Museum of Banff is the place to visit in Banff
The locality itself has one place on our list; 3 others are within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 museums, an aquarium and an attraction. Here, one place is kept up by Historic Environment Scotland. Walking distance covers 2 of the places on the list, all within 1 km of the middle. A drive of 15 km brings you to Findlater Castle.
Highlights of Banff
Then come a museum, an aquarium and an attraction, behind Museum of Banff.
Museum · Historic Environment ScotlandDuff House200 m outside town, to the southeastAquariumAquariumMacduff Marine Aquarium1.6 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionMacduff Distillery600 m outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Banff, mapped
Head to the southeast for most of the 3 on the list.
The dashed line is Banff’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
What is on offer
Between them they are 2 museums, an aquarium and an attraction.
Green: inside Banff. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by Historic Environment Scotland (Duff House).
All of them, one by one
First the one in town, then the 3 within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Banff comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
231 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Banff’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Banff →
Around the region
The 12 days out are led by Findlater Castle, 15 km away.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandHuntly Castle28 km southwestCastleCastle · National Trust for ScotlandFyvie Castle26 km southCastleCastleCraigston Castle12 km southeastCastleCastleCastle of Park12 km southwest
Abbey or priory · Historic Environment ScotlandDeer Abbey33 km southeastCastleCastleFordyce Castle13 km westCastleCastleBognie Castle21 km southwestCastleCastle · National Trust for ScotlandLeith Hall37 km south
CastleDunnideer Castle37 km southHistoric houseHistoric house · National Trust for ScotlandHaddo House35 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Banff (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.
What visitors ask about Banff
What are the main attractions in Banff?
The place to visit inside Banff’s locality is Museum of Banff. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Banff have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Banff: Museum of Banff and Duff House.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Banff?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Banff, 1 place is cared for by Historic Environment Scotland (Duff House).
What are the best-known days out near Banff?
Within 40 km: Findlater Castle (15 km), Delgatie Castle (15 km), Huntly Castle (28 km), Fyvie Castle (26 km).
Where are Banff’s historic buildings listed?
Banff has 231 listed buildings, 11 of them Category A. 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 Banff 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 (4)
- Duff House: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Huntly Castle: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deer Abbey: Deacon of Pndapetzim at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunnideer Castle: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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