Dunfermline Abbey

Dunfermline Abbey: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

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

Best time to visit Dunfermline Abbey

Season: October to February.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Dunfermline Abbey — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 56.06991, -3.46365. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dunfermline Abbey

• Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins) · fort · Fife · ~0 km · Must-see
• Pittencrieff Park · park · Fife · ~0 km · Must-see
• Malcolm Canmore's Tower · fort · Fife · ~0 km · Must-see
• Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum · museum · Fife · ~0 km · Must-see
• Dunfermline North Parish Church · church · Fife · ~1 km · Must-see
• St Leonard's Parish Church · church · Fife · ~1 km · Must-see
• Fordell Castle · fort · Fife · ~8 km · Must-see
• Blackness Castle · fort · Falkirk · ~10 km · Must-see
• Abercorn Church · church · West Lothian · ~10 km · Must-see
• Hopetoun House · fort · West Lothian · ~10 km · Must-see
• St Bridget's Kirk · church · Fife · ~11 km · Must-see
• Midhope Castle · fort · West Lothian · ~11 km · Must-see
• House of the Binns · fort · West Lothian · ~12 km · Must-see
• Priory Church · fort · City of Edinburgh · ~12 km · Must-see
• Museum of Scottish Railways · museum · Falkirk · ~13 km · Must-see
• Aberdour Castle · fort · Fife · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cleish Castle · fort · Perth and Kinross · ~13 km · Must-see
• Dundas Castle · fort · City of Edinburgh · ~14 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dunfermline Abbey

Other other attractions near Dunfermline Abbey

• Isle of May Lighthouse · attraction · Fife · ~72 km · Must-see
• Restenneth Priory · attraction · Angus · ~94 km · Must-see
• St. Abbs Lighthouse · attraction · Northumberland · ~105 km · Must-see
• Tuilyies Standing Stones · attraction · Fife · ~8 km
• Knockhill Racing Circuit · attraction · Fife · ~9 km
• Willie's Well · attraction · Fife · ~10 km
• North Queensferry Lighthouse · attraction · Fife · ~10 km
• Port Edgar · attraction · City of Edinburgh · ~11 km
• Binns Tower · attraction · West Lothian · ~12 km
• Inchcolm Seals · attraction · City of Edinburgh · ~13 km

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