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Castle · Dunbar · East Lothian

The Magazine

The Magazine, a castle, stands in Dunbar. Within 5 km there are 5 more places to visit. Look also at Dunbar Castle, 100 m away.

Where
In Dunbar
inside the locality
Warmest months
Jun–Aug
highs of 17–19°C
In brief

Castle in Dunbar

Inside Dunbar

The Magazine is inside Dunbar’s locality, with 5 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

Picking your season

Aim for June to August, when Dunbar reaches 17–19°C.

Jan7° / 2°50 mm
Feb8° / 2°43 mm
Mar10° / 3°43 mm
Apr12° / 5°38 mm
May14° / 7°49 mm
Jun17° / 10°66 mm
Jul19° / 12°70 mm
Aug19° / 12°67 mm
Sep17° / 10°53 mm
Oct13° / 7°67 mm
Nov10° / 4°64 mm
Dec8° / 2°61 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Dunbar, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Dunbar. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Dunbar’s full climate →
About

The Magazine

In Dunbar, inside the town’s locality.

Type
Castle
Town
in Dunbar
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Plan your visit

Entry, hours, address

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.
Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.
The map

Map of The Magazine and nearby

The places near The Magazine are numbered on the map in the order below.

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

Towns near it

The towns around The Magazine

Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in town

Dunbar

10,746 people · 6 places to visit

Make a day of it

Also within reach

The 19 places within 15 km include 5 castles and 3 museums.

1CastleDunbar Castle100 m away2Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandTantallon Castle10 km away · 31K visitors a year (2009)3CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandHailes Castle11 km away4MuseumJohn Muir Birthplace300 m away5MuseumMuseum · National Trust for ScotlandPreston Mill8.4 km away6CastleBass Castle11 km away7MuseumNational Museum of Flight13 km away8CastleFenton Tower14 km away

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

Planning a visit to The Magazine

Where is The Magazine?

The Magazine is in Dunbar, East Lothian, inside the town’s locality.

What is The Magazine?

Castle.

When is the best time to visit The Magazine?

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

What else is there to see near The Magazine?

Within 15 km: Dunbar Castle (100 m), Tantallon Castle (10 km), Hailes Castle (11 km) and John Muir Birthplace (300 m).

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 (6)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.