Portland

Portland: 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 Portland

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 Portland — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 50.55587, -2.44248. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Portland

• Underhill Methodist Church · church · Dorset · ~0 km · Must-see
• Victoria Gardens · park · Dorset · ~1 km · Must-see
• The Verne Citadel · fort · Dorset · ~1 km · Must-see
• Portland Castle · fort · Dorset · ~2 km · Must-see
• Blacknor Fort · fort · Dorset · ~2 km · Must-see
• Little Beach · beach · Dorset · ~2 km · Must-see
• Portland Breakwater Lighthouse · fort · Dorset · ~3 km · Must-see
• Rufus Castle · fort · Dorset · ~3 km · Must-see
• St Andrew's Church · church · Dorset · ~3 km · Must-see
• Church Ope Cove · beach · Dorset · ~3 km · Must-see
• Culver Well · fort · Dorset · ~5 km · Must-see
• Sandsfoot Castle · fort · Dorset · ~6 km · Must-see
• Portland Bill Lighthouse · attraction · Dorset · ~6 km · Must-see
• Castle Cove · beach · Dorset · ~6 km · Must-see
• Weymouth Museum · church · Dorset · ~7 km · Must-see
• Nothe Gardens · park · Dorset · ~7 km · Must-see
• Nothe Fort · fort · Dorset · ~7 km · Must-see
• St Mary's · church · Dorset · ~7 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Portland

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Portland

• Scratchy Bottom · viewpoint · Dorset · ~17 km · Must-see
• Winfrith Hill · viewpoint · Dorset · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hambury Tout · viewpoint · Dorset · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hardy Monument · viewpoint · Dorset · ~20 km · Must-see
• Black Down · viewpoint · Dorset · ~21 km · Must-see
• Coneygar Hill · viewpoint · Dorset · ~37 km · Must-see
• Thorncombe Beacon · viewpoint · Dorset · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bulbarrow Hill · viewpoint · Dorset · ~42 km · Must-see
• Golden Cap · viewpoint · Dorset · ~42 km · Must-see
• Toller Down · viewpoint · Dorset · ~43 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Dorset

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