J M Barrie's Birthplace
J M Barrie's Birthplace is a museum in Kirriemuir. It is cared for by National Trust for Scotland. Add Glamis Castle, 6 km away, to a visit; it leads 18 places within 15 km.
Museum in Kirriemuir
Inside Kirriemuir
J M Barrie's Birthplace is inside Kirriemuir’s locality, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. 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.
Seasons and weather
The warmest months in Kirriemuir are July and August, with highs of 19°C.
J M Barrie's Birthplace
Museum in Kirriemuir, Scotland, UK.
It is run by National Trust for Scotland.
In Kirriemuir, inside the town’s locality.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- National Trust for Scotland
- Town
- in Kirriemuir
- Official site
- nts.org.uk/visit/places/j-m-barries-birthplace
J M Barrie's Birthplace and what surrounds it
Use the numbers to match each place near J M Barrie's Birthplace with the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Kirriemuir’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Staying near J M Barrie's Birthplace
The list runs from its own town outward.
Kirriemuir
Make a day of it near J M Barrie's Birthplace
Within 15 km are 18 places, among them 5 castles, a historic house and a museum.
Historic houseGlamis Castle6 km away2
CastleCortachy Castle5.6 km away3
CastleInverquharity Castle4.6 km away4
CastleBalfour Castle5 km away5
MuseumMeffan Institute Museum & Gallery7.6 km away6CastleCastleAirlie Castle9.6 km away7CastleCastleBalintore Castle11 km away8GardenGarden · National Trust for ScotlandTick Tock's Garden100 m awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
J M Barrie's Birthplace: common questions
Where is J M Barrie's Birthplace?
J M Barrie's Birthplace is in Kirriemuir, Angus, inside the town’s locality.
What is J M Barrie's Birthplace?
Museum in Kirriemuir, Scotland, UK.
Who runs J M Barrie's Birthplace?
National Trust for Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit J M Barrie's Birthplace?
July and August are the warmest months in Kirriemuir, with afternoon highs of 19–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near J M Barrie's Birthplace?
Within 15 km: Glamis Castle (6 km), Cortachy Castle (5.6 km), Inverquharity Castle (4.6 km) and Balfour Castle (5 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)
- Glamis Castle: Worldfootage, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cortachy Castle: Peter van der Wielen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Inverquharity Castle: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Balfour Castle: Alan Morrison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Meffan Institute Museum & Gallery: Ewen Rennie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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