Eddystone Rocks

Eddystone Rocks: 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 Eddystone Rocks

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 Eddystone Rocks — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 50.18377, -4.26804. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Eddystone Rocks

• Promontory fort, medieval chapel of St Michael's and Second World War radar station at Rame Head · church · Plymouth · ~18 km · Must-see
• Whitsand Bay · beach · Plymouth · ~22 km · Must-see
• Breakwater Lighthouse · fort · Plymouth · ~23 km · Must-see
• Tregantle Fort · fort · Plymouth · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fort Bovisand · fort · Plymouth · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bickford Monument In The Churchyard About One Metre South Of Tower Of Church Of St John · fort · Plymouth · ~25 km · Must-see
• Scraesdon Fort · fort · Plymouth · ~26 km · Must-see
• Staddon Fort · fort · Plymouth · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fort Stamford · fort · Plymouth · ~27 km · Must-see
• Smeaton's Tower · fort · Plymouth · ~27 km · Must-see
• Plymouth Hoe · park · Plymouth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Armada Memorial · fort · Plymouth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Radford Woods Local Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Royal Citadel · fort · Plymouth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Palace Theatre · fort · Plymouth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Stonehouse Creek · park · Plymouth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Remains of Plymouth Castle · fort · Plymouth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lady Astor's Garden · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Eddystone Rocks

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Eddystone Rocks

• Lundy · river spot · Devon · ~143 km · Must-see
• Eddystone Rocks · river spot · Plymouth · ~0 km
• Great Mew Stone · river spot · Devon · ~22 km
• The Long Stone · river spot · Plymouth · ~25 km
• Drake's Island · river spot · Plymouth · ~26 km
• Looe Island · river spot · Cornwall · ~27 km
• Trelawny Island · river spot · Plymouth · ~27 km
• Downend Rock · river spot · Plymouth · ~29 km
• Meddrick Rock · river spot · Plymouth · ~33 km
• Burgh Island · river spot · Devon and Torbay · ~35 km

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