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HMS Unicorn

HMS Unicorn is a 1824 Leda-class fifth-rate frigate. This one is within Dundee’s locality. It comes under Unicorn Preservation Society.

Photo: HMS Unicorn, ydam (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Dundee

inside the locality

Run by

Unicorn Preservation Society

the operator on record

How well known

Top 10%

#792 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 17–19°C

In brief

Museum in Dundee

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#792 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (9 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Dundee

HMS Unicorn is inside Dundee’s locality, with 22 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Seasons and weather

June to August are the warmest in Dundee, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C.

Jan7° / 1°71 mm

Feb7° / 1°57 mm

Mar9° / 2°52 mm

Apr12° / 4°48 mm

May15° / 6°54 mm

Jun17° / 9°65 mm

Jul19° / 11°73 mm

Aug19° / 11°76 mm

Sep17° / 9°56 mm

Oct13° / 6°89 mm

Nov9° / 3°73 mm

Dec7° / 1°65 mm

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

About

HMS Unicorn

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 9 languages. 34 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by RRS Discovery (800 m).

Type: Museum
Run by: Unicorn Preservation Society
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: in Dundee
Official site: hmsunicorn.org.uk

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

Plan your visit

Address and hours

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Where to find HMS Unicorn

Find HMS Unicorn in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Towns around HMS Unicorn, by distance

The biggest base of the 5 is Dundee (147,365 people). Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

Dundee

147,365 people · 32 places to visit

2 · 2.1 km south of it

Newport-on-Tay and Wormit

4,119 people · 24 places to visit

3 · 3.7 km east of it

Tayport

3,967 people · 16 places to visit

4 · 8.6 km east of it

Monifieth

9,356 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where HMS Unicorn is	People	Places to visit
Dundee	It’s in town	147,365	32
Newport-on-Tay and Wormit	2.1 km south of it	4,119	24
Tayport	3.7 km east of it	3,967	16
Monifieth	8.6 km east of it	9,356	4
Carnoustie	15 km east of it	11,373	1

Make a day of it

More near HMS Unicorn

Our list has 34 more within 15 km, among them 3 castles, 2 cathedrals and 2 museums.

1Historic shipHistoric shipRRS Discovery800 m away 2

CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee1.1 km away 3

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral, Dundee600 m away 4

MuseumV&A Dundee700 m away 5

MuseumThe McManus800 m away 6

CastleMains Castle2.7 km away 7

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandClaypotts Castle4.5 km away 8

CastleDudhope Castle1.6 km away

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

Know before you visit HMS Unicorn

Where is HMS Unicorn?

HMS Unicorn is in Dundee, Dundee City, inside the town’s locality.

What is HMS Unicorn?

1824 Leda-class fifth-rate frigate.

Who runs HMS Unicorn?

Unicorn Preservation Society.

When is the best time to visit HMS Unicorn?

June to August are the warmest months in Dundee, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near HMS Unicorn?

Within 15 km: RRS Discovery (800 m), St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee (1.1 km), St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee (600 m) and V&A Dundee (700 m).

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)

HMS Unicorn: ydam, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
The McManus: Laerol, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mains Castle: Ydam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Claypotts Castle: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dudhope Castle: Ydam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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