Bodmin Moor

Bodmin Moor: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Bodmin Moor

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Bodmin Moor — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 50.56250, -4.61320. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bodmin Moor

• King Arthur's Hall · fort · Plymouth · ~3 km · Must-see
• Brown Willy · viewpoint · Plymouth · ~4 km · Must-see
• The Beacon · viewpoint · Plymouth · ~6 km · Must-see
• Hawk's Tor · viewpoint · Plymouth · ~13 km · Must-see
• Camel Trail · trek · Cornwall · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tintagel Castle · church · Plymouth · ~20 km · Must-see
• Restormel Castle · fort · Plymouth · ~20 km · Must-see
• Helman Tor · viewpoint · Plymouth · ~22 km · Must-see
• Saints Way · trek · Cornwall · ~23 km · Must-see
• Launceston Castle · fort · Plymouth · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pawton Quoit · fort · Cornwall · ~25 km · Must-see
• St. Breock Downs Monolith · fort · Cornwall · ~25 km · Must-see
• Rosenannon Bog and Downs · sanctuary · Cornwall · ~27 km · Must-see
• St Enodoc · church · Cornwall · ~27 km · Must-see
• Brea Hill · viewpoint · Cornwall · ~28 km · Must-see
• Nine Maidens Stone Row · fort · Cornwall · ~29 km · Must-see
• Eden Project · park · Plymouth · ~30 km · Must-see
• Readymoney Cove · beach · Plymouth · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bodmin Moor

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bodmin Moor

• Rosenannon Bog and Downs · sanctuary · Cornwall · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lady Astor's Garden · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~50 km · Must-see
• North Devon Coast National Landscape · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~53 km · Must-see
• Radford Woods Local Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~55 km · Must-see
• Daubuz Moor · sanctuary · Cornwall · ~56 km · Must-see
• Dartmoor Zoological Park · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cornish Seal Sanctuary · sanctuary · Cornwall · ~84 km · Must-see
• Exmoor National Park · sanctuary · Somerset · ~116 km · Must-see
• Bosherton Lily Ponds Trail at Stackpole Estate, Stackpole · sanctuary · Pembrokeshire · ~148 km · Must-see
• Children's Wood · sanctuary · Somerset · ~149 km · Must-see

All wildlife, forests & gardens in Plymouth

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