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Banchory Museum

Banchory Museum is a museum in Banchory, Aberdeenshire. Close by, Crathes Castle is 4 km away, one of 8 within 15 km.

Where
In Banchory
inside the locality
Warmest months
Jun–Aug
highs of 17–19°C
In brief

Museum in Banchory

Inside Banchory

Banchory Museum is inside Banchory’s locality, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

How the seasons run

If warmth matters, go June to August: Banchory reaches 17–19°C.

Jan6° / 0°78 mm
Feb7° / 0°67 mm
Mar9° / 2°60 mm
Apr12° / 3°67 mm
May15° / 5°59 mm
Jun17° / 9°64 mm
Jul19° / 11°75 mm
Aug19° / 10°72 mm
Sep16° / 8°63 mm
Oct13° / 5°104 mm
Nov9° / 2°92 mm
Dec6° / 0°84 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Banchory, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Banchory. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Banchory’s full climate →
About

Banchory Museum

Museum in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

In Banchory, inside the town’s locality.

Type
Museum
Town
in Banchory
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Locating Banchory Museum

Orange shows Banchory Museum; numbers mark the places near it.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Banchory’s locality. · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · It’s in town

Banchory

7,582 people · 5 places to visit

Make a day of it

What else is near Banchory Museum

Among the 8 within 15 km are 4 castles, a heritage railway and a historic house.

1Castle · National Trust for ScotlandCrathes Castle4 km away2Castle · National Trust for ScotlandDrum Castle11 km away3CastleTilquhillie Castle3 km away4CastleCastleMidmar Castle9.7 km away5Heritage railwayRoyal Deeside Railway4.5 km away6Historic houseHistoric houseKincardine Castle10 km away7GardenDrum Castle Rose Garden11 km away8Theme parkTheme parkBellfield Amusements200 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Your questions on Banchory Museum

Where is Banchory Museum?

Banchory Museum is in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, inside the town’s locality.

What is Banchory Museum?

Museum in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Banchory Museum?

June to August are the warmest months in Banchory, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Banchory Museum?

Within 15 km: Crathes Castle (4 km), Drum Castle (11 km), Tilquhillie Castle (3 km) and Midmar Castle (9.7 km).

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)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.