Beacon Castle

Beacon Castle: 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 Beacon Castle

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 Beacon Castle — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 51.19770, -3.91264. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Beacon Castle

• Voley Castle · fort · Plymouth · ~1 km · Must-see
• Combe Martin Wildlife and Dinosaur Park · park · Plymouth · ~8 km · Must-see
• Churchill Monastery · Buddhist site · Plymouth · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse · attraction · Somerset · ~13 km · Must-see
• Broadsands Beach · beach · Plymouth · ~13 km · Must-see
• Coleridge Way · trek · Devon and Torbay · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cow Castle · fort · Somerset · ~19 km · Must-see
• Barnstaple Castle · church · Plymouth · ~21 km · Must-see
• St Beuno's Church · church · Somerset · ~22 km · Must-see
• Exmoor National Park · sanctuary · Somerset · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bull Point Lighthouse · attraction · Plymouth · ~25 km · Must-see
• St Mary Magdalene · church · Somerset · ~26 km · Must-see
• Dunkery Beacon · viewpoint · Somerset · ~29 km · Must-see
• Braunton Burrows · viewpoint · Plymouth · ~29 km · Must-see
• Crow Point Lighthouse · beach · Plymouth · ~30 km · Must-see
• Saunton Sands · beach · Plymouth · ~30 km · Must-see
• The Blessed Virgin Mary · church · Somerset · ~31 km · Must-see
• Selworthy Beacon · viewpoint · Somerset · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Beacon Castle

Other forts & heritage near Beacon Castle

• Voley Castle · fort · Plymouth · ~1 km · Must-see
• Cow Castle · fort · Somerset · ~19 km · Must-see
• Brewer's Castle · fort · Somerset · ~34 km · Must-see
• Chudleigh Fort · fort · Plymouth · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bat's Castle · fort · Somerset · ~41 km · Must-see
• Dunster Castle · fort · Somerset · ~41 km · Must-see
• Affeton Castle · fort · Somerset · ~42 km · Must-see
• St Donat's Castle · fort · Somerset · ~44 km · Must-see
• Dunraven Castle · fort · Somerset · ~44 km · Must-see
• Candleston Castle · fort · Bridgend County Borough · ~47 km · Must-see

All forts & heritage in Plymouth

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