Abbey or priory · near Newport-on-Tay and Wormit · Fife

Balmerino Abbey

Visitors find Balmerino Abbey 3.6 km southwest of Newport-on-Tay and Wormit. It counts as a scheduled monument. 40 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by RRS Discovery (6.9 km).

Photo: Balmerino Abbey, Cb43569 at English Wikipedia (CC0)

Where

3.6 km

southwest of Newport-on-Tay and Wormit

Run by

National Trust for Scotland

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 11%

#885 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Abbey or priory near Newport-on-Tay and Wormit

Just outside Newport-on-Tay and Wormit

Balmerino Abbey is 3.6 km southwest of Newport-on-Tay and Wormit. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by National Trust for Scotland

One of the places National Trust for Scotland looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Newport-on-Tay and Wormit has 37 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Afternoons in Newport-on-Tay and Wormit reach 17–20°C from June to September.

Jan7° / 1°65 mm

Feb8° / 2°51 mm

Mar10° / 3°48 mm

Apr12° / 4°45 mm

May15° / 7°49 mm

Jun18° / 10°64 mm

Jul20° / 12°67 mm

Aug20° / 11°75 mm

Sep17° / 9°54 mm

Oct13° / 7°80 mm

Nov10° / 3°67 mm

Dec7° / 1°60 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Newport-on-Tay and Wormit, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Newport-on-Tay and Wormit. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Newport-on-Tay and Wormit’s full climate →

About

Balmerino Abbey

National Trust for Scotland looks after it. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 7 languages.

Newport-on-Tay and Wormit’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Run by: National Trust for Scotland
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: 3.6 km southwest of Newport-on-Tay and Wormit

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Where Balmerino Abbey is

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Balmerino Abbey is the orange one.

Towns near it

Bases near Balmerino Abbey

The most populous of the 4 is Dundee, at 147,365. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · 3.6 km northeast of it

Newport-on-Tay and Wormit

4,119 people · 24 places to visit

2 · 4.6 km northeast of it

Dundee

147,365 people · 32 places to visit

3 · 10 km south of it

Cupar

8,835 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 11 km east of it

Tayport

3,967 people · 16 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns

Town	Where Balmerino Abbey is	People	Places to visit
Newport-on-Tay and Wormit	3.6 km northeast of it	4,119	24
Dundee	4.6 km northeast of it	147,365	32
Cupar	10 km south of it	8,835	8
Tayport	11 km east of it	3,967	16

Make a day of it

Beyond Balmerino Abbey

Choose from 40 places within 15 km, such as 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and 2 castles.

1Historic shipHistoric shipRRS Discovery6.9 km away 2

CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee6.7 km away 3

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral, Dundee7.3 km away 4

MuseumV&A Dundee7 km away 5

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandClaypotts Castle12 km away 6

MuseumHMS Unicorn7.7 km away 7

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBroughty Castle12 km away 8

MuseumMills Observatory6.4 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Balmerino Abbey: common questions

Where is Balmerino Abbey?

Balmerino Abbey is 3.6 km southwest of Newport-on-Tay and Wormit, Fife.

What is Balmerino Abbey?

Abbey in Fife, Scotland, UK.

Who runs Balmerino Abbey?

National Trust for Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Balmerino Abbey?

June to September are the warmest months in Newport-on-Tay and Wormit, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Balmerino Abbey a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Balmerino Abbey?

Within 15 km: RRS Discovery (6.9 km), St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee (6.7 km), St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee (7.3 km) and V&A Dundee (7 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Balmerino Abbey: Cb43569 at English Wikipedia, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee: Bill Nicholls, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
V&A Dundee: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Claypotts Castle: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Unicorn: ydam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Broughty Castle: TimVickers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Mills Observatory: Cyrillic at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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