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RRS Discovery

RRS Discovery is a 1901 survey vessel. The locality of Dundee includes it. Management falls to Dundee Heritage Trust.

Where

In Dundee

inside the locality

Run by

Dundee Heritage Trust

the operator on record

How well known

Top 3%

#219 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 17–19°C

In brief

Historic ship in Dundee

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

#219 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (20 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Dundee

RRS Discovery is inside Dundee’s locality, with 20 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

The year in Dundee

Afternoons in Dundee reach 17–19°C from June to August.

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

RRS Discovery

Articles on it exist in 20 languages. Within 15 km there are 35 more places to visit, starting with St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee (400 m).

Type: Historic ship
Run by: Dundee Heritage Trust
Wikipedias: Covered in 20 languages
Town: in Dundee
Official site: dundeeheritagetrust.co.uk/attraction/discovery-point

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

The map

Finding RRS Discovery

The orange dot is RRS Discovery; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.

Towns near it

Towns near RRS Discovery

By population, Dundee leads the 8 with 147,365. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Dundee

147,365 people · 32 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km south of it

Newport-on-Tay and Wormit

4,119 people · 24 places to visit

3 · 4.2 km east of it

Tayport

3,967 people · 16 places to visit

4 · 9.3 km east of it

Monifieth

9,356 people · 4 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where RRS Discovery is	People	Places to visit
Dundee	It’s in town	147,365	32
Newport-on-Tay and Wormit	2.2 km south of it	4,119	24
Tayport	4.2 km east of it	3,967	16
Monifieth	9.3 km east of it	9,356	4
Cupar	16 km south of it	8,835	8
Carnoustie	16 km east of it	11,373	1
St Andrews	17 km southeast of it	16,465	15
Forfar	21 km north of it	13,774	7

Make a day of it

While you are near RRS Discovery

The 35 places within 15 km include 3 museums, 3 castles and 2 cathedrals.

CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee400 m away 2

MuseumV&A Dundee100 m away 3

CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral, Dundee400 m away 4

MuseumHMS Unicorn800 m away 5

MuseumThe McManus700 m away 6

CastleDudhope Castle1.3 km away 7

CastleMains Castle3.2 km away 8

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandClaypotts Castle5.3 km away

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

Questions about RRS Discovery

Where is RRS Discovery?

RRS Discovery is in Dundee, Dundee City, inside the town’s locality.

What is RRS Discovery?

1901 survey vessel.

Who runs RRS Discovery?

Dundee Heritage Trust.

When is the best time to visit RRS Discovery?

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 RRS Discovery?

Within 15 km: St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee (400 m), V&A Dundee (100 m), St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee (400 m) and HMS Unicorn (800 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)

St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee: Bill Nicholls, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
V&A Dundee: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMS Unicorn: ydam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The McManus: Laerol, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dudhope Castle: Ydam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mains Castle: Ydam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Claypotts Castle: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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