Barlay Hill

Barlay Hill: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this hill: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Barlay Hill

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Barlay Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 54.99187, -3.65253. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Barlay Hill

• Sweetheart Abbey · fort · Dumfries and Galloway · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lochaber Loch · lake · Dumfries and Galloway · ~4 km · Must-see
• Loch Arthur · lake · Dumfries and Galloway · ~5 km · Must-see
• Criffel · viewpoint · Dumfries and Galloway · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lochrutton Loch · lake · Dumfries and Galloway · ~9 km · Must-see
• Caerlaverock Castle · fort · Dumfries and Galloway · ~11 km · Must-see
• Dumfries Museum · fort · Dumfries and Galloway · ~11 km · Must-see
• Greyfriars Kirk · church · Dumfries and Galloway · ~11 km · Must-see
• Auchenskeoch Castle · fort · Lancashire · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lincluden Collegiate Church · church · Dumfries and Galloway · ~13 km · Must-see
• Caerlaverock Wetland Centre · sanctuary · Dumfries and Galloway · ~14 km · Must-see
• Edingham Castle · fort · Dumfries and Galloway · ~14 km · Must-see
• Twelve Apostles · fort · Dumfries and Galloway · ~15 km · Must-see
• Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum · museum · Dumfries and Galloway · ~15 km · Must-see
• Buittle Castle · fort · Dumfries and Galloway · ~17 km · Must-see
• Torthorwald Castle · fort · Dumfries and Galloway · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ellisland Farm · museum · Dumfries and Galloway · ~20 km · Must-see
• Orchardton Tower · fort · Dumfries and Galloway · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Barlay Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Barlay Hill

• Criffel · viewpoint · Dumfries and Galloway · ~7 km · Must-see
• Annandale Way · viewpoint · Dumfries and Galloway · ~35 km · Must-see
• Queensberry · viewpoint · Dumfries and Galloway · ~40 km · Must-see
• Gana Hill · viewpoint · South Lanarkshire · ~42 km · Must-see
• Earncraig · viewpoint · Dumfries and Galloway · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wedder Law · viewpoint · Dumfries and Galloway · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ballencleuch Law · viewpoint · South Lanarkshire · ~47 km · Must-see
• Torpenhow Hill · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~48 km · Must-see
• Clints Crags · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~49 km · Must-see
• Caer Mote · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~49 km · Must-see

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