The Old Forge

The Old Forge: 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 attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Old Forge

Season: October to February.

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 The Old Forge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 50.82828, -4.54898. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Old Forge

• Sandymouth Beach · beach · Plymouth · ~5 km · Must-see
• Penstowe Castle · fort · Plymouth · ~8 km · Must-see
• North Devon Coast National Landscape · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hartland Point Lighthouse · attraction · Plymouth · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tintagel Castle · church · Plymouth · ~29 km · Must-see
• Launceston Castle · fort · Plymouth · ~31 km · Must-see
• Brown Willy · viewpoint · Plymouth · ~34 km · Must-see
• The Beacon · viewpoint · Plymouth · ~34 km · Must-see
• King Arthur's Hall · fort · Plymouth · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hawk's Tor · viewpoint · Plymouth · ~38 km · Must-see
• Church of St Michael and All Angels, Great Torrington · church · Plymouth · ~39 km · Must-see
• Chudleigh Fort · fort · Plymouth · ~40 km · Must-see
• Motte with two baileys and a multivallate hillfort at Burley Wood · fort · Plymouth · ~43 km · Must-see
• Crow Point Lighthouse · beach · Plymouth · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lydford Castle · fort · Plymouth · ~46 km · Must-see
• Saunton Sands · beach · Plymouth · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lundy South Lighthouse · beach · Devon · ~47 km · Must-see
• Braunton Burrows · viewpoint · Plymouth · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Old Forge

Other other attractions near The Old Forge

• Hartland Point Lighthouse · attraction · Plymouth · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bull Point Lighthouse · attraction · Plymouth · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse · attraction · Somerset · ~88 km · Must-see
• Start Point Lighthouse · attraction · Plymouth · ~116 km · Must-see
• Old Nash Point Lighthouse · attraction · Somerset · ~118 km · Must-see
• Margam Abbey · attraction · Neath Port Talbot · ~125 km · Must-see
• Burnham-on-Sea Low Lighthouse · attraction · North Somerset · ~147 km · Must-see
• Land's End · attraction · Cornwall · ~148 km · Must-see
• Bude Tunnel · attraction · Cornwall · ~1 km
• Hartland Abbey · attraction · Devon and Torbay · ~24 km

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