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Arran16 hours ago

Arran keeps its history in an old croft and smiddy at Rosaburn, just north of Brodick.

Arran Heritage Museum is at Rosaburn, just north of Brodick on the Isle of Arran, in buildings that were once a croft and a smiddy, or smithy. It was founded in 1976 and opened its doors in 1979, and it keeps the history of the island. Café Rosaburn is on the same site.

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Museum of the day15 hours ago

Whitelee Windfarm Visitor Centre.

Glasgow.

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From our collectionsA collection13 hours agoGlasgowSt Mungo Museum of Religious Life and ArtDumfries and GallowayStranraer MuseumAngusMeffan Museum & Art GalleryDundeeThe McManus Art Gallery and MuseumGlasgowHunterian Museum and Art GalleryGlasgowKelvingrove Art Gallery and MuseumDumfries and GallowayDumfries Museum and Camera ObscuraInvernessInverness Museum and Art GalleryLothianDunbar Town House Museum & GalleryStirlingshireThe Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum

Scotland's Best Art Galleries

Scotland's galleries hold everything from medieval altarpieces to work finished this year, and most of them won't cost you a penny to walk into. From the great national collections to smaller rooms worth seeking out, these are our favourites.

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Sunset 18:0211 hours ago

Golden hour at The Black Watch Castle & Museum.

The museum of Scotland's oldest Highland regiment, in Balhousie Castle beside the North Inch in Perth, open every day with a cafe and shop.

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Free10 hours agoScottish BordersLochcarron Visitor CentreAttractionAberdeenshirePeterhead Prison MuseumAttractionPerthshirePitlochry Dam Visitor CentreAttractionGlencoeGlencoe Visitor CentreAttractionAberdeenshireGlenesk Folk MuseumAttractionWester RossGairloch MuseumAttraction

Free to visit.

Beaches, waterfalls, viewpoints and stones: nothing to pay and nobody to ask.

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Newly discovered8 hours agoAberdeenshireThe Maggie Law Maritime MuseumAttractionAberdeenshireAlford Heritage MuseumAttractionAberdeenshireTurriff Museum and Heritage CentreAttractionAberdeenshireJohnshaven Heritage MuseumAttractionAberdeenshireGarioch Heritage CentreAttractionAberdeenshireMaud Railway MuseumAttraction

Some good places to go, newly added to the site.

From Aberdeenshire.

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Lunch6 hours agoScottish BordersThe Capon Tree Town House100 yardsScottish BordersSimply Scottish200 yardsScottish BordersAbbey Bridge Coffee House & Pizzeria400 yards

Lunch near Mary Queen of Scots Visitor Centre.

The three closest tables: The Capon Tree Town House, Simply Scottish and Abbey Bridge Coffee House & Pizzeria.

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Autumn3 hours ago

What Glencoe Visitor Centre looks like in autumn.

The National Trust for Scotland's timber visitor centre in Glencoe, with a giant 3D map of the glen, an exhibition, a cafe and a reconstructed turf house.

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Region of the day1 hour agoAngusTayside Police MuseumAttractionAngusSignal Tower MuseumAttractionAngusMeffan Museum & Art GalleryAttractionAngusMontrose Air Station MuseumAttractionAngusSt Vigeans MuseumAttraction

Museums in Angus.

Somewhere in Angus every day, so the whole country comes round in turn.

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StayJust nowDumfries and GallowayWren's Nest4.5 milesDumfries and GallowayRose Blair Lodge4.5 milesDumfries and GallowayHeritage Coachman Lodge4.5 miles

Stay near Stranraer Museum.

The three good places closest to it: Wren's Nest, Rose Blair Lodge and Heritage Coachman Lodge.

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Somewhere to goJust now

Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Ayrshire.

The National Trust for Scotland's museum of Robert Burns in Alloway, with more than 5,000 artefacts including his manuscripts, and a café.

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