Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park
On the map, Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park is a zoo 400 m east of Kirkcudbright. Maclellan's Castle, 1.2 km away, leads the 12 other places within 15 km.
Zoo near Kirkcudbright
Just outside Kirkcudbright
Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park is 400 m east of Kirkcudbright. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
When to go
Highs of 17–20°C mark June to September in Kirkcudbright.
Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park
Zoo.
- Type
- Zoo
- Town
- 400 m east of Kirkcudbright
- Official site
- gallowaywildlife.org.uk
Where Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park is
Spot Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns near Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park
Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Kirkcudbright
More near Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park
12 more lie within 15 km, 4 castles, 2 museums and an abbey or priory among them.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandMaclellan's Castle1.2 km away2
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandThreave Castle12 km away3
MuseumStewartry Museum1.2 km away4
MuseumTolbooth Art Centre1.4 km away5Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryDundrennan Abbey6.8 km away6CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandCardoness Castle11 km away7
Garden · National Trust for ScotlandThreave Garden (NTS)11 km away8CastleCastleOrchardton Tower13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park
Where is Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park?
Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park is 400 m east of Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway.
What is Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park?
Zoo.
When is the best time to visit Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park?
June to September are the warmest months in Kirkcudbright, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park?
Within 15 km: Maclellan's Castle (1.2 km), Threave Castle (12 km), Stewartry Museum (1.2 km) and Tolbooth Art Centre (1.4 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 (5)
- Maclellan's Castle: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Threave Castle: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stewartry Museum: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tolbooth Art Centre: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Threave Garden (NTS): David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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