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Attractions near Kirkmaiden
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Logan Botanic Garden
(4 Miles)*
In the far Southwest of Scotland on a peninsula washed by the Gulf Stream, Logan's mild climate allows a fine collection of exotic plants to grow out-of-doors. |
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Glenluce Abbey
(14 Miles)*
Glenluce is a Cistercian abbey founded around 1192. |
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Whithorn Priory & Museum
(20 Miles)*
Whithorn Priory is the cradle of Christianity in Scotland, founded in the 5th century. |
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Newton Stewart Museum
(25 Miles)*
The exhibits in The Museum have been gifted or lent by local people and each year sees many additions to the collections and displays. |
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Creetown Gem and Rock Museum
(26 Miles)*
The Creetown Gemrock Museum houses one of the finest privately owned collections of gemstones, crystals, minerals, gemstone objet d'art and fossils in Britain. |
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Cardoness Castle
(29 Miles)*
Cardoness Castle is the well-preserved ruin of a tower house of 15th century date, the ancient home of the McCullochs. |
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Leece Museum
(32 Miles)*
The Leece Museum is devoted to objects, photographs and documents specifically relating to Peel and its surrounding area. |
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The Tolbooth Art Centre
(35 Miles)*
This award-winning Art Centre presents visitors with the story of the Kirkcudbright "art colony" through an audio-visual show and through the permanent display of some of the best Kirkcudbright paintings in the Museum Service collection. |
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Broughton House
(35 Miles)*
An 18th-century house of the Murrays of Broughton and Cally, which was bought by E A Hornel, the renowned artist and member of the 'The Glasgow Boys'. |
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MacLellan's Castle
(35 Miles)*
MacLellan's Castle is a castellated town house, which was built in the 1750s. |
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The Stewartry Museum
(35 Miles)*
The Stewartry Museum was founded in 1879, and first occupied part of Kirkcudbright Town Hall. As the collections grew, the present purpose-built museum was opened in 1893. |
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Threave Castle
(41 Miles)*
Threave Castle is a massive tower built in the late 14th century by Archibald the Grim, Lord of Galloway. |
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Threave
(41 Miles)*
Threave Garden has something to offer in all seasons. At 64 acres, it is best known for its spectacular springtime display of daffodils, but herbaceous beds are colourful in summer and the trees and heather garden are striking in autumn. |
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Castle Douglas Art Gallery
(42 Miles)*
Castle Douglas Art Gallery first opened in 1938 having been gifted to the town by Mrs Ethel Bristowe and now forms an excellent venue for an annual programme of temporary exhibitions running from Easter to Christmas. |
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