In Peterhead: Arbuthnot Museum and one other place worth a visit
The locality itself has 2 places on our list; one more is within 5 km of its edge. Look for 2 museums and a castle. A drive of 10 km brings you to New Slains Castle.
Most famous in Peterhead
After Arbuthnot Museum, look out for a museum and a castle.
CastleInverugie Castle800 m outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The lie of the land
Furthest from the centre is Inverugie Castle, 2.7 km away.
The dashed line is Peterhead’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The kinds on offer
Museums or galleries lead the count with 2 of 3.
Green: inside Peterhead. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Full list of places
The 2 inside Peterhead come first, then one more within 5 km of its edge.
The 2 inside Peterhead come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
179 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Peterhead’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Peterhead →
Days out
Top of the 12 day trips: New Slains Castle, at 10 km.
Abbey or priory · Historic Environment ScotlandDeer Abbey15 km westCastleCastle · National Trust for ScotlandFyvie Castle36 km westCastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandTolquhon Castle30 km southwestCastleCastleDelgatie Castle37 km westCastleCastleOld Slains Castle17 km southHistoric houseHistoric house · National Trust for ScotlandHaddo House28 km southwest
CastleCairnbulg Castle21 km northwestCastleCastleCraigston Castle37 km west
CastleKnockhall Castle23 km southwest
CastleInverallochy Castle19 km northwestGardenGarden · National Trust for ScotlandPitmedden Garden30 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Peterhead (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.
Asked about places to visit in Peterhead
What are the main attractions in Peterhead?
The best known inside Peterhead’s locality are Arbuthnot Museum and Peterhead Prison Museum. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Peterhead have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Peterhead: Arbuthnot Museum and Peterhead Prison Museum.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Peterhead?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Deer Abbey (Historic Environment Scotland), 15 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Peterhead?
Within 40 km: New Slains Castle (10 km), Deer Abbey (15 km), Fyvie Castle (36 km), Tolquhon Castle (30 km).
Where are Peterhead’s historic buildings listed?
Peterhead has 179 listed buildings, 1 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 Peterhead 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 (5)
- Inverugie Castle: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Deer Abbey: Deacon of Pndapetzim at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cairnbulg Castle: Astrid H, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knockhall Castle: Ian Cleland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Inverallochy Castle: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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