Fin Cop

Fin Cop: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Fin Cop

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Fin Cop — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 53.23580, -1.73694. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fin Cop

• Cressbrook Dale · viewpoint · Derby · ~3 km · Must-see
• Tideswell Dale · viewpoint · Derby · ~5 km · Must-see
• All Saints Church, Bakewell · church · Derby · ~6 km · Must-see
• Carlswark Cavern, Eyam Dale Shaft · cave · Derby · ~8 km · Must-see
• All Saints · church · Derby · ~9 km · Must-see
• Arbor Low · fort · Derby · ~10 km · Must-see
• Gib Hill · fort · Derby · ~10 km · Must-see
• Deep Dale · viewpoint · Derby · ~10 km · Must-see
• Column of the Temple of Poseidon at Chatsworth · temple · South Yorkshire · ~11 km · Must-see
• Harthill Moor · viewpoint · Derby · ~11 km · Must-see
• High Wheeldon · viewpoint · Derby · ~11 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Stanton in Peak · church · Derby · ~12 km · Must-see
• Limestone Way · trek · Derby · ~13 km · Must-see
• Parkhouse Hill · viewpoint · Derby · ~13 km · Must-see
• High Peak Trail · trek · Derby · ~13 km · Must-see
• All Saints · church · Derby · ~14 km · Must-see
• Parish Church of St Peter · church · Cheshire East · ~14 km · Must-see
• Aleck Low · viewpoint · Derby · ~14 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fin Cop

Other forts & heritage near Fin Cop

• Arbor Low · fort · Derby · ~10 km · Must-see
• Gib Hill · fort · Derby · ~10 km · Must-see
• Navio Roman Fort · fort · South Yorkshire · ~15 km · Must-see
• Peveril Castle · fort · Greater Manchester · ~15 km · Must-see
• Castleton Town Defences · fort · Greater Manchester · ~15 km · Must-see
• Poole's Cavern · fort · Greater Manchester · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lismore Fields Mesolithic and Neolithic settlement · fort · Greater Manchester · ~16 km · Must-see
• Holmesfield moated site and headland · fort · Derby · ~20 km · Must-see
• Riber Castle · fort · Derby · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sheffield Castle · fort · Nottingham · ~31 km · Must-see

All forts & heritage in Derby

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