Beacon

Beacon: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Beacon

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 Beacon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 50.67403, -2.62375. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Beacon

• Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens · park · Dorset · ~2 km · Must-see
• St Catherine's Chapel · church · Dorset · ~2 km · Must-see
• Kingston Russell Stone Circle · fort · Dorset · ~3 km · Must-see
• The Grey Mare and her Colts · fort · Dorset · ~3 km · Must-see
• Hampton Down Stone Circle · fort · Dorset · ~4 km · Must-see
• St Peter · church · Dorset · ~5 km · Must-see
• Black Down · viewpoint · Dorset · ~7 km · Must-see
• Winterbourne Poor Lot Barrows · fort · Dorset · ~7 km · Must-see
• Hardy Monument · viewpoint · Dorset · ~7 km · Must-see
• Nine stones · fort · Dorset · ~8 km · Must-see
• Eggardon Hill Fort · fort · Dorset · ~11 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity · church · Dorset · ~12 km · Must-see
• St Laurence · church · Dorset · ~13 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Old Church · church · Dorset · ~13 km · Must-see
• Maiden Castle · fort · Dorset · ~14 km · Must-see
• St Nicholas · church · Dorset · ~14 km · Must-see
• Broadwey Methodist Church · church · Dorset · ~14 km · Must-see
• Ridgeway Hill Viking burial pit · fort · Dorset · ~14 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Beacon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Beacon

• Black Down · viewpoint · Dorset · ~7 km · Must-see
• Hardy Monument · viewpoint · Dorset · ~7 km · Must-see
• Coneygar Hill · viewpoint · Dorset · ~14 km · Must-see
• Thorncombe Beacon · viewpoint · Dorset · ~17 km · Must-see
• Golden Cap · viewpoint · Dorset · ~20 km · Must-see
• Toller Down · viewpoint · Dorset · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hardown Hill · viewpoint · Dorset · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lewesdon Hill · viewpoint · Dorset · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pilsdon Pen · viewpoint · Dorset · ~26 km · Must-see
• Scratchy Bottom · viewpoint · Dorset · ~31 km · Must-see

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