Gunhouse

Gunhouse: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Gunhouse

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Gunhouse — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.17243, -4.68002. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gunhouse

• Old Light · beach · Devon · ~1 km · Must-see
• Lundy · river spot · Devon · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lundy South Lighthouse · beach · Devon · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lundy North Lighthouse · beach · Devon · ~4 km · Must-see
• Hartland Point Lighthouse · attraction · Plymouth · ~25 km · Must-see
• North Devon Coast National Landscape · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~36 km · Must-see
• Saunton Sands · beach · Plymouth · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bull Point Lighthouse · attraction · Plymouth · ~42 km · Must-see
• Braunton Burrows · viewpoint · Plymouth · ~43 km · Must-see
• Penstowe Castle · fort · Plymouth · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sandymouth Beach · beach · Plymouth · ~45 km · Must-see
• Crow Point Lighthouse · beach · Plymouth · ~45 km · Must-see
• Chudleigh Fort · fort · Plymouth · ~47 km · Must-see
• Broadsands Beach · beach · Plymouth · ~54 km · Must-see
• Barnstaple Castle · church · Plymouth · ~55 km · Must-see
• Church of St Michael and All Angels, Great Torrington · church · Plymouth · ~56 km · Must-see
• Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park · park · Plymouth · ~59 km · Must-see
• Churchill Monastery · Buddhist site · Plymouth · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gunhouse

Other forts & heritage near Gunhouse

• Penstowe Castle · fort · Plymouth · ~44 km · Must-see
• Chudleigh Fort · fort · Plymouth · ~47 km · Must-see
• St Govan's Chapel · fort · Pembrokeshire · ~63 km · Must-see
• Manorbier Castle · fort · Pembrokeshire · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lydstep Palace · fort · Pembrokeshire · ~67 km · Must-see
• St Catherine's Fort · fort · Pembrokeshire · ~69 km · Must-see
• Castell Oxwich · fort · Swansea · ~69 km · Must-see
• Tenby Town Walls · fort · Pembrokeshire · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lamphey Bishop's Palace · fort · Pembrokeshire · ~71 km · Must-see
• Penrice Castle · fort · Swansea · ~71 km · Must-see

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