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Peterhead Prison Museum

In Peterhead stands Peterhead Prison Museum. Close by, within 5 km, are 2 more places to see. The first to add nearby is New Slains Castle, at 8.8 km.

Where
In Peterhead
inside the locality
Warmest months
Jul–Aug
highs of 17–18°C
In brief

Museum in Peterhead

Inside Peterhead

Peterhead Prison Museum is inside Peterhead’s locality, with 2 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

A month-by-month guide

Expect 17–18°C highs in Peterhead in July and August.

Jan7° / 2°66 mm
Feb7° / 1°61 mm
Mar9° / 2°56 mm
Apr11° / 3°47 mm
May13° / 5°51 mm
Jun16° / 8°62 mm
Jul17° / 10°66 mm
Aug18° / 10°68 mm
Sep16° / 9°67 mm
Oct13° / 6°102 mm
Nov10° / 4°89 mm
Dec7° / 1°80 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Peterhead, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Peterhead. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Peterhead’s full climate →
About

Peterhead Prison Museum

In Peterhead, inside the town’s locality.

Type
Museum
Town
in Peterhead
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

Getting to Peterhead Prison Museum

The numbers show what else is near Peterhead Prison Museum, in the order listed below.

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

Towns near it

Bases near Peterhead Prison Museum

Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Peterhead

19,793 people · 3 places to visit

Make a day of it

What else is near Peterhead Prison Museum

Within 15 km you can add 3 museums and 2 castles.

1CastleCastleNew Slains Castle8.8 km away2MuseumMuseumArbuthnot Museum1.8 km away3CastleInverugie Castle4.4 km away4MuseumAberdeenshire Farming Museum15 km away5MuseumMuseumAberdeenshire Museums Discovery Centre14 km away

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

Peterhead Prison Museum: common questions

Where is Peterhead Prison Museum?

Peterhead Prison Museum is in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, inside the town’s locality.

What is Peterhead Prison Museum?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Peterhead Prison Museum?

July and August are the warmest months in Peterhead, with afternoon highs of 17–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Peterhead Prison Museum?

Within 15 km: New Slains Castle (8.8 km), Arbuthnot Museum (1.8 km), Inverugie Castle (4.4 km) and Aberdeenshire Farming Museum (15 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 (2)

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