Dumfries Museum, Dumfries

Name: Dumfries Museum
Address: Church St., Dumfries, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1387 253374

#5 among attractions in Dumfries

History museum, Museum, Natural history museum

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Facts and practical information

Dumfries Museum and Camera Obscura, located in Dumfries in Dumfries & Galloway, is the largest museum in the region. The museum has extensive collections relating to local and history from the pre-historic era. The museum also has the world's oldest working Camera Obscura. Admission is free, however a small fee applies for the Camera Obscura. ()

Coordinates: 55°3'55"N, 3°36'53"W

Address

Church St.Dumfries United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1387 253374

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Day trips

Dumfries Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Palmerston Park, Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum, Gracefield Arts Centre, Brigend Theatre.

0.5 miNW
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport
Palmerston Park, Dumfries
14 min walk • Palmerston Park is a football stadium on Terregles Street in Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is the home ground of Scottish Championship club Queen of the South, who have played there since 1919.
~1590 ftN
Museum
Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum, Dumfries
8 min walk • The Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum is a volunteer-operated aviation museum located in and around the World War II-era watch tower at the former RAF Dumfries, located two miles north east of the centre of Dumfries, Scotland, which was in service from June 1940 until 1957, when it closed.
0.7 miNE
Art gallery, Museum, Shopping
Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries
18 min walk • Gracefield Arts Centre is located in Dumfries. The gallery's main building, a Category B listed building, was bought in 1951 by a committee of local people who raised the money needed for the purchase and to do the alterations necessary to change the former house, which was known as ‘Gracefield’ into an art gallery.
~1220 ftNW
55°4'4"N • 3°37'5"W
Brigend Theatre, Dumfries
6 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
~1800 ftNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Theatre Royal, Dumfries
9 min walk • The Theatre Royal in Dumfries, Scotland is the oldest working theatre in Scotland. The Theatre is owned by the Guild of Players who bought it in 1959, thereby saving it from demolition. The Guild's aim is to promote the tradition of live theatre in Dumfries.
0.7 miSW
Archaeological site
Curriestanes cursus, Dumfries
18 min walk • Curriestanes cursus is a large neolithic ditched enclosure on the outskirts of Dumfries, in the parish of Troqueer, Dumfries and Galloway. It is visible only from aerial photography. It is, along with Pict's Knowe, one of two scheduled monuments in Troqueer parish.
~1100 ftNE
55°4'0"N • 3°36'37"W
Loreburne Shopping Centre, Dumfries
6 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
0.4 miN
Greek Revival architecture, Georgian architecture
Moat Brae, Dumfries
12 min walk • Moat Brae is a Georgian townhouse designed by Walter Newall in Dumfries, Scotland. It was built in 1823 in the Greek revival style. J. M.
0.4 miN
Sport, Sport venue
Nithsdale Amateur Rowing Club, Dumfries
12 min walk • Nithsdale Amateur Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Nith, based at Nith Avenue, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing.
1.1 miN
Sport, Sport venue
Nunholm, Dumfries
29 min walk • Nunholm is a cricket ground in Dumfries, Scotland. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1979 when Scotland B played a combined Central Lancashire League team. The ground held its first and to date only first-class match when Scotland played Ireland in 1988, which Scotland won by an innings and 43 runs.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Dumfries Museum?

Nearby attractions include Brigend Theatre, Dumfries (6 min walk), Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum, Dumfries (8 min walk), Theatre Royal, Dumfries (9 min walk), Moat Brae, Dumfries (12 min walk).

How to get to Dumfries Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Dumfries Museum:

Train

Dumfries (17 min walk)