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Somerset Park

Located in South Ayrshire, Scotland Coordinates: 55°28′11″ N 4°37′11″ W

Somerset Park
Martin Le Roy · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Ayr
1.2 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Elevation
12 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
PIK Glasgow Prestwick Airport4 km
GLA Glasgow Airport46 km

About Somerset Park

Somerset Park is a landmark. Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland.

From Wikipedia

Somerset Park is a football stadium located in Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It has been the home of Scottish Championship team Ayr United since the club was founded in 1910. Prior to that, it was the home ground of Ayr, who merged with Ayr Parkhouse to form Ayr United. The 10,185 capacity stadium was designed by renowned football stadium architect Archibald Leitch. Somerset Park has hosted a number of international football fixtures, mostly Scotland national football team under–17s and under–19s matches.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1888
Opened
1888
Architect
Archibald Leitch

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Somerset Park

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 123 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
October (127 mm)
Driest month
April (60 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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Climate of Somerset Park
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°11°15°17°18°18°16°13°9°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°4°6°9°11°11°9°7°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)11382916060657590110127123115

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Somerset Park

The nearest airport is Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK), 4 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 50 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 4 kmnortheast
  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 46 kmnorth
  • Campbeltown Airport (CAL) Campbeltown 68 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 50 kmnortheast
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 104 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 128 kmsouthwest
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 151 kmnortheast
  • Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 199 kmeast

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

Day trips from Somerset Park

Within 100 km: 130 historic and cultural sites, 2,932 natural sites, 929 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km116 places

  • Ayr Beach Beach 2 kmSW
  • Troon Beach Beach 8 kmN
  • Horse Isle Island 24 kmNW
  • Broad Craig Island 12 kmSW

25–60 km1,102 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 42 kmW
  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 38 kmNW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 34 kmNW
  • Pladda Island 32 kmW

60–100 km2,773 places

  • Powillimount Beach Beach 92 kmSE
  • Cala Island 86 kmNW
  • West Maiden Island 93 kmSW
  • Texa Island Island 98 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Ayr City, South Ayrshire
    1.2 km SW
  • Prestwick Town, South Ayrshire
    1.5 km N
  • Lochside Neighbourhood, South Ayrshire
    0.3 km NE
  • Newton on Ayr Neighbourhood, South Ayrshire
    0.5 km NW

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources