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Peebles Museum and Gallery

Peebles Museum and Gallery is a local museum in the Chambers Institute, Peebles, Scottish Borders. It stands inside Peebles’ locality. Around it, within 15 km, lie 14 more places, Neidpath Castle (1.6 km) first on our list.

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

Museum in Peebles

Inside Peebles

Peebles Museum and Gallery 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

Which month to go

Warm weather in Peebles runs June to August, with highs of 17–19°C.

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

Peebles Museum and Gallery

Local museum in the Chambers Institute, Peebles, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom.

In Peebles, inside the town’s locality.

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

Where it sits

Use the numbers to match each place near Peebles Museum and Gallery with the list.

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

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Peebles Museum and Gallery

The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

Peebles

9,117 people · 9 places to visit

Make a day of it

After Peebles Museum and Gallery

Within 15 km are 14 places, among them 5 castles, 2 gardens and a museum.

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.

Your questions on Peebles Museum and Gallery

Where is Peebles Museum and Gallery?

Peebles Museum and Gallery is in Peebles, Scottish Borders, inside the town’s locality.

What is Peebles Museum and Gallery?

Local museum in the Chambers Institute, Peebles, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Peebles Museum and Gallery?

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 Peebles Museum and Gallery?

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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