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Natural site

Queen Elizabeth Forest Park

Located in Stirling, Scotland Coordinates: 56°09′23″ N 4°27′51″ W

Map showing the location of Queen Elizabeth Forest Park Queen Elizabeth Forest Park
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
124 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Aberfoyle
5.5 km NE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GLA Glasgow Airport32 km
EDI Edinburgh Airport72 km

About Queen Elizabeth Forest Park

Queen Elizabeth Forest Park is a natural site. Location: Stirling, Scotland. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Elrig and Maol an Iaruinn.

Climate of Queen Elizabeth Forest Park

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 162 mm

Hottest month
July (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
January (183 mm)
Driest month
April (75 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 Queen Elizabeth Forest Park
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°8°10°14°16°17°17°15°11°8°6°
Average low (°C)1°1°2°3°5°8°10°10°8°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)18312212975827686104141167162162

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Queen Elizabeth Forest Park

The nearest airport is Glasgow Airport (GLA), 32 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Glasgow, 35 km to the south.

Airports

  • Glasgow Airport (GLA) Glasgow 32 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Airport (EDI) Ingliston, Edinburgh 72 kmeast
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) Prestwick, South Ayrshire 73 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 35 kmsouth
  • Edinburgh Population: 515K 82 kmeast
  • Dundee Population: 148.2K 99 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 182 kmnortheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 197 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Queen Elizabeth Forest Park

Within 100 km: 170 historic and cultural sites, 3,900 natural sites, 1,152 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km379 places

  • Inchlonaig Island 11 kmSW
  • Inchcailloch Island 10 kmSW
  • Ellens Isle Island 9 kmN
  • Aber Isle Island 11 kmSW

25–60 km1,499 places

  • Great Cumbrae Island Island 52 kmSW
  • Hunterston Sands Beach 55 kmSW
  • Little Cumbrae Island Island 57 kmSW
  • Inishail Island 45 kmNW

60–100 km3,344 places

  • Isle of Arran Island 79 kmSW
  • Ayr Beach Beach 78 kmS
  • Troon Beach Beach 70 kmS
  • Burntisland Beach Beach 78 kmE

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