Largs Museum: Largs’ one place to visit
Only one place to visit is inside Largs’ locality, but 9 more are within 5 km of its edge. There are 5 museums, 4 castles and a cathedral to choose from. Make a day of it at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, 37 km away.
Leading places in Largs
Alongside Largs Museum you find 4 castles and a cathedral.
CathedralCathedral of The Isles4.4 km outside town, to the southwest
CastleKelburn Castle800 m outside town, to the south
CastleKnock Castle1.2 km outside town, to the north
CastleSkelmorlie Castle4 km outside town, to the north
CastleFairlie Castle2.2 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Around Largs, mapped
The map stretches to Museum of the Cumbraes, 6.3 km away.
The dashed line is Largs’ locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The kinds on offer
Museums or galleries are the biggest group (5), then castles or historic places (5).
Green: inside Largs. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Everything on the list
The town has one; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 9 more.
The one inside Largs comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
49 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Largs’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Largs →
Beyond Largs
Of the 12 day trips, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (37 km) is the best known.
Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum37 km east · 1M visitors a year
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDumbarton Castle24 km northeast
Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum36 km east · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)
CastleRothesay Castle13 km west
MuseumGlasgow School of Art38 km east
Historic houseMount Stuart House9.8 km west
Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art39 km east · 596K visitors a year
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral39 km east
CathedralSt Mirin's Cathedral29 km east
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandNewark Castle19 km northeastGardenGarden · National Trust for ScotlandHill House26 km north
MuseumPeople's Palace40 km east · 290K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Largs (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.
Largs: questions and answers
What are the main attractions in Largs?
The place to visit inside Largs’ locality is Largs Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 9 more within 5 km.
Does Largs have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Largs: Largs Museum, Kelburn Museum, Skelmorlie Secret Bunker Museum and Museum of the Cumbraes.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Largs?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dumbarton Castle (Historic Environment Scotland), 24 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Largs?
Within 40 km: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (37 km), Dumbarton Castle (24 km), Riverside Museum (36 km), Rothesay Castle (13 km).
Where are Largs’ historic buildings listed?
Largs has 49 listed buildings, 4 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 Largs 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 (16)
- Cathedral of The Isles: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelburn Castle: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knock Castle: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Skelmorlie Castle: McGibbon & Ross, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fairlie Castle: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Rothesay Castle: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow School of Art: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Stuart House: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gallery of Modern Art: BrainiacBlink, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Andrew's Cathedral: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mirin's Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Newark Castle: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- People's Palace: Emmi Hakka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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