Buckhaven Museum
Buckhaven Museum is a museum in Buckhaven. A short trip away is Falkland Palace Gardens, 14 km off, the first of 22 within 15 km.
Museum in Buckhaven
Inside Buckhaven
Buckhaven Museum is inside Buckhaven’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.
Which month to go
From June to August, Buckhaven sees highs of 17–19°C.
Buckhaven Museum
Museum in Buckhaven, Scotland, United Kingdom.
In Buckhaven, inside the town’s locality.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Buckhaven
- Official site
- onfife.com/venues/buckhaven-museum
Map of Buckhaven Museum and nearby
Spot Buckhaven Museum in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Buckhaven’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Which town is nearest
Of the 4, Methil is the largest, at 10,712 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Pair Buckhaven Museum with these
Among the 22 within 15 km are 4 castles, 2 museums and a heritage railway.
Castle · National Trust for ScotlandFalkland Palace Gardens14 km away2
CastleBalgonie Castle5.3 km away3
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandRavenscraig Castle8.9 km away4
Heritage railwayFife Heritage Railway2.8 km away5MuseumMuseumKirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery11 km away6
Historic house · National Trust for ScotlandHill of Tarvit14 km away7
CastleScotstarvit Tower13 km away8
MuseumFife Folk Museum14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Buckhaven Museum
Where is Buckhaven Museum?
Buckhaven Museum is in Buckhaven, Fife, inside the town’s locality.
What is Buckhaven Museum?
Museum in Buckhaven, Scotland, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Buckhaven Museum?
June to August are the warmest months in Buckhaven, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Buckhaven Museum?
Within 15 km: Falkland Palace Gardens (14 km), Balgonie Castle (5.3 km), Ravenscraig Castle (8.9 km) and Fife Heritage Railway (2.8 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 (7)
- Falkland Palace Gardens: Sam Styles, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Balgonie Castle: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ravenscraig Castle: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fife Heritage Railway: QTXAdsy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hill of Tarvit: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scotstarvit Tower: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fife Folk Museum: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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