Best of Scottish Lowlands
The 20 best museums in Scottish Lowlands
Our curated top 20 museums in Scottish Lowlands, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 165 museums see the full museums index for Scottish Lowlands.
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Durham Museum
Durham Museum (previously Durham Museum and Heritage Centre) was a museum in Durham, England. It detailed the history of the City of Durham from medieval times to the present day. The museum was locat
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borders of the Roman Empire
borders of the Roman Empire — world heritage site (limes in Germany and UK).
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Brougham, Cumbria
Brougham is a small village (or more properly a collection of hamlets) and civil parish on the outskirts of Penrith in the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area in Cumbria, England. Accordi
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Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, officially known as Tullie since July 2024, is a museum in Carlisle, England. Opened by the Carlisle Corporation in 1893, the original building is a converted Jaco
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Carlisle Lake District Airport
Carlisle Lake District Airport (IATA: CAX, ICAO: EGNC) is a small airport located 6 miles (10 km) north-east of Carlisle, England on a plain near the River Irthing. Originally opened as an RAF base in
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Cockermouth
Cockermouth is a market town and civil parish in the Cumberland unitary authority area of Cumbria, England. The name refers to the town's position by the confluence of the River Cocker into the River
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Aspatria
Aspatria is a town and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England. The town rests on the north side of the Ellen Valley, overlooking a panoramic view of the countryside, with Skiddaw to the South a
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Borough of Hartlepool
The Borough of Hartlepool is a unitary authority area with borough status in County Durham, England. Hartlepool Borough Council became a unitary authority in 1996; it is independent from Durham County
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Brampton, Cumberland
Brampton is a market town and civil parish in the Cumberland unitary authority area of Cumbria, England. It is 9 miles (14 km) east of Carlisle and 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Hadrian's Wall. Historical
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Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum
Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum — aviation museum in Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Cars of the Stars Motor Museum
The Cars of the Stars Motor Museum was in the English town of Keswick, Cumbria, and owned a collection of celebrity television and film vehicles. The museum opened in 1989 and closed in 2011. The sist
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Wordsworth House and Garden
Wordsworth House and Garden — a Grade I-listed museum in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
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Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens
Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens — An arts and heritage venue with a year-round calendar of events and exhibitions.
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John Paul Jones Cottage Museum
John Paul Jones Cottage Museum — museum in Arbigland, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Durham University, Oriental Museum
Durham University, Oriental Museum — museum in England, United Kingdom.
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