Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Storage facility for Aberdeen Museums and Galleries, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Dyce
Photo: Aberdeen Treasure Hub, watty62 (CC BY-SA 4.0)Out from Dyce: Aberdeen Treasure Hub and more
All of it lies outside: 4 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Dyce’s locality. The commonest are 2 museums and 2 zoos. Further afield lies St Machar's Cathedral, at 6.2 km.
In Dyce
0
inside the locality
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Best known
Where to start near Dyce
Alongside Aberdeen Treasure Hub you find 2 zoos and a museum.
MuseumAberdeen Treasure Hub2.6 km outside town, to the southeastZooZooWynford Farm Park3.4 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumZoology Museum5 km outside town, to the southeastZooZooPets Corner4.8 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map
Where each one is
Out of town, most of the 4 are to the southeast.
The dashed line is Dyce’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
By kind
The kinds on offer
Ahead are museums or galleries (2); next, zoos, theme parks or other days out (2).
Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 2 zoos0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Dyce. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Everything on the list
Nothing is inside Dyce itself; these 4 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Dyce’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Dyce →
Big names nearby
For a day out
Best known of the 12 within reach is St Machar's Cathedral, at 6.2 km.
CathedralSt Machar's Cathedral6.2 km southeast
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral8 km southeast
CastleDunnottar Castle29 km south
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral8.2 km southeast
Castle · National Trust for ScotlandDrum Castle15 km southwest
MuseumAberdeen Art Gallery7.9 km southeast
Castle · National Trust for ScotlandCrathes Castle22 km southwest
Castle · National Trust for ScotlandCastle Fraser17 km west
CastleAberdeen Castle8.3 km southeastCastleCastle · National Trust for ScotlandCraigievar Castle32 km westCastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandTolquhon Castle16 km north
MuseumAberdeen Maritime Museum8.3 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Dyce (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Places to visit in Dyce: questions
What is there to see near Dyce?
No attraction is mapped inside Dyce itself. Within 5 km of it are Aberdeen Treasure Hub, Wynford Farm Park, Zoology Museum and Pets Corner.
Does Dyce have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Dyce: Aberdeen Treasure Hub and Zoology Museum.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Dyce?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Drum Castle (National Trust for Scotland), 15 km southwest.
What are the best-known days out near Dyce?
Within 40 km: St Machar's Cathedral (6.2 km), St Mary's Cathedral (8 km), Dunnottar Castle (29 km), St Andrew's Cathedral (8.2 km).
Where are Dyce’s historic buildings listed?
Dyce has 2 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic Environment Scotland’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Dyce when it is inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (11)
- Aberdeen Treasure Hub: watty62, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Machar's Cathedral: PaulT (Gunther Tschuch), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mary's Cathedral: Lucas Kendall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunnottar Castle: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Andrew's Cathedral: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drum Castle: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aberdeen Art Gallery: Tom Parnell from Scottish Borders, Scotland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crathes Castle: Oyoyoy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Fraser: Karora, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aberdeen Castle: Anthony Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aberdeen Maritime Museum: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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