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Nairn Museum

Nairn Museum is a museum in Nairn, Highland. Look also at Cawdor Castle, 7.5 km away, first of 9 more within 15 km.

Photo: Nairn Museum, Braveheart (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Nairn

inside the locality

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 19–19°C

In brief

Museum in Nairn

Inside Nairn

Nairn Museum is inside Nairn’s locality, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Choosing a month

Afternoons in Nairn are warmest in July and August, at 19°C.

Jan7° / 1°62 mm

Feb7° / 1°49 mm

Mar9° / 2°47 mm

Apr12° / 4°42 mm

May15° / 6°53 mm

Jun17° / 9°63 mm

Jul19° / 11°62 mm

Aug19° / 11°67 mm

Sep17° / 9°65 mm

Oct13° / 6°80 mm

Nov9° / 3°57 mm

Dec7° / 1°69 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Nairn, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Nairn. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Nairn’s full climate →

About

Nairn Museum

Museum in Nairn, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

In Nairn, inside the town’s locality.

Type: Museum
Town: in Nairn
Official site: nairnmuseum.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Visiting: the details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Locating Nairn Museum

Orange is Nairn Museum; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

The towns around Nairn Museum

Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in town

Nairn

9,576 people · 2 places to visit

Make a day of it

What else is near Nairn Museum

Also close at hand are 5 castles, a fort and a historic house, among 9 within 15 km.

1CastleCastleCawdor Castle7.5 km away 2FortFortFort George12 km away 3

Castle · National Trust for ScotlandBrodie Castle9.9 km away 4

CastleRait Castle4.3 km away 5

CastleDarnaway Castle11 km away 6CastleCastleKilravock Castle9.8 km away 7Historic houseHistoric houseDalcross Castle13 km away 8MuseumMuseumGroam House Museum14 km away

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

Quick answers on Nairn Museum

Where is Nairn Museum?

Nairn Museum is in Nairn, Highland, inside the town’s locality.

What is Nairn Museum?

Museum in Nairn, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Nairn Museum?

July and August are the warmest months in Nairn, with afternoon highs of 19–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Nairn Museum?

Within 15 km: Cawdor Castle (7.5 km), Fort George (12 km), Brodie Castle (9.9 km) and Rait Castle (4.3 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 (4)

Nairn Museum: Braveheart, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brodie Castle: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rait Castle: Jean Aldridge, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Darnaway Castle: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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