From John Muir Birthplace on: Dunbar’s list
5 places to visit stand within 1 km of the middle of Dunbar. Just outside, 3 more are mapped within 5 km of its edge. Look for 3 castles, 2 museums and a water park. The big name further out is Tantallon Castle, 11 km from the centre.
The first to see in Dunbar
3 castles, a museum and a water park follow John Muir Birthplace.
MuseumJohn Muir Birthplacein townMuseumMuseumDunbar Town House Museum and Galleryin townCastleCastleThe Magazinein town
CastleDunbar Castle100 m outside town, to the northWater parkWater parkFoxlake Dunbar2.7 km outside town, to the westCastleCastleThe Gunholes100 m outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
How they lie
The map puts most of the 3 to the north.
The dashed line is Dunbar’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Which kinds
Most are castles or historic places, 3 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (2).
Green: inside Dunbar. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
The town has 3; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 3 more.
The 3 inside Dunbar come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
142 listed buildings and 3 scheduled monuments are on Dunbar’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Dunbar →
Day trips from Dunbar
Start with Tantallon Castle, 11 km off, the best known of 12.
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandTantallon Castle11 km northwest · 31K visitors a year (2009)
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDirleton Castle17 km westCastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandHailes Castle11 km westMuseumMuseum · National Trust for ScotlandPreston Mill8.2 km west
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCraigmillar Castle40 km west
Historic houseLennoxlove House17 km west
CastleBorthwick Castle36 km southwest
Castle · National Trust for ScotlandKellie Castle31 km northwest
CastleDuns Castle26 km southeast
CastleNorham Castle38 km southeast
MuseumNational Museum of Flight13 km west
CastleDalhousie Castle38 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Dunbar (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
What people ask about Dunbar
What are the main attractions in Dunbar?
The best known inside Dunbar’s locality are John Muir Birthplace, Dunbar Town House Museum and Gallery and The Magazine. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.
Does Dunbar have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Dunbar: John Muir Birthplace and Dunbar Town House Museum and Gallery.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Dunbar?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Tantallon Castle (Historic Environment Scotland), 11 km northwest.
What are the best-known days out near Dunbar?
Within 40 km: Tantallon Castle (11 km), Dirleton Castle (17 km), Hailes Castle (11 km), Preston Mill (8.2 km).
Where are Dunbar’s historic buildings listed?
Dunbar has 142 listed buildings, 7 of them Category A. They are on its History page, from Historic Environment Scotland’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Dunbar when it is inside the NRS 2022 locality boundary, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (12)
- John Muir Birthplace: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunbar Castle: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tantallon Castle: Lynne Kirton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dirleton Castle: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craigmillar Castle: Photograph by Stuart Yeates, from en:Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lennoxlove House: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Borthwick Castle: Peter van der Wielen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kellie Castle: MaggieMayRose, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duns Castle: Rich Tea, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norham Castle: Martin Norman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Museum of Flight: Greenshed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalhousie Castle: RHaworth, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
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