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HMY Britannia

HMY Britannia is a 1953 royal yacht. It stands inside Edinburgh’s locality. The site is run by Royal Navy.

Photo: HMY Britannia, Akiramenai (Public domain)

Where

In Edinburgh

inside the locality

Run by

Royal Navy

the operator on record

How well known

Top 2%

#161 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Museum in Edinburgh

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

#161 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (23 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Edinburgh

HMY Britannia is inside Edinburgh’s locality, with 99 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

Weather, month by month

In Edinburgh, June to August bring the warmest days: highs of 18–20°C.

Jan7° / 1°69 mm

Feb8° / 2°55 mm

Mar10° / 3°49 mm

Apr12° / 4°45 mm

May15° / 7°52 mm

Jun18° / 10°69 mm

Jul20° / 11°73 mm

Aug19° / 11°75 mm

Sep17° / 9°57 mm

Oct13° / 7°79 mm

Nov10° / 4°68 mm

Dec7° / 1°70 mm

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

About

HMY Britannia

23 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. A short trip away is Edinburgh Castle, 4 km off, the first of 165 within 15 km.

Type: Museum
Run by: Royal Navy
Wikipedias: Covered in 23 languages
Town: in Edinburgh
Official site: royalyachtbritannia.co.uk

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

Plan your visit

The practical side

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

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

The map

The way to HMY Britannia

The numbers show what else is near HMY Britannia, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Edinburgh is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (493,794 people). The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

Edinburgh

493,794 people · 150 places to visit

2 · 8.8 km southeast of it

Danderhall

3,389 people · 21 places to visit

3 · 9.2 km southeast of it

Musselburgh

21,476 people · 21 places to visit

4 · 9.7 km north of it

Burntisland

6,259 people · 9 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where HMY Britannia is	People	Places to visit
Edinburgh	It’s in town	493,794	150
Danderhall	8.8 km southeast of it	3,389	21
Musselburgh	9.2 km southeast of it	21,476	21
Burntisland	9.7 km north of it	6,259	9
Kinghorn	9.8 km north of it	2,944	7
Wallyford	11 km southeast of it	4,493	13
Loanhead	12 km south of it	7,007	16
Dalkeith	12 km southeast of it	15,125	18

Make a day of it

While you are near HMY Britannia

Around it, within 15 km, lie 165 more, including 2 art galleries, a castle and a historic house.

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle4 km away 2

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery3.6 km away · 661K visitors a year (2021)3

Historic housePalace of Holyroodhouse3.3 km away 4

MuseumNational Museum of Scotland4 km away 5

CathedralSt Giles' Cathedral3.7 km away 6

Art galleryScottish National Portrait Gallery3.1 km away · 313K visitors a year (2015)7

Abbey or prioryHolyrood Abbey3.2 km away 8

GardenRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh2.7 km away

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

A visit to HMY Britannia: questions

Where is HMY Britannia?

HMY Britannia is in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, inside the town’s locality.

What is HMY Britannia?

1953 royal yacht.

Who runs HMY Britannia?

Royal Navy.

When is the best time to visit HMY Britannia?

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

What else is there to see near HMY Britannia?

Within 15 km: Edinburgh Castle (4 km), National Gallery (3.6 km), Palace of Holyroodhouse (3.3 km) and National Museum of Scotland (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 (9)

HMY Britannia: Akiramenai, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Edinburgh Castle: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Palace of Holyroodhouse: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Museum of Scotland: Maccoinnich~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Giles' Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Scottish National Portrait Gallery: Original uploader was Maccoinnich at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Holyrood Abbey: Enric, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: Steve nova at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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