km · Must-see
• Star Castle · fort · Isles of Scilly · ~8 km · Must-see
• Isles of Scilly Museum · museum · Isles of Scilly · ~8 km · Must-see
• Peninnis Head Lighthouse · fort · Isles of Scilly · ~9 km · Must-see
• Obadiah’s Barrow · fort · Isles of Scilly · ~10 km · Must-see
• St. Agnes Lighthouse · fort · Isles of Scilly · ~11 km · Must-see
• Zantman's Rock · beach · Cornwall · ~16 km · Must-see
• Crim Rocks · beach · Cornwall · ~16 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Great Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Great Hill

• Carn Kenidjack · viewpoint · Cornwall · ~63 km · Must-see
• Watch Croft · viewpoint · Cornwall · ~68 km · Must-see
• Trink Hill · viewpoint · Cornwall · ~78 km · Must-see
• Tregonning Hill · viewpoint · Cornwall · ~87 km · Must-see
• Carnmenellis · viewpoint · Cornwall · ~101 km · Must-see
• Goonhilly Downs · viewpoint · Cornwall · ~102 km · Must-see
• Brea Hill · viewpoint · Cornwall · ~148 km · Must-see
• Kittern Hill · viewpoint · Isles of Scilly · ~10 km
• Cot Valley · viewpoint · Cornwall · ~59 km
• Mulfra Hill · viewpoint · Cornwall · ~71 km

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