Cumbernauld Museum is Cumbernauld’s place to visit
4 of the 7 places to visit in and around Cumbernauld are castles or historic places. We list one place to visit inside Cumbernauld’s locality and 6 within 5 km of its edge. Stirling Castle is worth a day, 20 km from the centre.
Top of the list in Cumbernauld
Cumbernauld Museum aside, the next best known are 2 castles, 2 museums and a fort.
FortAntonine Wall2.5 km outside town, to the northwest
CastleCastlecary Castle100 m outside town, to the northeast
CastleBedlay Castle2.9 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumColzium Museum2.7 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumKilsyth Museum2.6 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
Head northwest for most of the 6 just outside.
The dashed line is Cumbernauld’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The kinds on offer
Castles or historic places lead the count with 4; 3 are museums or galleries.
Green: inside Cumbernauld. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
After the one in town come 6 more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Cumbernauld comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
34 listed buildings and 5 scheduled monuments are on Cumbernauld’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cumbernauld →
Further afield: the best known within 40 km
First of the 12 big names within reach is Stirling Castle, 20 km away.
Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum21 km southwest · 1M visitors a year
CathedralGlasgow Cathedral18 km southwest
MuseumGlasgow School of Art19 km southwest
Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum22 km southwest · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)
PalaceLinlithgow Palace25 km east
Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art19 km southwest · 596K visitors a year
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral19 km southwest
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDumbarton Castle36 km west
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBothwell Castle17 km south
MuseumPeople's Palace19 km southwest · 290K visitors a year
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins)36 km eastPlaces well known beyond Cumbernauld (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.
Visiting Cumbernauld: the answers
What are the main attractions in Cumbernauld?
The place to visit inside Cumbernauld’s locality is Cumbernauld Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 6 more within 5 km.
Does Cumbernauld have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Cumbernauld: Cumbernauld Museum, Colzium Museum and Kilsyth Museum.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Cumbernauld?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Stirling Castle (Historic Environment Scotland), 20 km north.
What are the best-known days out near Cumbernauld?
Within 40 km: Stirling Castle (20 km), Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (21 km), Glasgow Cathedral (18 km), Glasgow School of Art (19 km).
Where are Cumbernauld’s historic buildings listed?
Cumbernauld has 34 listed buildings, 2 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 Cumbernauld 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 (14)
- Antonine Wall: Chris Wimbush, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castlecary Castle: carrickstone emily, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bedlay Castle: Drawn by User:Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow Cathedral: Bewahrerderwerte, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow School of Art: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Riverside Museum: Cutkiller2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Linlithgow Palace: Alex Sanz, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Dumbarton Castle: Otter, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bothwell Castle: James Mérigot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- People's Palace: Emmi Hakka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins): Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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