Clydebank Museum and Art Gallery
Maritime museum in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Attractions in Faifley
Photo: Clydebank Museum and Art Gallery, Darrin Antrobus (CC BY-SA 2.0)A museum just outside Faifley: Clydebank Museum and Art Gallery
Of the 5 places to visit in and around Faifley, 3 are museums or galleries. Faifley itself has none of them. Beyond the town, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum sits 9.3 km away.
In Faifley
0
inside the locality
Within 5 km
5
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Best known
Where to start near Faifley
After Clydebank Museum and Art Gallery, look out for 2 art galleries and 2 attractions.
MuseumClydebank Museum and Art Gallery2.7 km outside town, to the southArt galleryArt galleryThe Lillie Art Gallery4.4 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionAuchentoshan Distillery2.1 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionTitan Crane3.1 km outside town, to the southArt galleryArt galleryWoodland Art Gallery4.7 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.
The map
Where they are
Of the 5 nearby, most are to the south.
The dashed line is Faifley’s locality; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
By kind
The list by type
There are more museums or galleries (3) than anything else, then other attractions (2).
Museums & galleries 2 art galleries · 1 museum0 in town · 3 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby
Green: inside Faifley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place
Everything to see
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 5 places in all.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Big names nearby
Within a day
The pick of the 12 is Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, 9.3 km off.
Big drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum9.3 km southeast · 1M visitors a year
FortAntonine Wall21 km east
Big drawMuseumRiverside Museum9 km southeast · 1.1M visitors a year (2015)
MuseumGlasgow School of Art11 km southeast
Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandDumbarton Castle11 km west
CathedralGlasgow Cathedral12 km southeast
Big drawArt galleryGallery of Modern Art12 km southeast · 596K visitors a yearCastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandStirling Castle35 km northeast
CathedralSt Andrew's Cathedral12 km southeast
GardenGlasgow Botanic Gardens8.4 km southeastCathedralCathedralSt Mary's Cathedral9.6 km southeast
CathedralSt Mirin's Cathedral9.2 km southPlaces well known beyond Faifley (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.
Practical questions about Faifley
What is there to see near Faifley?
No attraction is mapped inside Faifley itself. Within 5 km of it are Clydebank Museum and Art Gallery, The Lillie Art Gallery, Auchentoshan Distillery and Titan Crane.
Does Faifley have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Faifley: Clydebank Museum and Art Gallery, The Lillie Art Gallery and Woodland Art Gallery.
Is there a National Trust for Scotland or Historic Environment Scotland property near Faifley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Dumbarton Castle (Historic Environment Scotland), 11 km west.
What are the best-known days out near Faifley?
Within 40 km: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum (9.3 km), Antonine Wall (21 km), Riverside Museum (9 km), Glasgow School of Art (11 km).
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 Faifley 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 (11)
- Clydebank Museum and Art Gallery: Darrin Antrobus, 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
- Antonine Wall: Chris Wimbush, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Riverside Museum: Cutkiller2018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow School of Art: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dumbarton Castle: Otter, CC BY 3.0, 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 Andrew's Cathedral: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glasgow Botanic Gardens: Finlay McWalter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mirin's Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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