Dumfries House

Dumfries House: 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 Dumfries House

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 Dumfries House — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 55.45556, -4.30814. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dumfries House

• Terringzean Castle · fort · East Ayrshire · ~2 km · Must-see
• River Ayr Way · trek · East Ayrshire · ~6 km · Must-see
• Site of Ochiltree Castle · fort · East Ayrshire · ~6 km · Must-see
• Auchencloigh Castle · fort · East Ayrshire · ~7 km · Must-see
• Peden's Cave · cave · East Ayrshire · ~8 km · Must-see
• Kingencleugh Castle · fort · East Ayrshire · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sorn Castle · fort · East Ayrshire · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mauchline Castle · fort · East Ayrshire · ~10 km · Must-see
• Sundrum Castle · fort · South Ayrshire · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cessnock Castle · fort · East Ayrshire · ~19 km · Must-see
• Wallace's Monument · fort · South Ayrshire · ~20 km · Must-see
• Barr Castle · fort · East Ayrshire · ~21 km · Must-see
• Barnweill Church · church · South Ayrshire · ~21 km · Must-see
• Craigie Castle · fort · South Ayrshire · ~22 km · Must-see
• Blackcraig Hill · viewpoint · East Ayrshire · ~22 km · Must-see
• Loudoun Kirk · church · East Ayrshire · ~22 km · Must-see
• Shaw Monument · fort · South Ayrshire · ~23 km · Must-see
• Macrae's Monument · fort · South Ayrshire · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dumfries House

Other other attractions near Dumfries House

• Ballochroy Standing Stones · attraction · Argyll and Bute · ~109 km · Must-see
• Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse · attraction · Northern Ireland · ~120 km · Must-see
• Mull of Galloway Lighthouse · attraction · Northern Ireland · ~122 km · Must-see
• Robert Burns Cottage · attraction · South Ayrshire · ~26 km
• Whitelee Wind Farm Visitor Centre · attraction · East Renfrewshire · ~36 km
• Jackton Distillery · attraction · South Lanarkshire · ~41 km
• Dollan Aquacentre sculpture · attraction · South Lanarkshire · ~44 km
• Glasgow Reform Synagogue · attraction · East Renfrewshire · ~44 km
• Giffnock Newton Mearns Synagogue · attraction · East Renfrewshire · ~48 km
• Pollokshaws Clock Tower · attraction · Glasgow City · ~51 km

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