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John Buchan Story

John Buchan Story is a museum in the Chambers Institute, Peebles. It is within Peebles’ locality. Look also at Neidpath Castle, 1.6 km away, first of 14 more within 15 km.

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

Museum in Peebles

Inside Peebles

John Buchan Story is inside Peebles’ 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

The best months to visit

Afternoons in Peebles reach 17–19°C from June to August.

Jan6° / 1°96 mm
Feb6° / 0°86 mm
Mar8° / 1°70 mm
Apr11° / 3°57 mm
May14° / 5°56 mm
Jun17° / 8°67 mm
Jul19° / 10°74 mm
Aug18° / 10°88 mm
Sep16° / 8°73 mm
Oct12° / 5°102 mm
Nov8° / 2°104 mm
Dec6° / 0°118 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Peebles, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Peebles. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Peebles’ full climate →
About

John Buchan Story

Museum in the Chambers Institute, Peebles, Scotland, UK.

In Peebles, inside the town’s locality.

Type
Museum
Town
in Peebles
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Its place on the map

The places near John Buchan Story are numbered on the map in the order below.

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

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in town

Peebles

9,117 people · 9 places to visit

Make a day of it

Also within reach

A visit can add 5 castles, 2 gardens and a museum, from 14 places within 15 km.

1CastleNeidpath Castle1.6 km away2CastleVenlaw Castle800 m away3CastleTraquair House Maze9.2 km away4CastleHorsburgh Castle3.5 km away5GardenKailzie Gardens3.4 km away6CastleCastleDrochil Castle9.5 km away7GardenGardenDawyck Botanic Garden Visitor Centre9.9 km away8Museum · National Trust for ScotlandRobert Smail's Printing Works8.8 km away

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

A visit to John Buchan Story: questions

Where is John Buchan Story?

John Buchan Story is in Peebles, Scottish Borders, inside the town’s locality.

What is John Buchan Story?

Museum in the Chambers Institute, Peebles, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit John Buchan Story?

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

What else is there to see near John Buchan Story?

Within 15 km: Neidpath Castle (1.6 km), Venlaw Castle (800 m), Traquair House Maze (9.2 km) and Horsburgh Castle (3.5 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 (6)

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