Castle Rock

Castle Rock: 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 Castle Rock

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 Castle Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 50.59597, -4.82609. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Castle Rock

• St Enodoc · church · Cornwall · ~10 km · Must-see
• Brea Hill · viewpoint · Cornwall · ~10 km · Must-see
• Tintagel Castle · church · Plymouth · ~12 km · Must-see
• Camel Trail · trek · Cornwall · ~12 km · Must-see
• Pawton Quoit · fort · Cornwall · ~15 km · Must-see
• St. Breock Downs Monolith · fort · Cornwall · ~17 km · Must-see
• King Arthur's Hall · fort · Plymouth · ~17 km · Must-see
• Rosenannon Bog and Downs · sanctuary · Cornwall · ~19 km · Must-see
• Nine Maidens Stone Row · fort · Cornwall · ~19 km · Must-see
• Trevose Head · beach · Cornwall · ~20 km · Must-see
• Brown Willy · viewpoint · Plymouth · ~20 km · Must-see
• Saints Way · trek · Cornwall · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bedruthan Steps · beach · Cornwall · ~24 km · Must-see
• The Beacon · viewpoint · Plymouth · ~24 km · Must-see
• St. Columb Major · church · Cornwall · ~24 km · Must-see
• St Mawgan-in-Pydar Parish Church · church · Cornwall · ~25 km · Must-see
• Helman Tor · viewpoint · Plymouth · ~26 km · Must-see
• Restormel Castle · fort · Plymouth · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Castle Rock

Other beaches & coast near Castle Rock

• Trevose Head · beach · Cornwall · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bedruthan Steps · beach · Cornwall · ~24 km · Must-see
• Watergate Beach · beach · Cornwall · ~29 km · Must-see
• Porth Reservoir · beach · Cornwall · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lusty Glaze Beach · beach · Cornwall · ~32 km · Must-see
• Newquay Bay · beach · Cornwall · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fistral Beach · beach · Cornwall · ~35 km · Must-see
• Readymoney Cove · beach · Plymouth · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sandymouth Beach · beach · Plymouth · ~44 km · Must-see
• Vault Beach · beach · Plymouth · ~51 km · Must-see

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