Drake's Island
Drake's Island is a fortified island. Find it 700 m southwest of Plymouth. Look also at Plymouth Cathedral, 2 km away, first of 41 more within 15 km.
Fort near Plymouth
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#465 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (13 Wikipedias). About ↓
Just outside Plymouth
Drake's Island is 700 m southwest of Plymouth. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which month to go
Expect highs of 19–21°C in Plymouth from June to September.
Drake's Island
Articles on it exist in 13 languages.
- Type
- Fort
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 13 languages
- Town
- 700 m southwest of Plymouth
- Official site
- drakes-island.com
Where Drake's Island is
Orange shows Drake's Island; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of Drake's Island
The largest of the 8 towns is Plymouth, with 266,970 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Plymouth
Torpoint
Millbrook
Cawsand and Kingsand
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Drake's Island is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth | 700 m northeast of it | 266,970 | 40 |
| Torpoint | 3.4 km northwest of it | 7,163 | 25 |
| Millbrook | 3.7 km west of it | 2,299 | 15 |
| Cawsand and Kingsand | 3.9 km southwest of it | 572 | 9 |
| Heybrook Bay | 4.4 km southeast of it | 467 | 11 |
| Wembury | 6.6 km southeast of it | 1,828 | 5 |
| Sherford | 7.3 km east of it | 1,311 | 7 |
| Saltash | 7.8 km northwest of it | 15,433 | 14 |
Nearby, too
Among the 41 within 15 km are 2 museums, 2 historic houses and a cathedral.
CathedralPlymouth Cathedral2 km away2
Castle · English HeritageRoyal Citadel1.5 km away3
MuseumHMS Courageous2.7 km away4
Historic houseMount Edgcumbe House1.6 km away5
Historic house · National TrustSaltram House5.9 km away6
GardenMount Edgcumbe Country Park2.2 km away7
AquariumNational Marine Aquarium2 km away8
MuseumThe Box2.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Drake's Island
Where is Drake's Island?
Drake's Island is 700 m southwest of Plymouth, Devon.
What is Drake's Island?
Fortified island.
When is the best time to visit Drake's Island?
June to September are the warmest months in Plymouth, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Drake's Island?
Within 15 km: Plymouth Cathedral (2 km), Royal Citadel (1.5 km), HMS Courageous (2.7 km) and Mount Edgcumbe House (1.6 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Drake's Island: Janipewter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Plymouth Cathedral: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Citadel: Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Courageous: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Edgcumbe House: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saltram House: Chilli Head from Weston-super-Mare, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Edgcumbe Country Park: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Marine Aquarium: MyNameIsClare, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- The Box: Smalljim, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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