A museum to see in Beith: Townhouse on Eglinton Street
A day out from Beith leads to Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, 25 km away. There is one place to visit inside Beith’s locality, plus one within 5 km of its edge. The commonest are a museum and a castle.
Where to start in Beith
Beyond Townhouse on Eglinton Street, there is a castle.
Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Beith, mapped
At the edge of the map sits Barr Castle, 4.3 km out.
The dashed line is Beith’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Which kinds
The list holds a museum and a castle.
Green: inside Beith. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything to see
First the one in town, then another within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Beith comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
66 listed buildings are on Beith’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Beith →
Big names nearby
Out of town, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (25 km) leads 12 names to know.
Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum25 km northeast · 1M visitors a year
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDumbarton Castle21 km north
Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum24 km northeast · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)
MuseumGlasgow School of Art27 km northeast
CathedralGlasgow Cathedral28 km northeast
Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art27 km northeast · 596K visitors a year
CathedralSt Mirin's Cathedral17 km northeast
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral27 km northeast
CathedralCathedral of The Isles18 km west
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandCrookston Castle20 km northeast
MuseumPeople's Palace27 km northeast · 290K visitors a yearCathedralCathedralSt Mary's Cathedral26 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Beith (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.
Seeing Beith: your questions
What are the main attractions in Beith?
The place to visit inside Beith’s locality is Townhouse on Eglinton Street. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 1 more within 5 km.
Does Beith have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Beith: Townhouse on Eglinton Street.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Beith?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dumbarton Castle (Historic Environment Scotland), 21 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Beith?
Within 40 km: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (25 km), Dumbarton Castle (21 km), Riverside Museum (24 km), Glasgow School of Art (27 km).
Where are Beith’s historic buildings listed?
Beith has 66 listed buildings. 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 Beith 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)
- Barr Castle: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dumbarton Castle: Otter, CC BY 3.0, 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
- St Andrew's Cathedral: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of The Isles: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crookston Castle: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- People's Palace: Emmi Hakka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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