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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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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

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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

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Brow Well

Mineral well linked to the final days of a beloved Scottish poet.
12 miles from Holywood
The south face of the Ruthwell Cross in the apse.

Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

The Ruthwell Cross

An Anglo-Saxon cross inscribed with possibly the oldest written work of English literature.
12 miles from Holywood
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