From Burnette Building on: Campbeltown’s list
Every one of its 4 places to visit is inside Campbeltown’s locality. Among them are 2 museums and 2 attractions. The middle of town keeps 4 within 1 km. Beyond the town, the best known is Saddell Castle, 13 km off.
Campbeltown’s big names
The rest of the best known are 2 attractions and a museum.
MuseumBurnette Buildingin town
MuseumCampbeltown Heritage Centrein townAttractionAttractionGlen Scotia Distilleryin townAttractionAttractionSpringbank Distilleryin townEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
Out at 500 m is Glen Scotia Distillery, the farthest.
The dashed line is Campbeltown’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Kinds of place
Museums or galleries are the biggest group (2), then other attractions (2).
Green: inside Campbeltown. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
The list is 4 places, all in town.
The 4 inside Campbeltown 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.
141 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Campbeltown’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Campbeltown →
Worth the drive
Day trips number 4; the best known is Saddell Castle, 13 km off.
Places well known beyond Campbeltown (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.
Planning a visit to Campbeltown
What are the main attractions in Campbeltown?
The best known inside Campbeltown’s locality are Burnette Building, Campbeltown Heritage Centre, Glen Scotia Distillery and Springbank Distillery. In all, 4 places to visit are mapped inside the town.
Does Campbeltown have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Campbeltown: Burnette Building and Campbeltown Heritage Centre.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Campbeltown?
None is recorded within 5 km of Campbeltown.
What are the best-known days out near Campbeltown?
Within 40 km: Saddell Castle (13 km), Saddell Abbey (13 km), Lochranza Castle (37 km), Torrisdale Castle Estate (17 km).
Where are Campbeltown’s historic buildings listed?
Campbeltown has 141 listed buildings, 5 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 Campbeltown 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 (2)
- Burnette Building: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Campbeltown Heritage Centre: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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