Places to visit near Inverkip: Ardgowan Castle & more
All of it lies outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Inverkip’s locality. The mix takes in 2 castles, a pier and a museum. A day out reaches Dumbarton Castle, 19 km away.
Top of the list around Inverkip
Along with Ardgowan Castle, see a castle, a pier and a museum.
CastleArdgowan Castle300 m outside town, to the northwest
CastleCastle Levan3.6 km outside town, to the north
PierDunoon Pier4.7 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumCastle House Museum Dunoon4.7 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Places on the map
To the northwest lie most of the 4 nearby.
The dashed line is Inverkip’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
What is on offer
The places here are 2 castles, a pier and a museum.
Green: inside Inverkip. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
These 4 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Inverkip’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Inverkip →
Within a day
Top of the 12 day trips: Dumbarton Castle, at 19 km.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDumbarton Castle19 km east
Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum36 km east · 1M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum35 km east · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)
MuseumGlasgow School of Art38 km east
CastleRothesay Castle14 km southwest
CathedralGlasgow Cathedral40 km eastGardenGarden · National Trust for ScotlandHill House15 km northeast
CathedralCathedral of The Isles17 km south
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandNewark Castle12 km east
Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art39 km east · 596K visitors a yearHistoric houseHistoric houseInveraray Castle39 km north
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral39 km eastPlaces well known beyond Inverkip (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Before a day out in Inverkip
What is there to see near Inverkip?
No attraction is mapped inside Inverkip itself. Within 5 km of it are Ardgowan Castle, Castle Levan, Dunoon Pier and Castle House Museum Dunoon.
Does Inverkip have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Inverkip: Castle House Museum Dunoon.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Inverkip?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dumbarton Castle (Historic Environment Scotland), 19 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Inverkip?
Within 40 km: Dumbarton Castle (19 km), Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (36 km), Riverside Museum (35 km), Glasgow School of Art (38 km).
Where are Inverkip’s historic buildings listed?
Inverkip has 5 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic Environment Scotland’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Inverkip when it is inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (14)
- Ardgowan Castle: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Levan: easylocum from Gourock, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunoon Pier: dan kearney, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle House Museum Dunoon: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dumbarton Castle: Otter, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Riverside Museum: Cutkiller2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow School of Art: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rothesay Castle: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of The Isles: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newark Castle: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Gallery of Modern Art: BrainiacBlink, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Andrew's Cathedral: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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