Carn Brea

Carn Brea: 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 Carn Brea

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 Carn Brea — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 50.22092, -5.24898. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Carn Brea

• Carn Brea Castle · fort · Cornwall · ~0 km · Must-see
• Camborne Church · church · Cornwall · ~5 km · Must-see
• Wheal Peevor · fort · Cornwall · ~5 km · Must-see
• Carnmenellis · viewpoint · Cornwall · ~6 km · Must-see
• Carwynnen Quoit · fort · Cornwall · ~6 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity · church · Cornwall · ~6 km · Must-see
• Oate's Shaft · fort · Cornwall · ~7 km · Must-see
• Twelveheads Methodist Church · church · Cornwall · ~10 km · Must-see
• Godrevy Lighthouse · beach · Cornwall · ~14 km · Must-see
• Paradise Park · park · Cornwall · ~17 km · Must-see
• Helston Methodist Church · church · Cornwall · ~17 km · Must-see
• Grylls Monument · fort · Cornwall · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tregonning Hill · viewpoint · Cornwall · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lander Monument · fort · Cornwall · ~18 km · Must-see
• St Erth · church · Cornwall · ~18 km · Must-see
• All Saints · church · Cornwall · ~18 km · Must-see
• St John the Evangilist · church · Cornwall · ~18 km · Must-see
• Cornish Seal Sanctuary · sanctuary · Cornwall · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Carn Brea

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Carn Brea

• Carnmenellis · viewpoint · Cornwall · ~6 km · Must-see
• Tregonning Hill · viewpoint · Cornwall · ~17 km · Must-see
• Trink Hill · viewpoint · Cornwall · ~23 km · Must-see
• Goonhilly Downs · viewpoint · Cornwall · ~26 km · Must-see
• Watch Croft · viewpoint · Cornwall · ~33 km · Must-see
• Carn Kenidjack · viewpoint · Cornwall · ~38 km · Must-see
• Helman Tor · viewpoint · Plymouth · ~54 km · Must-see
• Brea Hill · viewpoint · Cornwall · ~55 km · Must-see
• Brown Willy · viewpoint · Plymouth · ~77 km · Must-see
• The Beacon · viewpoint · Plymouth · ~80 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Cornwall

Frequently asked