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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Holywood

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Holywood, Scotland

Updated December 7, 2022

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Unusual Attractions in Holywood

The Black Hole terrace.

Holywood, Scotland

Garden of Cosmic Speculation

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

Robert Burns Ellisland Farm

Holywood, Scotland

Robert Burns Ellisland Farm

Experience history from the stomping grounds of the great Scottish poet.

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Moat Brae

Dumfries, Scotland

Moat Brae

After playing in this house and its gardens as a child, J.M. Barrie credited it for helping inspire the story of Peter Pan.

3 miles from Holywood

Dumfries Museum—the camera obscura is on the top floor.

Dumfries, Scotland

Dumfries Camera Obscura

The oldest working camera obscura in the world sits on the top floor of an old windmill tower.

3 miles from Holywood

Dumfries, Scotland

Rosefield Mills

This decaying, grandiose tweed mill once housed the Norwegian Army in exile.

3 miles from Holywood

The memorial

Lockerbie, Scotland

Lockerbie Memorial Garden

A remembrance of the local Scottish victims of the Lockerbie Bombing Incident in the now-restored neighborhood.

11 miles from Holywood

Brow Burn, Scotland

Brow Well

Mineral well linked to the final days of a beloved Scottish poet.

12 miles from Holywood

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