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Attractions in Whitburn

The one place to visit in Whitburn is Whitburn Community Museum

3 of the 5 places to visit in and around Whitburn are museums or galleries. The locality itself has one place on our list; 4 others are within 5 km of its edge. Antonine Wall, 26 km away, is the best-known day out.

Photo: Antonine Wall, Chris Wimbush (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Whitburn
1
inside the locality
Within 5 km
4
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known

The first to see in Whitburn

Along with Whitburn Community Museum, see 2 museums, a zoo and a historic site.

MuseumMuseumWhitburn Community Museumin townMuseumMuseumBennie Museum4 km outside town, to the northeastZooZooScottish Owl Centre500 m outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumBlackridge Museum3.8 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric siteHistoric siteDardanelles500 m 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

The places, mapped

Head west for most of the 4 just outside.

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

By kind

What is on offer

Museums or galleries lead the count with 3 of 5.

Museums & galleries 3 museums1 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic site0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby

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

Every place

The list in full

It starts in town with one place and goes on to 4 within 5 km of its edge.

The one inside Whitburn comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

2 listed buildings are on Whitburn’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Whitburn →

Big names nearby

Big names nearby

Antonine Wall, at 26 km, heads the 12.

FortAntonine Wall26 km northwestCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandEdinburgh Castle32 km eastPalaceLinlithgow Palace14 km northeastBig drawArt galleryNational Gallery32 km east · 661K visitors a year (2021)CastleCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandStirling Castle33 km northwestHistoric housePalace of Holyroodhouse34 km eastBig drawMuseumKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum38 km west · 1M visitors a yearMuseumNational Museum of Scotland33 km eastCathedralSt Giles' Cathedral33 km eastCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandDunfermline Palace & Abbey (ruins)27 km northeastCastle · Historic Environment ScotlandBlackness Castle19 km northeastArt galleryScottish National Portrait Gallery33 km east · 313K visitors a year (2015)

Places well known beyond Whitburn (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 Whitburn: questions

What are the main attractions in Whitburn?

The place to visit inside Whitburn’s locality is Whitburn Community Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 4 more within 5 km.

Does Whitburn have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Whitburn: Whitburn Community Museum, Bennie Museum and Blackridge Museum.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Edinburgh Castle (Historic Environment Scotland), 32 km east.

What are the best-known days out near Whitburn?

Within 40 km: Antonine Wall (26 km), Edinburgh Castle (32 km), Linlithgow Palace (14 km), National Gallery (32 km).

Where are Whitburn’s historic buildings listed?

Whitburn has 2 listed buildings, 1 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 Whitburn 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).

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