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Banchory

Located in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Coordinates: 57°03′06″ N 2°29′18″ W

Banchory
Richard Slessor · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
7,440
7.4K
Elevation
60 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ABZ Aberdeen International Airport24 km
DND Dundee Airport74 km

About Banchory

Banchory is a town. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Population: 7,440. Elevation: 60 m.

From Wikipedia

Banchory (, Scots: Banchry, Scottish Gaelic: Beannchar) is a burgh or town in Aberdeenshire, historically in Kincardineshire, Scotland. It is about 18 miles (29 km) west of Aberdeen, near where the River Feugh meets the River Dee.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Official website
banchory.org

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Banchory

From Wikivoyage

Banchory is a town in Aberdeenshire, with a population in 2016 of 7560. It's in the scenic Dee valley 18 miles (25 km) west of Aberdeen, and its main visitor attraction is Crathes Castle. It's also a good base for visiting Balmoral Castle and Cairngorms National Park.

Get in+

See Aberdeen for air, rail and road inter-city transport.

Stagecoach Bluebird Bus 201 runs from Aberdeen Union Square every 30 min to Crathes Castle and Banchory (50 min). Alternate buses continue up the Dee Valley to Ballater and Balmoral Castle, and every couple of hours they reach Braemar.

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Climate of Banchory

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 79 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
October (83 mm)
Driest month
April (51 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Banchory
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°9°11°14°17°19°19°16°12°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°1°3°5°8°10°10°8°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)825559515654596670837972

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Banchory

The nearest airport is Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ), 24 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Aberdeen, 26 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 24 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 74 kmsouthwest
  • Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 109 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 26 kmnortheast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 71 kmsouthwest
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 130 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 171 kmsouthwest
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 238 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Banchory

Within 100 km: 87 historic and cultural sites, 1,919 natural sites, 326 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km240 places

  • Balbithan Island Island 23 kmNE
  • Loch of Skene Lake 14 kmNE
  • Black Loch Lake 7 kmSW
  • Mortlich Mountain 18 kmW

25–60 km847 places

  • Newburgh Seals Beach Beach 42 kmNE
  • Aberdeen Beach Beach 27 kmNE
  • The Donnons Island 56 kmNE
  • Inch Geck Island 44 kmNE

60–100 km1,245 places

  • Findlays Seat Mountain 72 kmNW
  • Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 88 kmNW
  • Sunnyside Beach Beach 74 kmN
  • Mugdrum Island Island 91 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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