Geilston Garden
Geilston Garden is a garden in Argyll and Bute. It is 3.4 km southeast of Helensburgh. The site is kept up by National Trust for Scotland.
Museum near Helensburgh
Just outside Helensburgh
Geilston Garden is 3.4 km southeast of Helensburgh. 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 ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
Expect 18°C highs in Helensburgh in July and August.
Geilston Garden
3 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Look also at Dumbarton Castle, 7.2 km away, first of 24 more within 15 km.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- National Trust for Scotland
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 3.4 km southeast of Helensburgh
- Official site
- nts.org.uk/visit/places/geilston-garden
The way to Geilston Garden
The map centres on Geilston Garden, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns that count Geilston Garden
With 42,870 people, Greenock is the largest of the 5. Each town here links to its own guide.
Helensburgh
Port Glasgow
Dumbarton
Greenock
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Geilston Garden is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helensburgh | 3.4 km northwest of it | 14,128 | 6 |
| Port Glasgow | 3.9 km south of it | 14,260 | 9 |
| Dumbarton | 4 km east of it | 21,027 | 8 |
| Greenock | 4.1 km west of it | 42,870 | 9 |
| Alexandria | 4.7 km northeast of it | 6,260 | 11 |
Combine it with these
There are 24 within 15 km, 6 castles, a garden and a museum among them.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDumbarton Castle7.2 km away2
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandNewark Castle4 km away3GardenGarden · National Trust for ScotlandHill House6.7 km away4CastleCastleKilmahew Castle1.3 km away5CastleCastleBalloch Castle6.9 km away6
CastleArdencaple Castle7.3 km away7
MuseumMcLean Museum and Art Gallery6.7 km away8
CastleCastle Levan12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Geilston Garden: common questions
Where is Geilston Garden?
Geilston Garden is 3.4 km southeast of Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute.
What is Geilston Garden?
Garden in Argyll and Bute.
Who runs Geilston Garden?
National Trust for Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Geilston Garden?
July and August are the warmest months in Helensburgh, with afternoon highs of 18–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Geilston Garden?
Within 15 km: Dumbarton Castle (7.2 km), Newark Castle (4 km), Hill House (6.7 km) and Kilmahew Castle (1.3 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 (6)
- Geilston Garden: Eddie Mackinnon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dumbarton Castle: Otter, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newark Castle: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardencaple Castle: Cmacauley, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- McLean Museum and Art Gallery: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Levan: easylocum from Gourock, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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