Grampian Transport Museum
Grampian Transport Museum is a transport museum and charitable trust located in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Its exhibits focus on the history of transport in the north east of Scotland and include working and climb-aboard vehicles, static displays, and video presentations.Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Email: info@gtm.org.uk
- Type: Museum
- Description: transport Museum in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Address: Alford, AB33 8AE
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alford Valley Railway and Asloun Castle.
Alford Valley Railway
Museum
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Alford Valley Railway is a 2 ft narrow gauge railway in the Howe of Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is located at what used to be the terminus of the passenger and goods Alford Valley Railway which connected with the Great North of Scotland Railway main line at Kintore. Alford Valley Railway is situated 830 feet southeast of Grampian Transport Museum.
Asloun Castle
Castle
Photo: Richard Paxman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Asloun Castle is the remains of a 16th-century Z-plan castle located 2 miles south-west of Alford, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, of which only one tower survives. Asloun Castle is situated 2½ miles west of Grampian Transport Museum.
Old Keig
Archaeological site
Photo: Andrew Stuart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Keig is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of Grampian Transport Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alford and Bridge of Alford.
Alford
Town
Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alford is a large village in Aberdeenshire, north-east Scotland, lying just south of the River Don. It lies within the Howe of Alford which occupies the middle reaches of the River Don.
Bridge of Alford
Village
Photo: Bryan A Watson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bridge of Alford is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Bridge of Alford is situated near Alford beside the bridge over the River Don. It is on the road towards Strathdon.
Keig
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Keig is a village within the local government area of Aberdeenshire Council in the North East of Scotland and is located within the Marr area of Aberdeenshire three miles from Alford. It lies on the B992 road between Insch and the village of Whitehouse. Keig is situated 3 miles northeast of Grampian Transport Museum.
Grampian Transport Museum
- Categories: transport museum, independent museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.23338° or 57° 14′ 0″ northLongitude
-2.70151° or 2° 42′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C9V67MX+99OpenStreetMap ID
way 110561528OpenStreetMap feature
building=museumOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q5593939
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Main Street, Alford and Grampian Transport Museum.
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