Dundee Science Centre
Dundee Science Centre is a science centre in Dundee. Nearby, RRS Discovery (400 m) heads a list of 35 within 15 km. Its Wikipedia coverage spans 3 languages.
Museum in Dundee
Inside Dundee
Dundee Science Centre is inside Dundee’s locality, with 20 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month
Expect highs of 17–19°C in Dundee from June to August.
Dundee Science Centre
Science centre in Dundee, Scotland, UK.
In Dundee, inside the town’s locality.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- in Dundee
- Official site
- dundeesciencecentre.org.uk
The practical side
- EntryA fee is charged
Dundee Science Centre and what surrounds it
On this map, Dundee Science Centre is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Dundee’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Towns close to Dundee Science Centre
Of the 3, Dundee is the largest, at 147,365 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Dundee
Newport-on-Tay and Wormit
Tayport
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Dundee Science Centre is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee | It’s in town | 147,365 | 32 |
| Newport-on-Tay and Wormit | 2.6 km southeast of it | 4,119 | 24 |
| Tayport | 4.6 km east of it | 3,967 | 16 |
Around Dundee Science Centre
The 35 places within 15 km include 3 museums, 2 cathedrals and 2 castles.
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee100 m away3
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral, Dundee700 m away4
MuseumV&A Dundee500 m away5
MuseumHMS Unicorn1.2 km away6
MuseumThe McManus700 m away7
CastleDudhope Castle1 km away8
CastleMains Castle3.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Dundee Science Centre
Where is Dundee Science Centre?
Dundee Science Centre is in Dundee, Dundee City, inside the town’s locality.
What is Dundee Science Centre?
Science centre in Dundee, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Dundee Science Centre?
June to August are the warmest months in Dundee, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Dundee Science Centre?
Within 15 km: RRS Discovery (400 m), St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee (100 m), St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee (700 m) and V&A Dundee (500 m).
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)
- St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee: Bill Nicholls, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- V&A Dundee: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMS Unicorn: ydam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The McManus: Laerol, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dudhope Castle: Ydam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mains Castle: Ydam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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