Hive Beach

Hive Beach: 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 beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Hive Beach

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

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 Hive Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 50.69625, -2.72265. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hive Beach

• Holy Trinity Old Church · church · Dorset · ~4 km · Must-see
• St. Mary's Bridport · church · Dorset · ~6 km · Must-see
• St Peter's Church · church · Dorset · ~6 km · Must-see
• Coneygar Hill · viewpoint · Dorset · ~6 km · Must-see
• Thorncombe Beacon · viewpoint · Dorset · ~8 km · Must-see
• Eggardon Hill Fort · fort · Dorset · ~10 km · Must-see
• Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens · park · Dorset · ~10 km · Must-see
• Kingston Russell Stone Circle · fort · Dorset · ~11 km · Must-see
• Golden Cap · viewpoint · Dorset · ~11 km · Must-see
• St Catherine's Chapel · church · Dorset · ~11 km · Must-see
• The Grey Mare and her Colts · fort · Dorset · ~12 km · Must-see
• Winterbourne Poor Lot Barrows · fort · Dorset · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hardown Hill · viewpoint · Dorset · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hampton Down Stone Circle · fort · Dorset · ~13 km · Must-see
• All Saints · church · Dorset · ~14 km · Must-see
• Stonebarrow walk, Golden Cap · trek · Dorset · ~14 km · Must-see
• St Peter · church · Dorset · ~14 km · Must-see
• Nine stones · fort · Dorset · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hive Beach

Other beaches & coast near Hive Beach

• Monmouth Beach · beach · Dorset · ~20 km · Must-see
• Castle Cove · beach · Dorset · ~27 km · Must-see
• Weymouth Bay · beach · Dorset · ~28 km · Must-see
• Little Beach · beach · Dorset · ~34 km · Must-see
• Church Ope Cove · beach · Dorset · ~34 km · Must-see
• Weston Mouth · beach · Somerset · ~41 km · Must-see
• Man o' War Cove · beach · Dorset · ~41 km · Must-see
• Arish Mell · beach · Dorset · ~47 km · Must-see
• Worbarrow Bay · beach · Dorset · ~48 km · Must-see
• Studland Bay · beach · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · ~68 km · Must-see

All beaches & coast in Dorset

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