Gracefield Arts Centre, Dumfries

Name: Gracefield Arts Centre
Address: Gracefield Art Centre 28 Edinburgh Road, Dumfries, DG1 1JQ, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1387 262084

#9 among attractions in Dumfries

Art gallery, Museum, Shopping, Art museum

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Facts and practical information

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. ()

Coordinates: 55°4'27"N, 3°36'27"W

Address

Gracefield Art Centre 28 Edinburgh RoadDumfries DG1 1JQ United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1387 262084

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Day trips

Gracefield Arts Centre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Palmerston Park, Dumfries Museum, Lincluden Collegiate Church, Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum.

0.7 miW
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport
Palmerston Park, Dumfries
19 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.
0.7 miSW
History museum, Museum, Natural history museum
Dumfries Museum, Dumfries
18 min walk • 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.
0.9 miNW
Sacred and religious sites, Historical place, Church
Lincluden Collegiate Church, Dumfries
23 min walk • Lincluden Collegiate Church, known earlier as Lincluden Priory or Lincluden Abbey, is a ruined religious house, situated in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire and to the north of the Royal Burgh of Dumfries, Scotland.
0.5 miSW
Museum
Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum, Dumfries
12 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.
0.6 miSW
55°4'4"N • 3°37'5"W
Brigend Theatre, Dumfries
16 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
0.4 miS
Concerts and shows, Theater
Theatre Royal, Dumfries
11 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.
1.3 miSW
Archaeological site
Curriestanes cursus, Dumfries
34 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.
0.5 miS
55°4'0"N • 3°36'37"W
Loreburne Shopping Centre, Dumfries
14 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
~1470 ftSW
Greek Revival architecture, Georgian architecture
Moat Brae, Dumfries
8 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.
~1980 ftSW
Sport, Sport venue
Nithsdale Amateur Rowing Club, Dumfries
10 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.
0.5 miN
Sport, Sport venue
Nunholm, Dumfries
13 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 Gracefield Arts Centre?

Nearby attractions include Moat Brae, Dumfries (8 min walk), Theatre Royal, Dumfries (11 min walk), Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum, Dumfries (12 min walk), Brigend Theatre, Dumfries (16 min walk).

How to get to Gracefield Arts Centre by public transport?

The nearest stations to Gracefield Arts Centre:

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Dumfries (4 min walk)