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Elgin Motor Museum

Elgin Motor Museum is a museum in Elgin. A short trip away is Spynie Palace, 2.9 km off, the first of 11 within 15 km.

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

Museum in Elgin

Inside Elgin

Elgin Motor Museum is inside Elgin’s locality, with 7 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

When to go

Warmest in Elgin are June to August, at 17–19°C.

Jan7° / 1°52 mm
Feb8° / 2°49 mm
Mar10° / 2°42 mm
Apr12° / 4°42 mm
May15° / 6°51 mm
Jun17° / 9°71 mm
Jul19° / 11°65 mm
Aug19° / 11°86 mm
Sep17° / 9°67 mm
Oct13° / 6°80 mm
Nov10° / 3°64 mm
Dec7° / 1°64 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Elgin, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Elgin. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Elgin’s full climate →
About

Elgin Motor Museum

Museum in Elgin, Scotland, UK.

In Elgin, inside the town’s locality.

Type
Museum
Town
in Elgin
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Plan your visit

The practical side

Entrance fees
  • EntryA fee is charged
Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.
The map

Where Elgin Motor Museum is

Find Elgin Motor Museum in orange; each number is a place listed below.

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

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Elgin

24,617 people · 9 places to visit

Make a day of it

Also within reach

A visit can add 4 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and a museum, from 11 places within 15 km.

1Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandSpynie Palace2.9 km away2Abbey or prioryGreyfriars Sisters of Mercy Convent in Elgin800 m away3CastleElgin Castle700 m away4CastleDuffus Castle4.7 km away5MuseumElgin Museum600 m away6Abbey or prioryAbbey or prioryPluscarden Abbey9.3 km away7CathedralCathedral · Historic Environment ScotlandElgin Cathedral700 m away8CastleCastleGordon Castle14 km away

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

Before visiting Elgin Motor Museum

Where is Elgin Motor Museum?

Elgin Motor Museum is in Elgin, Moray, inside the town’s locality.

What is Elgin Motor Museum?

Museum in Elgin, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Elgin Motor Museum?

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

What else is there to see near Elgin Motor Museum?

Within 15 km: Spynie Palace (2.9 km), Greyfriars Sisters of Mercy Convent in Elgin (800 m), Elgin Castle (700 m) and Duffus Castle (4.7 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)

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