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Queensferry Museum

Queensferry Museum is a museum in South Queensferry. Management falls to Edinburgh Council. Close by, Edinburgh Castle is 13 km away, one of 163 within 15 km.

Where

In South Queensferry

inside the locality

Run by

Edinburgh Council

the operator on record

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 17–19°C

In brief

Museum in South Queensferry

Inside South Queensferry

Queensferry Museum is inside South Queensferry’s locality, with 12 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

The weather, month by month

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

Jan7° / 1°81 mm

Feb7° / 1°67 mm

Mar9° / 2°63 mm

Apr12° / 4°48 mm

May14° / 6°48 mm

Jun17° / 9°73 mm

Jul19° / 11°73 mm

Aug19° / 11°79 mm

Sep16° / 9°65 mm

Oct13° / 6°88 mm

Nov9° / 3°80 mm

Dec7° / 1°87 mm

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

About

Queensferry Museum

Museum in South Queensferry, Scotland, United Kingdom.

It is run by Edinburgh Council.

In South Queensferry, inside the town’s locality.

Type: Museum
Run by: Edinburgh Council
Town: in South Queensferry
Official site: edinburghmuseums.org.uk/venue/queensferry-museum

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

The map

Queensferry Museum on the map

Queensferry Museum sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Of the 7, Edinburgh is the largest, at 493,794 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

South Queensferry

10,214 people · 17 places to visit

2 · 3.1 km south of it

Kirkliston

5,607 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 3.2 km north of it

Rosyth

13,309 people · 18 places to visit

4 · 3.6 km north of it

Inverkeithing

5,273 people · 16 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Queensferry Museum is	People	Places to visit
South Queensferry	It’s in town	10,214	17
Kirkliston	3.1 km south of it	5,607	10
Rosyth	3.2 km north of it	13,309	18
Inverkeithing	3.6 km north of it	5,273	16
Edinburgh	3.8 km southeast of it	493,794	150
Dalgety Bay and Hillend	4.4 km northeast of it	9,452	14
Winchburgh	4.8 km southwest of it	4,290	13

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

The 163 places within 15 km include 2 castles, 2 art galleries and a historic house.

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle13 km away 2

Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery13 km away · 661K visitors a year (2021)3

Historic housePalace of Holyroodhouse14 km away 4

MuseumNational Museum of Scotland14 km away 5

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins)9.9 km away 6

CathedralSt Giles' Cathedral13 km away 7

PalaceLinlithgow Palace13 km away 8

Art galleryScottish National Gallery of Modern Art11 km away · 458K visitors a year (2015)

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

Quick answers on Queensferry Museum

Where is Queensferry Museum?

Queensferry Museum is in South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh, inside the town’s locality.

What is Queensferry Museum?

Museum in South Queensferry, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Who runs Queensferry Museum?

Edinburgh Council.

When is the best time to visit Queensferry Museum?

June to August are the warmest months in South Queensferry, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Queensferry Museum?

Within 15 km: Edinburgh Castle (13 km), National Gallery (13 km), Palace of Holyroodhouse (14 km) and National Museum of Scotland (14 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)

Edinburgh Castle: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Gallery: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Palace of Holyroodhouse: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Museum of Scotland: Maccoinnich~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins): Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Giles' Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Linlithgow Palace: Alex Sanz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art: Grousebeater2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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