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Renfrew Museum

Renfrew Museum is a museum in Renfrew. Nearby, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (6.1 km) heads a list of 83 within 15 km.

Where

In Renfrew

inside the locality

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Museum in Renfrew

Inside Renfrew

Renfrew Museum is inside Renfrew’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.

When to go

Seasons in Renfrew

Warm weather in Renfrew runs June to August, with highs of 18–20°C.

Jan7° / 2°128 mm

Feb8° / 2°111 mm

Mar10° / 3°94 mm

Apr13° / 5°63 mm

May16° / 7°66 mm

Jun18° / 10°69 mm

Jul20° / 12°82 mm

Aug19° / 11°91 mm

Sep17° / 9°94 mm

Oct13° / 6°128 mm

Nov10° / 4°128 mm

Dec7° / 1°144 mm

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

About

Renfrew Museum

Museum in Renfrew, Scotland, United Kingdom.

In Renfrew, inside the town’s locality.

Type: Museum
Town: in Renfrew
Official site: oneren.org/venues/museums-and-heritage-venues/renfrew-museum

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

The map

Getting to Renfrew Museum

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Renfrew Museum is the orange one.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

The biggest base of the 7 is Glasgow (617,904 people). Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · It’s in town

Renfrew

23,812 people · 28 places to visit

2 · 900 m east of it

Glasgow

617,904 people · 101 places to visit

3 · 1.2 km north of it

Clydebank

26,220 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 1.3 km southwest of it

Paisley

79,351 people · 27 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Renfrew Museum is	People	Places to visit
Renfrew	It’s in town	23,812	28
Glasgow	900 m east of it	617,904	101
Clydebank	1.2 km north of it	26,220	9
Paisley	1.3 km southwest of it	79,351	27
Erskine	2.9 km northwest of it	14,857	8
Bearsden	3.8 km northeast of it	28,507	25
Duntocher and Hardgate	4.5 km north of it	6,573	5

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

3 museums, 3 cathedrals and an art gallery are among the 83 within 15 km.

Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum6.1 km away · 1M visitors a year 2

Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum5.3 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)3

MuseumGlasgow School of Art7.8 km away 4

CathedralGlasgow Cathedral9.7 km away 5

Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art8.6 km away · 596K visitors a year 6

CathedralSt Mirin's Cathedral4 km away 7

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDumbarton Castle13 km away 8

CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral8.8 km away

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

Your questions on Renfrew Museum

Where is Renfrew Museum?

Renfrew Museum is in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, inside the town’s locality.

What is Renfrew Museum?

Museum in Renfrew, Scotland, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Renfrew Museum?

June to August are the warmest months in Renfrew, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Renfrew Museum?

Within 15 km: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (6.1 km), Riverside Museum (5.3 km), Glasgow School of Art (7.8 km) and Glasgow Cathedral (9.7 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)

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Riverside Museum: Cutkiller2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glasgow School of Art: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gallery of Modern Art: BrainiacBlink, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Mirin's Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dumbarton Castle: Otter, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Andrew's Cathedral: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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