Scotland · United Kingdom
Where to stay in Helensburgh
Helensburgh is a city in Scotland, United Kingdom, home to about 14,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Helensburgh, with about 71 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Nearest airport
- GLA24 km · Glasgow Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About Helensburgh
Helensburgh ( HEL-ənz-bər-ə; Scottish Gaelic: Baile Eilidh) is a town and former burgh on the north side of the Firth of Clyde in Scotland, situated at the mouth of the Gareloch. The town had a population of 14,127 in 2022.
Helensburgh was small until the 19th century because its harbour was shallow and exposed to westerly winds. Then Henry Bell developed a steam paddle boat of shallow draught that could sail against the wind, and Helensburgh developed as a seaside resort: Glasgow folk came “doon the watter” to enjoy the sea air and throng the pubs. This was further boosted by the arrival of the railway in 1858. In the 20th century people found better places to take their holidays, but Helensburgh became a commuter town.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Helensburgh
See
- The Hill House
- St Michael & All Angels Church
- Submarine Centre
- Ardencaple Castle
- Glenarn Garden
- Rhu Point
- Sugar Boat
Do
- Helensburgh Golf Club
- Old Skating Pond
- Blairvadach Outdoor Centre
- Duchess Wood
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Helensburgh
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelodge Helensburgh Seafront hotel | 71 | 4.0/5 1,064 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Helensburgh
22 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Whistlefield Inn | 18.6 km | |
| Ardencaple Hotel Including Former Stables, Rhu Road Lower, Rhu | 2.2 km | |
| Argyll Hotel, 62-64 Argyll Street, Dunoon | 13.6 km | |
| Tontine Hotel | 6.5 km | |
| Ardentinny Hotel | 11.7 km | |
| Arrochar Hotel | 21.5 km | |
| Cedars Guest House | 13.4 km | |
| Clevedon Hotel, Rosneath Road, Cove | 7.6 km | |
| Douglas Park Guest House | 12.1 km | |
| Drumfork House | 1.5 km | |
| Glenlaird | 18.4 km | |
| Inverbeg Holiday Park | 16.1 km | |
| Kilcreggan Hotel, Argyll Road, Kilcreggan | 6.2 km | |
| Loch Lomond Castle Hotel, Loch Lomond | 6.9 km | |
| Manor Park Hotel | 21.5 km | |
| OYO Gin House Hotel OYO Rooms | 6.7 km | |
| Post Office and General Store, Tarbet | 22.0 km | |
| Rhu Inn, 49 Gareloch Road, Rhu | 3.2 km | |
| Rosslea Hall Hotel | 3.4 km | |
| Tarbet Hotel, Tarbet | 21.9 km | |
| The Winnock Hotel, The Square, Drymen | 18.5 km | |
| Woodvale | 10.0 km |
All 23 hotels in Helensburgh, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Helensburgh
Helensburgh has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 17 °C; December is the wettest, with about 360 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Helensburgh: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Glasgow Airport (GLA), about 24 km from the city centre in a straight line; Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK, 57 km) and Edinburgh Airport (EDI, 85 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Helensburgh Central has trains every 30 min from Glasgow Queen Street (Low Level), taking 45 min via Dumbarton. These trains come from Edinburgh, along a slow and far-from-scenic route across industrial central Scotland; from Edinburgh use the fast trains and change at Queen Street. Central Station has a staffed ticket office and machines, toilets and a waiting room. There is step-free access to the terminus platform. Helensburgh Upper is on the West Highland Line from Glasgow Queen Street to Crianlarich, where trains divide for Oban, Fort William and Mallaig, for ferries to the Hebrides.
Getting around
A one-mile walk will bring you most places, including from Central Station to the Charles Rennie Mackintosh house.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
GLA · Glasgow Airport
PIK · Glasgow Prestwick Airport
EDI · Edinburgh Airport
Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Helensburgh
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 1 place
of 1 place
Questions
Helensburgh: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Helensburgh?
By published guest score: Travelodge Helensburgh Seafront (4.0 / 5 · 1,064 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Helensburgh?
Helensburgh has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 17 °C; December is the wettest, with about 360 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Helensburgh?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Glasgow Airport (GLA), about 24 km from the city centre in a straight line; Glasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK, 57 km) and Edinburgh Airport (EDI, 85 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Helensburgh?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near Helensburgh
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.