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Branklyn Garden

Branklyn Garden is a National Trust Garden near Perth. On the official register, it is an Inventory Garden and Designed Landscape. Around it, within 15 km, lie 15 more places, Scone Palace (4.1 km) first on our list.

Photo: Branklyn Garden, Lis Burke (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Perth

inside the locality

Run by

National Trust for Scotland

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 19%

#1,601 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Garden in Perth

Inside Perth

Branklyn Garden is inside Perth’s locality, with 12 more places to visit within 5 km. 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 ↓

Inventory Garden and Designed Landscape

On the official list of protected heritage; Perth has 357 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

Weather, month by month

If warmth matters, go June to August: Perth reaches 18–20°C.

Jan7° / 0°84 mm

Feb7° / 1°62 mm

Mar10° / 2°58 mm

Apr12° / 3°48 mm

May16° / 6°54 mm

Jun18° / 9°68 mm

Jul20° / 11°76 mm

Aug19° / 11°85 mm

Sep17° / 9°59 mm

Oct13° / 5°93 mm

Nov9° / 3°78 mm

Dec7° / 1°82 mm

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

About

Branklyn Garden

Care of the site is provided by National Trust for Scotland. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 3 languages.

Perth’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Garden
Run by: National Trust for Scotland
Listed: Inventory Garden and Designed Landscape
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Perth
Official site: nts.org.uk/visit/places/branklyn-garden

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

The map

Where to find Branklyn Garden

Branklyn Garden is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Among the 3, Perth is the biggest, home to 47,885 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Perth

47,885 people · 15 places to visit

2 · 3 km north of it

Scone

5,219 people · 12 places to visit

3 · 3.9 km south of it

Bridge of Earn

2,917 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 3 towns

Town	Where Branklyn Garden is	People	Places to visit
Perth	It’s in town	47,885	15
Scone	3 km north of it	5,219	12
Bridge of Earn	3.9 km south of it	2,917	7

Make a day of it

While you are near Branklyn Garden

There are 15 within 15 km, 4 castles, a cathedral and a museum among them.

CastleScone Palace4.1 km away 2CathedralCathedralSt Ninian's Cathedral1.7 km away 3

MuseumPerth Museum1.1 km away 4

CastleElcho Castle4.2 km away 5

CastleBalhousie Castle2.1 km away 6

Art galleryPerth Art Gallery1.3 km away 7

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandHuntingtower Castle4.9 km away 8

Abbey or prioryScone Abbey4.3 km away

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

Questions about Branklyn Garden

Where is Branklyn Garden?

Branklyn Garden is in Perth, Perth and Kinross, inside the town’s locality.

What is Branklyn Garden?

National Trust Garden near Perth.

Who runs Branklyn Garden?

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

When is the best time to visit Branklyn Garden?

June to August are the warmest months in Perth, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Branklyn Garden a listed building?

Yes: Inventory Garden and Designed Landscape.

What else is there to see near Branklyn Garden?

Within 15 km: Scone Palace (4.1 km), St Ninian's Cathedral (1.7 km), Perth Museum (1.1 km) and Elcho Castle (4.2 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)

Branklyn Garden: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Scone Palace: Peter Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Perth Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elcho Castle: Slink pink at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Balhousie Castle: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Perth Art Gallery: Dudesleeper at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Huntingtower Castle: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Scone Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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