Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre
You reach Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, a museum, by heading 2.1 km southeast of Culloden. It is cared for by National Trust for Scotland. Within 15 km there are 19 more places to visit, starting with Inverness Cathedral (8.2 km).
Museum near Culloden
Just outside Culloden
Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre is 2.1 km southeast of Culloden. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by National Trust for Scotland
One of the places National Trust for Scotland looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
If warmth matters, go June to August: Culloden reaches 17–19°C.
Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre
Museum.
It is run by National Trust for Scotland.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- National Trust for Scotland
- Town
- 2.1 km southeast of Culloden
- Official site
- nts.org.uk/visit/places/culloden
Hours, entry and address
- EntryA fee is charged
Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre and what surrounds it
Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The nearest towns
The biggest base of the 4 is Inverness (48,257 people). Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Also within reach
Around it, within 15 km, lie 19 more, including 3 castles, 2 historic houses and a cathedral.
CathedralInverness Cathedral8.2 km away2
Historic houseInverness Castle8 km away3FortFortFort George12 km away4CastleCastleCawdor Castle11 km away5
CastleCastle Stuart4.9 km away6
MuseumInverness Museum & Art Gallery8 km away7CastleCastleKilravock Castle8.1 km away8Historic houseHistoric houseDalcross Castle4.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre
Where is Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre?
Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre is 2.1 km southeast of Culloden, Highland.
What is Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre?
Museum.
Who runs Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre?
National Trust for Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre?
June to August are the warmest months in Culloden, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre?
Within 15 km: Inverness Cathedral (8.2 km), Inverness Castle (8 km), Fort George (12 km) and Cawdor Castle (11 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)
- Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Inverness Cathedral: Lucas Kendall, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Inverness Castle: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Stuart: User StaraBlazkova on cs.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Inverness Museum & Art Gallery: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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