Downend Rock

Downend Rock: 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Downend Rock

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

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 Downend Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 50.32997, -4.50451. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Downend Rock

• Readymoney Cove · beach · Plymouth · ~13 km · Must-see
• St Catherine's Point light · fort · Plymouth · ~13 km · Must-see
• Whitsand Bay · beach · Plymouth · ~18 km · Must-see
• Restormel Castle · fort · Plymouth · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tregantle Fort · fort · Plymouth · ~21 km · Must-see
• Eden Project · park · Plymouth · ~22 km · Must-see
• Scraesdon Fort · fort · Plymouth · ~22 km · Must-see
• Helman Tor · viewpoint · Plymouth · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bickford Monument In The Churchyard About One Metre South Of Tower Of Church Of St John · fort · Plymouth · ~24 km · Must-see
• Promontory fort, medieval chapel of St Michael's and Second World War radar station at Rame Head · church · Plymouth · ~25 km · Must-see
• Trematon Castle · fort · Plymouth · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lost Gardens of Heligan · park · Plymouth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Saints Way · trek · Cornwall · ~29 km · Must-see
• Vault Beach · beach · Plymouth · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pentillie · fort · Plymouth · ~29 km · Must-see
• St Nicholas Church · church · Plymouth · ~30 km · Must-see
• Devonport Park · park · Plymouth · ~30 km · Must-see
• St Philip's, Weston Mill · church · Plymouth · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Downend Rock

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Downend Rock

• Lundy · river spot · Devon · ~119 km · Must-see
• Trelawny Island · river spot · Plymouth · ~5 km
• Looe Island · river spot · Cornwall · ~5 km
• The Long Stone · river spot · Plymouth · ~15 km
• Eddystone Rocks · river spot · England · ~29 km
• Eddystone Rocks · river spot · Plymouth · ~30 km
• Drake's Island · river spot · Plymouth · ~31 km
• Great Mew Stone · river spot · Devon · ~35 km
• Meddrick Rock · river spot · Plymouth · ~51 km
• Meachard · river spot · Cornwall · ~53 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Plymouth

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