Ellisland Farm
Ellisland Farm is a museum in Dumfries and Galloway. The register lists it as a category A listed building. A short trip away is Garden of Cosmic Speculation, 1.3 km off, the first of 8 within 15 km.
Museum near Dumfries
Just outside Dumfries
Ellisland Farm is 5 km northwest of Dumfries. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Dumfries has 314 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather through the year
For warmth, aim for June to September (17–20°C highs in Dumfries).
Ellisland Farm
3 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 5 km northwest of Dumfries
- Official site
- ellislandfarm.co.uk
Plan your visit
- EntryA fee is charged
Its place on the map
Find Ellisland Farm in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Bases near Ellisland Farm
These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Dumfries
Locharbriggs
Compare the 2 towns
| Town | Where Ellisland Farm is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dumfries | 5 km southeast of it | 33,694 | 8 |
| Locharbriggs | 7.7 km southeast of it | 5,488 | 6 |
More to see nearby
Around it, within 15 km, lie 8 more, including 7 museums and an art gallery.
MuseumGarden of Cosmic Speculation1.3 km away2
MuseumDumfries Museum9 km away3
MuseumDumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum8.8 km away4Art galleryArt galleryGlenkiln Sculpture Park11 km away5
MuseumGracefield Arts Centre8.4 km away6MuseumMuseumOld Bridge House Museum8.7 km away7
MuseumRobert Burns Centre8.9 km away8MuseumMuseumCamera Obscura9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Ellisland Farm
Where is Ellisland Farm?
Ellisland Farm is 5 km northwest of Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway.
What is Ellisland Farm?
Museum in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Ellisland Farm?
June to September are the warmest months in Dumfries, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Ellisland Farm a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Ellisland Farm?
Within 15 km: Garden of Cosmic Speculation (1.3 km), Dumfries Museum (9 km), Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum (8.8 km) and Glenkiln Sculpture Park (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 (6)
- Ellisland Farm: Rosser1954 Roger Griffith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garden of Cosmic Speculation: David Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dumfries Museum: FutureMuseumSW, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum: Expatscot, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gracefield Arts Centre: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Burns Centre: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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