Stranraer Museum

Stranraer Museum is a museum in Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland which is located on George Street. Stranraer Museum is situated nearby to the cemetery Stranraer Old Parish Kirkyard, as well as near Stranraer Community Church.

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Opening hours: Tuesday—Saturday 10:00 AM—12:30 PM and 1:30 PM—4:30 PM
Type: Museum
Description: museum in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Address: 55 George Street, Stranraer, DG9 7RH

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castle of St John and Stranraer railway station.

Castle of St John

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The Castle of St John, also known as Stranraer Castle, is an early 16th-century L-plan tower house in the centre of Stranraer, in Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland. Castle of St John is situated 500 feet east of Stranraer Museum.

Stranraer railway station

Railway station

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Stranraer railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The station is measured 53 miles 77 chains from the former signal box at Castle Douglas and is the terminus of the Glasgow South Western Line. Stranraer railway station is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Stranraer Museum.

Galloway Community Hospital

Hospital

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The Galloway Community Hospital is a small hospital in Stranraer, Galloway, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway. Galloway Community Hospital is situated 2,500 feet southeast of Stranraer Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stranraer and Castle Kennedy.

Stranraer

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Stranraer is a town in Dumfries and Galloway near the tip of southwest Scotland. It's a port with ferries to Northern Ireland, though nowadays these all sail from Cairnryan a few miles north.

Castle Kennedy

Village

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Castle Kennedy is a small village 3 miles east of Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is on the A75 road, and is within the civil parish of Inch. Castle Kennedy is situated 3 miles east of Stranraer Museum.

Leswalt

Village

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Leswalt is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies between Portpatrick and Stranraer in the Rhins of Galloway, part of the traditional county of Wigtownshire. The parish covers around 8 square miles. Leswalt is situated 3 miles northwest of Stranraer Museum.

Stranraer Museum

Categories: local authority museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Dumfries and Galloway, South West, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.90445° or 54° 54′ 16″ north

Longitude

-5.02838° or 5° 1′ 42″ west

Open location code

9C6PWX3C+QJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8942236615

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q21035627

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In Other Languages

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German: “Stranraer Museum”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stranraer Old Parish Kirkyard and Stranraer Community Church.

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