Attractions in Whithorn & Things to Do in Whithorn
(and nearby)

Whithorn Priory & Museum (< 1 Mile)*
Whithorn Priory is the cradle of Christianity in Scotland, founded in the 5th century.
Creetown Gem and Rock Museum (11 Miles)*
The Creetown Gem Rock Museum houses one of the finest privately owned collections of gemstones, crystals, minerals, gemstone objet d'art and fossils in Britain.
Cardoness Castle (12 Miles)*
Cardoness Castle is the well-preserved ruin of a tower house of 15th century date, the ancient home of the McCullochs.
Newton Stewart Museum (15 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.
The Tolbooth Art Centre (16 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.
Broughton House (16 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'.
MacLellan's Castle (16 Miles)*
MacLellan's Castle is a castellated town house, which was built in the 1750s.
The Stewartry Museum (16 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.
Glenluce Abbey (18 Miles)*
Glenluce is a Cistercian abbey founded around 1192.
Logan Botanic Garden (21 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.
Threave (22 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.
Threave Castle (22 Miles)*
Threave Castle is a massive tower built in the late 14th century by Archibald the Grim, Lord of Galloway.
Castle Douglas Art Gallery (23 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.
New Abbey Corn Mill (35 Miles)*
New Abbey Corn Mill is a well-kept secret in the village of New Abbey, five miles south of Dumfries.
National Museum of Costume (35 Miles)*
Follow fashion and social etiquette from the 1870s to the 1950 at the National Museum of Costume.
Senhouse Roman Museum (36 Miles)*
The Senhouse Roman Museum contains sculpture and inscriptions from the Roman Fort at Maryport, (Alauna), which lies next to the museum.
Leece Museum (36 Miles)*
The Leece Museum is devoted to objects, photographs and documents specifically relating to Peel and its surrounding area.
Caerlaverock Castle (38 Miles)*
One of the finest castles in Scotland, Caerlaverock Castle is on a triangular site surrounded by moats.
Burns House (38 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.
Souter Johnnie's Cottage (42 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.
Crossraguel Abbey (42 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.
Savings Banks Museum (43 Miles)*
In 1810 Dr Duncan opened the world's first commercial savings bank, paying interest of its investors' modest savings.
Drumlanrig Castle Gardens and Country Estate (43 Miles)*
Set on the 80,000 acre Queensberry Estate complete with Country Park and Victorian Gardens, Drumlanrig Castle presents one of the finest examples of late 17th century Renaissance architecture
Culzean Castle & Country Park (44 Miles)*
The range of interests and activities at Culzean provides a perfect day out for the family.
Muncaster Experience (48 Miles)*
Muncaster Castle, beloved family home of the Penningtons since the beginning of the 13th Century, displays treasures collected over 800 years.
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.



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