Geilston House
Geilston House is an attraction; it lies 3.5 km southeast of Helensburgh. A short trip away is Dumbarton Castle, 7 km off, the first of 24 within 15 km.
Attraction near Helensburgh
Just outside Helensburgh
Geilston House is 3.5 km southeast of Helensburgh. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The climate through the year
Expect 18°C highs in Helensburgh in July and August.
Geilston House
Attraction.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- 3.5 km southeast of Helensburgh
Finding Geilston House
Use the numbers to match each place near Geilston House with the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns near Geilston House
Largest of the 6 is Greenock, home to 42,870. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Helensburgh
Dumbarton
Port Glasgow
Greenock
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Geilston House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helensburgh | 3.5 km northwest of it | 14,128 | 6 |
| Dumbarton | 3.9 km east of it | 21,027 | 8 |
| Port Glasgow | 3.9 km south of it | 14,260 | 9 |
| Greenock | 4.1 km west of it | 42,870 | 9 |
| Alexandria | 4.6 km northeast of it | 6,260 | 11 |
| Bonhill | 4.9 km east of it | 8,608 | 10 |
More to see nearby
Also close at hand are 5 castles, 2 museums and a garden, among 24 within 15 km.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDumbarton Castle7 km away2
Museum · National Trust for ScotlandGeilston Garden100 m away3
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandNewark Castle4 km away4GardenGarden · National Trust for ScotlandHill House6.8 km away5CastleCastleKilmahew Castle1.2 km away6CastleCastleBalloch Castle6.9 km away7
CastleArdencaple Castle7.5 km away8
MuseumMcLean Museum and Art Gallery6.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Geilston House, answered
Where is Geilston House?
Geilston House is 3.5 km southeast of Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute.
What is Geilston House?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Geilston House?
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 House?
Within 15 km: Dumbarton Castle (7 km), Geilston Garden (100 m), Newark Castle (4 km) and Hill House (6.8 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)
- Dumbarton Castle: Otter, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geilston Garden: Eddie Mackinnon, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
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