Attractions near The Stewartry Museum
MacLellan's Castle (< 1 Mile)*
MacLellan's Castle is a castellated town house, which was built in the 1750s.
The Tolbooth Art Centre (< 1 Mile)*
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.
Broughton House (< 1 Mile)*
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'.
Threave (7 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.
Cardoness Castle (8 Miles)*
Cardoness Castle is the well-preserved ruin of a tower house of 15th century date, the ancient home of the McCullochs.
Threave Castle (8 Miles)*
Threave Castle is a massive tower built in the late 14th century by Archibald the Grim, Lord of Galloway.
Castle Douglas Art Gallery (9 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.
Creetown Gem and Rock Museum (13 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.
Whithorn Priory & Museum (16 Miles)*
Whithorn Priory is the cradle of Christianity in Scotland, founded in the 5th century.
Newton Stewart Museum (19 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.
New Abbey Corn Mill (19 Miles)*
New Abbey Corn Mill has been carefully restored and is operated regularly in summer months.
Shambellie House Museum of Costume (20 Miles)*
Shambellie House is a beautiful Victorian country house, set in attractive wooded grounds. It contains costume from the 1850's to the 1950's displayed in period room settings.
Caerlaverock Castle (22 Miles)*
One of the finest castles in Scotland, Caerlaverock Castle is on a triangular site surrounded by moats.
Senhouse Roman Museum (23 Miles)*
The Senhouse Roman Museum contains sculpture and inscriptions from the Roman Fort at Maryport, (Alauna), which lies next to the museum.
Burns House (23 Miles)*
It was in this simple sandstone house in a quiet Dumfries street that Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet, spent the last years of his brilliant life.
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.


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