Attractions near Portpatrick
Logan Botanic Garden (9 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.
Glenluce Abbey (12 Miles)*
Glenluce is a Cistercian abbey founded around 1192.
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.
Whithorn Priory & Museum (28 Miles)*
Whithorn Priory is the cradle of Christianity in Scotland, founded in the 5th century.
Creetown Gem and Rock Museum (29 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.
Cardoness Castle (34 Miles)*
Cardoness Castle is the well-preserved ruin of a tower house of 15th century date, the ancient home of the McCullochs.
Souter Johnnie's Cottage (35 Miles)*
The inspiration for the character Souter Johnnie, Tam's 'ancient, trusty, drouthy crony' in Burns' poem Tam O'Shanter, was John Davidson, the real-life souter (shoemaker) who lived and worked in this cottage.
Culzean Castle & Country Park (36 Miles)*
The range of interests and activities at Culzean provides a perfect day out for the family. There is Robert Adam's castle, built 1772-1790 and Scotland's first Country Park, created in 1969 and consisting of 563 acres.
Crossraguel Abbey (36 Miles)*
The remains of Crossraguel Abbey, which are remarkably complete and of a very high quality, include the church, cloister, chapter house and much of the domestic premises.
Broughton House (41 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'.
The Tolbooth Art Centre (41 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.
MacLellan's Castle (41 Miles)*
MacLellan's Castle is a castellated town house, which was built in the 1750s.
The Stewartry Museum (41 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.
Rozelle House Galleries and Maclaurin Art Galleries (43 Miles)*
Rozelle House is now a major display venue, currently showing the significant collection, 'Tam O' Shanter' - a series of 54 paintings, by Alexander Goudie. The Maclaurin collection includes paintings, drawings, sculptures and prints.
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.


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