Perth Museum
Perth Museum is a city museum in Perth. Look also at St Ninian's Cathedral, 500 m away, first of 15 more within 15 km. There are Wikipedia articles on it in 5 languages.
Museum in Perth
Inside Perth
Perth Museum is inside Perth’s locality, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
The warmest stretch in Perth is June to August, at 18–20°C in the afternoon.
Perth Museum
City museum in Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom.
In Perth, inside the town’s locality.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- in Perth
- Official site
- perthmuseum.co.uk
Before you go
Perth Museum at a glance
The map puts Perth Museum in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Perth’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Nearby towns
In size, Perth comes first of the 3, with 47,885 people. Each town here links to its own guide.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Perth Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perth | It’s in town | 47,885 | 15 |
| Scone | 2.3 km northeast of it | 5,219 | 12 |
| Bridge of Earn | 4.9 km south of it | 2,917 | 7 |
Other places close by
Nearby, 15 places within 15 km include 4 castles, a cathedral and an art gallery.
CastleScone Palace3.1 km away3
Art galleryPerth Art Gallery300 m away4
CastleBalhousie Castle1 km away5
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandHuntingtower Castle3.9 km away6
Garden · National Trust for ScotlandBranklyn Garden1.1 km away7
CastleElcho Castle5.2 km away8
Abbey or prioryScone Abbey3.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Perth Museum in questions
Where is Perth Museum?
Perth Museum is in Perth, Perth and Kinross, inside the town’s locality.
What is Perth Museum?
City museum in Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Perth Museum?
June to August are the warmest months in Perth, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Perth Museum?
Within 15 km: St Ninian's Cathedral (500 m), Scone Palace (3.1 km), Perth Art Gallery (300 m) and Balhousie Castle (1 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 (8)
- Perth Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scone Palace: Peter Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Perth Art Gallery: Dudesleeper at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Balhousie Castle: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Huntingtower Castle: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Branklyn Garden: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elcho Castle: Slink pink at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scone Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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