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Provost Skene's House

Provost Skene's House is a house museum in Aberdeen. It holds the status of a category A listed building. 21 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by St Mary's Cathedral (600 m).

Photo: Provost Skene's House, Ryan Mitchell (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Aberdeen

inside the locality

Run by

Aberdeen City Council

the operator on record

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jul–Aug

highs of 18–18°C

In brief

Museum in Aberdeen

Inside Aberdeen

Provost Skene's House is inside Aberdeen’s locality, with 17 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Category A listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Aberdeen has 1,086 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

Choosing a month

The warm months in Aberdeen are July and August, with 18°C highs.

Jan7° / 1°69 mm

Feb7° / 1°65 mm

Mar9° / 2°54 mm

Apr11° / 4°58 mm

May13° / 6°53 mm

Jun16° / 9°67 mm

Jul18° / 11°74 mm

Aug18° / 11°72 mm

Sep16° / 9°60 mm

Oct12° / 6°99 mm

Nov9° / 3°91 mm

Dec7° / 1°77 mm

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

About

Provost Skene's House

The site is in the hands of Aberdeen City Council. Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages.

Aberdeen’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: Aberdeen City Council
Listed: Category A listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Aberdeen
Official site: aberdeencity.gov.uk/AAGM/plan-your-visit/provost-skenes-house

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

Plan your visit

Practical details

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Where to find Provost Skene's House

Spot Provost Skene's House in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Provost Skene's House

Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1Aberdeen
2Cove Bay

1 · It’s in town

Aberdeen

192,968 people · 21 places to visit

2 · 4.4 km south of it

Cove Bay

7,926 people · 12 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns

Town	Where Provost Skene's House is	People	Places to visit
Aberdeen	It’s in town	192,968	21
Cove Bay	4.4 km south of it	7,926	12

Make a day of it

Pair Provost Skene's House with these

Around it, within 15 km, lie 21 more, including 3 cathedrals, 3 museums and a castle.

CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral600 m away 2

CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral300 m away 3

MuseumAberdeen Art Gallery300 m away 4

CathedralSt Machar's Cathedral2.4 km away 5

CastleAberdeen Castle400 m away 6

MuseumAberdeen Maritime Museum200 m away 7

MuseumTolbooth Museum200 m away 8

Theme parkCodona's Amusement Park1.1 km away

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

Provost Skene's House, answered

Where is Provost Skene's House?

Provost Skene's House is in Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, inside the town’s locality.

What is Provost Skene's House?

House museum in Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Who runs Provost Skene's House?

Aberdeen City Council.

When is the best time to visit Provost Skene's House?

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

Is Provost Skene's House a listed building?

Yes: category A listed building.

What else is there to see near Provost Skene's House?

Within 15 km: St Mary's Cathedral (600 m), St Andrew's Cathedral (300 m), Aberdeen Art Gallery (300 m) and St Machar's Cathedral (2.4 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 (9)

Provost Skene's House: Ryan Mitchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Mary's Cathedral: Lucas Kendall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Andrew's Cathedral: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Aberdeen Art Gallery: Tom Parnell from Scottish Borders, Scotland, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Machar's Cathedral: PaulT (Gunther Tschuch), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Aberdeen Castle: Anthony Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Aberdeen Maritime Museum: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tolbooth Museum: Ragazzi99, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Codona's Amusement Park: Bill Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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