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Scottish Fisheries Museum
Attractions in Anstruther

Anstruther to see, Scottish Fisheries Museum first

Anstruther and its surroundings hold 4 museums, 2 art galleries and 2 castles. There are 2 places to visit inside Anstruther’s locality, and 9 more within 5 km of its edge. Our list counts one place looked after by the National Trust for Scotland. Walking distance covers 2 of the places on the list, all within 1 km of the middle. The trip to Tantallon Castle is 19 km.

Photo: Scottish Fisheries Museum, James Allan (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Anstruther
2
inside the locality
Within 5 km
9
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
6
in or near town
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust for Scotland, Historic Environment Scotland and others
Best known

What Anstruther is known for

Scottish Fisheries Museum aside, the next best known are 2 castles, an art gallery and a historic house.

MuseumScottish Fisheries Museumin townArt galleryArt galleryGallery 495in townCastle · National Trust for ScotlandKellie Castle4.4 km outside town, to the westHistoric houseBalcaskie House3.5 km outside town, to the westCastleNewark Castle4.5 km outside town, to the southwestFortScotland's Secret Bunker4.4 km outside town, to the north

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Plotted on the map

Bowhouse Art Gallery marks the outer edge, 5.9 km away.

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The dashed line is Anstruther’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022

By kind

Kinds of place

Museums or galleries lead the count with 6; 4 are castles or historic places.

Museums & galleries 4 museums · 2 art galleries2 in town · 4 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 castles · 1 historic house · 1 fort0 in town · 4 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Anstruther. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

1 place is cared for by the National Trust for Scotland (Kellie Castle).

Every place

Everything on the list

After the 2 in town come 9 more within 5 km of its edge.

The 2 inside Anstruther 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.

214 listed buildings are on Anstruther’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Anstruther →

Big names nearby

Day trips

Tantallon Castle, at 19 km, heads the 12 day trips.

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandTantallon Castle19 km south · 31K visitors a year (2009)Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandSt Andrews Castle14 km northwestCastle · National Trust for ScotlandFalkland Palace Gardens32 km westCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandDirleton Castle21 km southHistoric shipHistoric shipRRS Discovery31 km northwestCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandBroughty Castle29 km northCathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee31 km northwestCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandClaypotts Castle30 km northwestCastleDunbar Castle27 km southeastCathedralSt Paul's Cathedral, Dundee31 km northwestMuseumR&A World Golf Museum15 km northwestMuseumV&A Dundee31 km northwest

Places well known beyond Anstruther (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.

Planning a visit to Anstruther

What are the main attractions in Anstruther?

The best known inside Anstruther’s locality are Scottish Fisheries Museum and Gallery 495. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 9 more within 5 km.

Does Anstruther have a museum?

6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Anstruther: Scottish Fisheries Museum, Gallery 495, Crail Museum and Heritage Centre and St Monans Camera Museum.

Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Anstruther?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Anstruther, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust for Scotland (Kellie Castle).

What are the best-known days out near Anstruther?

Within 40 km: Tantallon Castle (19 km), St Andrews Castle (14 km), Falkland Palace Gardens (32 km), Dirleton Castle (21 km).

Where are Anstruther’s historic buildings listed?

Anstruther has 214 listed buildings, 5 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 Anstruther 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).

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