Helman Tor

Helman Tor: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Helman Tor

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Helman Tor — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 50.42417, -4.72800. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Helman Tor

• Helman Tor · viewpoint · Plymouth · ~0 km · Must-see
• Restormel Castle · fort · Plymouth · ~5 km · Must-see
• Saints Way · trek · Cornwall · ~5 km · Must-see
• Eden Project · park · Plymouth · ~9 km · Must-see
• Camel Trail · trek · Cornwall · ~14 km · Must-see
• St. Breock Downs Monolith · fort · Cornwall · ~14 km · Must-see
• Rosenannon Bog and Downs · sanctuary · Cornwall · ~15 km · Must-see
• Readymoney Cove · beach · Plymouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• St Catherine's Point light · fort · Plymouth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Pawton Quoit · fort · Cornwall · ~16 km · Must-see
• Nine Maidens Stone Row · fort · Cornwall · ~17 km · Must-see
• St. Columb Major · church · Cornwall · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lost Gardens of Heligan · park · Plymouth · ~21 km · Must-see
• King Arthur's Hall · fort · Plymouth · ~21 km · Must-see
• Porth Reservoir · beach · Cornwall · ~24 km · Must-see
• St Colan · church · Cornwall · ~24 km · Must-see
• St Mawgan-in-Pydar Parish Church · church · Cornwall · ~24 km · Must-see
• St Enodoc · church · Cornwall · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Helman Tor

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Helman Tor

• Rosenannon Bog and Downs · sanctuary · Cornwall · ~15 km · Must-see
• Daubuz Moor · sanctuary · Cornwall · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lady Astor's Garden · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~53 km · Must-see
• Radford Woods Local Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~57 km · Must-see
• Cornish Seal Sanctuary · sanctuary · Cornwall · ~62 km · Must-see
• Dartmoor Zoological Park · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~65 km · Must-see
• North Devon Coast National Landscape · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~74 km · Must-see
• Exmoor National Park · sanctuary · Somerset · ~137 km · Must-see
• Breney Common · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~1 km
• Red Moor · sanctuary · Cornwall · ~1 km

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