About Holywood

Holywood is a village. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Elevation: 25 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Mid Isle and Palmerston Park.

Photos of Holywood

Palmerston Park en:User:Jmorrison230582 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Holywood

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 112 mm

Hottest month: July (day 19°)
Coldest month: January (night 2°)
Wettest month: October (121 mm)
Driest month: April (55 mm)

7° 2°

9° 3°

11° 4°

15° 6°

17° 9°

19° 11°

16° 9°

13° 6°

9° 4°

7° 2°

Jan

120

Feb

89

Mar

90

Apr

55

May

63

Jun

60

Jul

72

Aug

82

Sep

90

Oct

121

Nov

112

Dec

118

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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Climate of Holywood
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	9°	11°	15°	17°	19°	19°	16°	13°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	120	89	90	55	63	60	72	82	90	121	112	118

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Holywood

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 74 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 93 km to the northwest.

Airports

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 74 kmnorthwest
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 96 kmnorth
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 99 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 93 kmnorthwest
Edinburgh Population: 515K 99 kmnorth
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 131 kmeast
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 147 kmeast
Blackpool Population: 145K 148 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Holywood

Within 100 km: 441 historic and cultural sites, 3,102 natural sites, 728 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km271 places

Powillimount Beach Beach 24 kmS
Cottage Island Island 18 kmE
Dormont Island Island 16 kmE
Green Island Island 14 kmSW

25–60 km1,563 places

Murrays Isles Island 49 kmSW
Hestan Island Island 32 kmS
Islands of Fleet Island 50 kmSW
Ardwall Isle Island 49 kmSW

60–100 km2,437 places

St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 68 kmS
Ayr Beach Beach 75 kmNW
Troon Beach Beach 81 kmNW
Tuft Rock Island 94 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Mid Isle Island, Dumfries and Galloway
1 km SW
Palmerston Park Landmark, Dumfries and Galloway
3.8 km S
Cairn Water River, Scotland
1.9 km NE
White Hill of Terregles Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
4.5 km SW
Robert Burns Centre Museum, Dumfries and Galloway
4.2 km SE
Beacon Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
4.9 km SW

Holywood

Cargenbridge Village, Dumfries and Galloway
5.1 km S
Duncow Village, Dumfries and Galloway
3.8 km N
Maxwelltown Village, Dumfries and Galloway
4 km S
Kirkton Village, Dumfries and Galloway
2.6 km NE
Lochfield Neighbourhood, Dumfries and Galloway
3.3 km S
Terregles Village, Dumfries and Galloway
3.3 km SW