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Dundee

McManus

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If you want to discover more about Dundee’s history, there’s nowhere better than the McManus.

Built as a memorial to Prince Albert in 1867, the building itself is a work of art and it’s packed to the rafters with exhibitions. Best of all, it’s entirely free to wander around. You can explore from the area’s Neolithic origins to its Pictish past and onto the industrial heritage that can still be seen today. For art, the Victoria Gallery holds some of the finest paintings in Dundee’s collection.

Close byDaisy TaskerThe restaurant of Hotel Indigo in Dundee's Lower Dens Mill, named for a mill girl, with its bar Eighteen22 next door.3 min by roadSee itDuck leg with a rich sauce at Daisy Tasker.
Close by
  1. A plate of food at the Bach, Dundee.The BachA New Zealand-run brunch café in Albert Square, Dundee, cooking over fire, with good coffee and Scottish craft beer.Under a mile1 min by road
  2. The McManus Art Gallery and MuseumThe McManus Art Gallery and MuseumDundee's art gallery and museum in a Gothic memorial to Prince Albert, with eight galleries and 400 million years of history; free.Under a mile1 min by road
  3. The bronze Oor Wullie on the wall outside the McManus, pea shooter raised.Oor Wullie StatueA bronze Oor Wullie on a wall outside the McManus in Dundee, aiming his pea shooter at Robert Burns.Under a mile1 min by road
  4. Gravestones and an obelisk monument among trees beside sandstone buildingsThe HowffDundee's old town graveyard on Meadowside, gifted by Mary, Queen of Scots in 1564, crowded with carved stones.Under a mile1 min by road
  5. Five bronze penguins on the low wall outside the Steeple Church on the Nethergate, Dundee.The March of the PenguinsFive bronze penguins by Angela Hunter on the Steeple Church wall, dressed up for the city's big days.Under a mile2 min by road
Directions
Duck leg with a rich sauce at Daisy Tasker.RestaurantsDaisy Tasker0.7 miles
Desperate Dan statue with Minnie the Minx figures in Dundee city squareAttractionsThe Desperate Dan & Minnie the Minx Statues0.8 miles
Sandstone tenement building with green-fronted corner pub belowRestaurantsBird & Bear0.8 miles
Wee Mexico takeaway with blue doors beneath a pink bay-window townhouseRestaurantsWee Mexico0.8 miles
Wooden shelves display rows of spectacles beneath vintage cameras on topShoppingLand O'Spex0.8 miles
A sandstone building carries a sign reading 'Verdant Works' on a dark green gate, seen through overhanging tree branches beside a cobbled lane.AttractionsVerdant Works0.8 miles
Fisher and Donaldson's pink shopfront with chocolaterie and patisserie signs.AttractionsFisher & Donaldson, Dundee0.9 miles
A building lettered "DCA, Dundee Contemporary Arts" displays a colourful abstract mural beside its glazed entrance, a sign listing galleries, cinema and cafe bar.AttractionsDundee Contemporary Arts0.9 miles
The tiered, ribbed concrete walls of a modern museum building curve toward a domed glasshouse and a ship's mast visible along the waterfront.AttractionsV&A Dundee0.9 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near McManus, and when each is next free.

The black timber cabin's exterior, with a chimney above the roofline and a freestanding bath standing on the decking below.Airdit
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Dundee
  • 6 miles from McManus
Free 25–27 OctGuests raise wine glasses at a long candlelit table in a stone barnGuardswell Farm
  • Sleeps 10
  • In Inchture
  • 10 miles from McManus
Check datesThe long timber-clad side of the house runs under a slate roof with solar panels, white chairs on the terrace and a clear blue sky.The Glasshouse
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Dundee
  • 12 miles from McManus
Free 19–22 OctTwo arched glazed doors in a stone wall open onto a paved patio, a rattan table with daffodils and mugs to the right.The Arches
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Dundee
  • 12 miles from McManus
Free 24–26 OctPlaces to stayEvery stay in DundeeAll our places to stay nearby, to search by date and by who is coming.See them all
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