The Beacon

The Beacon: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Beacon

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 Beacon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 50.15786, -5.07680. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Beacon

• All Saints · church · Cornwall · ~1 km · Must-see
• National Maritime Museum Cornwall · museum · Cornwall · ~2 km · Must-see
• Gyllyngvase Beach · beach · Cornwall · ~2 km · Must-see
• Pendennis Castle · fort · Cornwall · ~3 km · Must-see
• St Mawes Castle · fort · Cornwall · ~5 km · Must-see
• St Anthony Lighthouse · beach · Cornwall · ~6 km · Must-see
• St Just in Roseland Church · church · Cornwall · ~6 km · Must-see
• Twelveheads Methodist Church · church · Cornwall · ~13 km · Must-see
• Carnmenellis · viewpoint · Cornwall · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lander Monument · fort · Cornwall · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cornish Seal Sanctuary · sanctuary · Cornwall · ~14 km · Must-see
• St John the Evangilist · church · Cornwall · ~14 km · Must-see
• Oate's Shaft · fort · Cornwall · ~16 km · Must-see
• Daubuz Moor · sanctuary · Cornwall · ~16 km · Must-see
• Halliggye Fogou · fort · Cornwall · ~16 km · Must-see
• Carn Brea Castle · fort · Cornwall · ~17 km · Must-see
• The Three Brothers of Crugith · fort · Cornwall · ~18 km · Must-see
• Wheal Peevor · fort · Cornwall · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Beacon

Other parks near The Beacon

• The Mullion Garden · park · Cornwall · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lost Gardens of Heligan · park · Plymouth · ~30 km · Must-see
• Paradise Park · park · Cornwall · ~31 km · Must-see
• Newquay Zoo · park · Cornwall · ~35 km · Must-see
• Eden Project · park · Plymouth · ~41 km · Must-see
• Morrab Gardens · park · Cornwall · ~41 km · Must-see
• Devonport Park · park · Plymouth · ~86 km · Must-see
• Stonehouse Creek · park · Plymouth · ~86 km · Must-see
• Victoria Park · park · Plymouth · ~87 km · Must-see
• Plymouth Hoe · park · Plymouth · ~88 km · Must-see

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