Willie's Well
Standing 1.1 km north of South Queensferry, Willie's Well is an attraction. Within 15 km there are 154 more places to visit, starting with Edinburgh Castle (14 km).
Attraction near South Queensferry
Just outside South Queensferry
Willie's Well is 1.1 km north of South Queensferry. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The weather, month by month
Highs of 17–19°C mark June to August in South Queensferry.
Willie's Well
Attraction.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- 1.1 km north of South Queensferry
Willie's Well at a glance
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Willie's Well is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Staying near Willie's Well
Dunfermline is the biggest of the 5 bases nearby (56,053 people). Each town here links to its own guide.
South Queensferry
Rosyth
Inverkeithing
Dalgety Bay and Hillend
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Willie's Well is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Queensferry | 1.1 km south of it | 10,214 | 17 |
| Rosyth | 1.3 km northwest of it | 13,309 | 18 |
| Inverkeithing | 1.3 km north of it | 5,273 | 16 |
| Dalgety Bay and Hillend | 2.4 km northeast of it | 9,452 | 14 |
| Dunfermline | 3.7 km north of it | 56,053 | 14 |
More to see nearby
A visit can add 3 castles, 2 art galleries and a museum, from 154 places within 15 km.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle14 km away2
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery14 km away · 661K visitors a year (2021)3
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins)7.9 km away4
MuseumNational Museum of Scotland15 km away5
PalaceLinlithgow Palace13 km away6
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBlackness Castle7.5 km away7
CathedralSt Giles' Cathedral14 km away8
Art galleryScottish National Portrait Gallery14 km away · 313K visitors a year (2015)Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Willie's Well
Where is Willie's Well?
Willie's Well is 1.1 km north of South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh.
What is Willie's Well?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Willie's Well?
June to August are the warmest months in South Queensferry, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Willie's Well?
Within 15 km: Edinburgh Castle (14 km), National Gallery (14 km), Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins) (7.9 km) and National Museum of Scotland (15 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 (8)
- 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
- Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins): Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Scotland: Maccoinnich~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linlithgow Palace: Alex Sanz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackness Castle: Dr John Wells, CC BY 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
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