The Downs

The Downs: 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 Downs

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 Downs — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 50.35418, -4.45996. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Downs

• Whitsand Bay · beach · Plymouth · ~14 km · Must-see
• Readymoney Cove · beach · Plymouth · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tregantle Fort · fort · Plymouth · ~17 km · Must-see
• St Catherine's Point light · fort · Plymouth · ~17 km · Must-see
• Scraesdon Fort · fort · Plymouth · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bickford Monument In The Churchyard About One Metre South Of Tower Of Church Of St John · fort · Plymouth · ~20 km · Must-see
• Trematon Castle · fort · Plymouth · ~21 km · Must-see
• Restormel Castle · fort · Plymouth · ~21 km · Must-see
• Promontory fort, medieval chapel of St Michael's and Second World War radar station at Rame Head · church · Plymouth · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pentillie · fort · Plymouth · ~24 km · Must-see
• St Nicholas Church · church · Plymouth · ~25 km · Must-see
• Eden Project · park · Plymouth · ~25 km · Must-see
• Devonport Park · park · Plymouth · ~26 km · Must-see
• Helman Tor · viewpoint · Plymouth · ~26 km · Must-see
• St Philip's, Weston Mill · church · Plymouth · ~26 km · Must-see
• Stonehouse Creek · park · Plymouth · ~26 km · Must-see
• Breakwater Lighthouse · fort · Plymouth · ~27 km · Must-see
• Palace Theatre · fort · Plymouth · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Downs

Other parks near The Downs

• Eden Project · park · Plymouth · ~25 km · Must-see
• Devonport Park · park · Plymouth · ~26 km · Must-see
• Stonehouse Creek · park · Plymouth · ~26 km · Must-see
• Victoria Park · park · Plymouth · ~27 km · Must-see
• Central Park · park · Plymouth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Plymouth Hoe · park · Plymouth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lost Gardens of Heligan · park · Plymouth · ~33 km · Must-see
• Newquay Zoo · park · Cornwall · ~55 km · Must-see
• Paignton Zoo · park · Devon and Torbay · ~79 km · Must-see
• The Mullion Garden · park · Cornwall · ~83 km · Must-see

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