Linn Botanic Gardens
Linn Botanic Gardens is a botanic garden on Rosneath peninsula, Argyll and Bute. It stands 5 km north of Gourock. Officially, it is an Inventory Garden and Designed Landscape.
Garden near Gourock
Just outside Gourock
Linn Botanic Gardens is 5 km north of Gourock. Towns near it ↓
Inventory Garden and Designed Landscape
On the official list of protected heritage; Gourock has 63 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
June to August are the warmest in Gourock, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C.
Linn Botanic Gardens
Add Hill House, 7.8 km away, to a visit; it leads 20 places within 15 km.
- Type
- Garden
- Listed
- Inventory Garden and Designed Landscape
- Town
- 5 km north of Gourock
When it is open
- EntryA fee is charged
Linn Botanic Gardens and what surrounds it
The orange dot is Linn Botanic Gardens; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Bases near Linn Botanic Gardens
Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Gourock
What else is near Linn Botanic Gardens
Of the 20 within 15 km, look for 4 castles, 2 gardens and 2 museums.
CastleArdencaple Castle5.9 km away3
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandNewark Castle13 km away4
CastleCastle Levan6.3 km away5
MuseumMcLean Museum and Art Gallery7.9 km away6GardenGardenBenmore Botanic Garden8.5 km away7
CastleArdgowan Castle9.9 km away8
Museum · National Trust for ScotlandGeilston Garden12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Linn Botanic Gardens
Where is Linn Botanic Gardens?
Linn Botanic Gardens is 5 km north of Gourock, Inverclyde.
What is Linn Botanic Gardens?
Botanic garden on Rosneath peninsula, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Linn Botanic Gardens?
June to August are the warmest months in Gourock, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Linn Botanic Gardens a listed building?
Yes: Inventory Garden and Designed Landscape.
What else is there to see near Linn Botanic Gardens?
Within 15 km: Hill House (7.8 km), Ardencaple Castle (5.9 km), Newark Castle (13 km) and Castle Levan (6.3 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 (7)
- Linn Botanic Gardens: Lynn M Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardencaple Castle: Cmacauley, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newark Castle: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Levan: easylocum from Gourock, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- McLean Museum and Art Gallery: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardgowan Castle: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geilston Garden: Eddie Mackinnon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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