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Halliwell's House Museum & Robson Gallery
Attractions in Selkirk

Seeing Selkirk? Begin at Halliwell's House Museum & Robson Gallery

Most of what there is to see is castles or historic places: 3 of 5. The locality itself has 2 places on our list; 3 others are within 5 km of its edge. 2 of them are within 1 km of the middle of town. At 6.7 km, Abbotsford House is worth the journey.

Photo: Halliwell's House Museum & Robson Gallery, Victuallers (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Selkirk
2
inside the locality
Within 5 km
3
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known

Highlights of Selkirk

Once you have seen Halliwell's House Museum & Robson Gallery, try 2 castles, a museum and a historic house.

MuseumHalliwell's House Museum & Robson Galleryin townMuseumSir Walter Scottʼs Courtroomin townHistoric houseBowhill House2.9 km outside town, to the westCastleAikwood Tower4.1 km outside town, to the southwestCastleNewark Castle3.5 km outside town, to the west

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

Map of the places

To the west is where most of the 3 lie.

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

By kind

Kind by kind

Ahead are castles or historic places (3); next, museums or galleries (2).

Museums & galleries 2 museums2 in town
Castles & historic places 2 castles · 1 historic house0 in town · 3 nearby

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

Every place

Everything to see

2 in town lead, with 3 more within 5 km of its edge after them.

The 2 inside Selkirk 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.

118 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Selkirk’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Selkirk →

Big names nearby

Around the region

Abbotsford House (6.7 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.

Historic houseAbbotsford House6.7 km northeastAbbey or priory · National Trust for ScotlandMelrose Abbey9.5 km northeastCastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandSmailholm Tower18 km eastAbbey or prioryAbbey or priory · Historic Environment ScotlandDryburgh Abbey12 km eastAbbey or prioryJedburgh Abbey20 km southeastCastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandHermitage Castle33 km southAbbey or priory · Historic Environment ScotlandKelso Abbey26 km eastCastleTraquair House Maze16 km northwestGarden · National Trust for ScotlandHarmony Garden9.4 km northeastHistoric houseFloors Castle25 km eastCastleCastleThirlestane Castle20 km northCastleBorthwick Castle33 km north

Places well known beyond Selkirk (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.

Selkirk: questions and answers

What are the main attractions in Selkirk?

The best known inside Selkirk’s locality are Halliwell's House Museum & Robson Gallery and Sir Walter Scottʼs Courtroom. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 3 more within 5 km.

Does Selkirk have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Selkirk: Halliwell's House Museum & Robson Gallery and Sir Walter Scottʼs Courtroom.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Melrose Abbey (National Trust for Scotland), 9.5 km northeast.

What are the best-known days out near Selkirk?

Within 40 km: Abbotsford House (6.7 km), Melrose Abbey (9.5 km), Smailholm Tower (18 km), Dryburgh Abbey (12 km).

Where are Selkirk’s historic buildings listed?

Selkirk has 118 listed buildings, 3 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 Selkirk 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 (13)

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