Galloway Forest Park
Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Coordinates: 55°03′37″ N 4°16′11″ W
- Elevation
- 182 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport53 km
- GLA Glasgow Airport91 km
About Galloway Forest Park
Galloway Forest Park is a natural site. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Benniguinea and Bennan.
Photos of Galloway Forest Park
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Millfore Judy Catterall · CC BY-SA 2.0
Climate of Galloway Forest Park
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 182 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- November (182 mm)
- Driest month
- July (84 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).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 8° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 18° | 17° | 15° | 11° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 8° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 179 | 117 | 135 | 88 | 95 | 85 | 84 | 114 | 153 | 177 | 182 | 178 |
How to get to Galloway Forest Park
The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 53 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 90 km to the north.
Airports
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 53 kmnorth
- Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 91 kmnorth
- Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 99 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 90 kmnorth
- Belfast Population: 348K 118 kmsouthwest
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 120 kmnortheast
- Blackpool Population: 145K 159 kmsoutheast
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 170 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Galloway Forest Park
Within 100 km: 249 historic and cultural sites, 2,400 natural sites, 629 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km381 places
- Green Island Island 12 kmE
- Isle-na-Gower Island 23 kmSW
- Isles of Trool Island 16 kmW
- Grainyford Isle Island 24 kmSE
25–60 km967 places
- Powillimount Beach Beach 48 kmSE
- Ayr Beach Beach 51 kmNW
- Troon Beach Beach 59 kmNW
- Murrays Isles Island 27 kmS
60–100 km1,930 places
- Isle of Arran Island 86 kmNW
- Great Cumbrae Island Island 89 kmNW
- St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 77 kmSE
- Hunterston Sands Beach 84 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Talnotry Village, Dumfries and Galloway7.9 km SW
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Dalry Village, Dumfries and Galloway7.9 km NE
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Burnfoot Village, Dumfries and Galloway8.2 km E
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New Galloway Village, Dumfries and Galloway8.4 km E
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Newton Stewart Village, Dumfries and Galloway18 km SW -
Balmaclellan Village, Dumfries and Galloway11 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Benniguinea Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway1.6 km E
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Bennan Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3 km NE
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Pullaugh Burn River, Scotland1.2 km S
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Black Craig of Dee Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.3 km E
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Will's Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.4 km NE
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Darnaw Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway3.8 km W
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Benbrack Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4 km N
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Craignell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4.3 km W
More nature in United Kingdom
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Millfore Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway7.4 km W
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Brockloch Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4.4 km SW
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Round Fell Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway4.4 km SW
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Rig of Drumbuie Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway5.4 km N
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Glenlee Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway5.7 km NE
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Dunveoch Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway5.8 km NE
Sources & licences
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