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Museums & Galleries in Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
From local history to serious collections, here\'s what\'s worth your time around Loch Lomond and The Trossachs — think Balloch Steam Slipway, Hill House and Scottish Submarine Centre — with distances and visitor reviews to choose by.
Museums & Galleries
10 mi from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Balloch Steam Slipway
11.5 mi from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Hill House
Charles Rennie Mackintosh's architectural masterpiece turns art into a home.
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12.2 mi from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Scottish Submarine Centre
The Scottish Submarine Centre is a museum in Helensburgh built around a real X-Craft submarine, X51 HMS Stickleback. You can watch the new 360 immersive show, X-CRAFT 'Dive Deep',...
13.2 mi from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Geilston Garden
A magical 200-year-old walled garden by the River Clyde.
14.5 mi from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Hamilton Toy Museum
The Hamilton Toy Museum & Collectors Shop is one of the largest privately owned toy collections in the UK, located in the town of Callander. It showcases 175 years of combined toy...
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16.1 mi from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Greenock Fire Museum & Heritage Centre
This heritage centre occupies the Old Fire Station on Dalrymple Street in Greenock, a Victorian building that lay empty for 52 years before reopening as a museum in 2012. Inside yo...
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16.1 mi from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
McLean Museum and Art Gallery
The McLean Museum and Art Gallery forms part of the Watt Institution in Greenock, alongside the Watt Library and Inverclyde Archives. Named after the renowned inventor James Watt,...
18.1 mi from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Clydebank Museum and Art Gallery
Maritime museum in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
19.8 mi from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Renfrew Museum
Museum in Renfrew, Scotland, United Kingdom
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19.9 mi from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Strachur Smiddy
Strachur Smiddy is a historic 18th-century blacksmith's workshop in Argyll and Bute, dating back to at least 1791 and used as a working smiddy until 1955. Now restored, it operates...
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20.2 mi from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Castle House Museum Dunoon
Castle House Museum sits in a grand historic building right in the heart of Dunoon, telling the story of Cowal from Neolithic settlers through Highland clan battles, Victorian expa...
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20.6 mi from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Victoria Park Fossil Grove
20.8 mi from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Inveraray Jail
Inveraray Jail is a historic attraction in Argyll and Bute where you can explore a Scottish courtroom and old cells, meet costumed characters like the Warder or Matron, and take on...
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20.9 mi from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Auld Kirk Museum
Local museum in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
21.6 mi from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Paisley Museum and Art Galleries
Paisley Museum and Art Galleries is a museum in Paisley, Scotland. It is currently closed for refurbishment and is due to reopen in 2026 only with the title of Paisley Museum. It i... — Wikipedia
21.6 mi from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
The Mackintosh House
21.7 mi from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Weaver's Cottage
Atmospheric cottage and hands-on museum where the traditional weaver's craft comes to life.
21.7 mi from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Sma' Shot Cottages
Museum in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
21.7 mi from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Fairfield Heritage Centre
21.7 mi from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Hunterian Museum
The Hunterian is Scotland's oldest public museum, based at the University of Glasgow since 1807, with collections spanning arts, sciences and humanities. You can explore the exhibi...
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21.8 mi from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Glenlee Visitor Centre
21.8 mi from Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
Riverside Museum
Riverside Museum is Glasgow's technology and transport museum, set at the junction of the Rivers Kelvin and Clyde. Inside you'll find a recreated cobbled street scene with shops, h...
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Lots of UK museums are free with a suggested donation, and paid ones often do annual passes for little more than a day ticket — worth it if you're local or returning.
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