Palmerston Park, Dumfries and Galloway

About Palmerston Park

Palmerston Park is a landmark. Location: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

From Wikipedia

Palmerston Park is a football stadium on Terregles Street in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is the home ground of Scottish League One club Queen of the South, who have played there since 1919. South of Scotland League club Heston Rovers have shared Palmerston since 2013. The stadium has a capacity of 8,690 of which 3,377 are seats.

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At a glance

Built: 1919
Opened: 1919

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Palmerston Park

Colin Kinnear · CC BY-SA 2.0

Climate of Palmerston Park

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 Palmerston Park
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 Palmerston Park

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 77 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 97 km to the northwest.

Airports

Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 77 kmnorthwest
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 99 kmnorth
Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 103 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Glasgow Population: 626.4K 97 kmnorthwest
Edinburgh Population: 515K 102 kmnorth
Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 129 kmeast
Blackpool Population: 145K 144 kmsouth
Sunderland Population: 170.1K 145 kmeast

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

Day trips from Palmerston Park

Within 100 km: 424 historic and cultural sites, 3,097 natural sites, 722 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km257 places

Powillimount Beach Beach 20 kmS
Cottage Island Island 16 kmE
Dormont Island Island 15 kmE
Green Island Island 13 kmW

25–60 km1,579 places

Murrays Isles Island 48 kmSW
Hestan Island Island 29 kmSW
Islands of Fleet Island 48 kmSW
Ardwall Isle Island 48 kmSW

60–100 km2,407 places

St. Bees Beach Seafront Beach 65 kmS
Ayr Beach Beach 78 kmNW
Troon Beach Beach 84 kmNW
Tuft Rock Island 90 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Robert Burns Centre Museum, Dumfries and Galloway
0.6 km SE
Carruchan Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
3 km S
West Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
3.5 km SW
Mid Craig Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
3.7 km SE
Mid Isle Island, Dumfries and Galloway
3.8 km NW
Camp Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
4.8 km SE
Collochan Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
4.9 km W
Beacon Hill Mountain, Dumfries and Galloway
4.9 km W

Palmerston Park

Nearest towns and villages

Dumfries City, Dumfries and Galloway
0.9 km E
Cargenbridge Village, Dumfries and Galloway
1.9 km SW
Laurieknowe Neighbourhood, Dumfries and Galloway
0.1 km SE
Maxwelltown Village, Dumfries and Galloway
0.6 km SW