Discovery Point
RRS Discovery is a barque-rigged auxiliary steamship built in Dundee, Scotland for Antarctic research. Launched in 1901, she was the last traditional wooden three-masted ship to be built in the United Kingdom.Photo: Drkirstyross, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
April 1st—October 31st: Monday—Saturday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM; Sunday 11:00 AM—6:00 PM
November 1st—March 31st: Monday—Saturday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM; Sunday 11:00 AM—5:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Discovery Point, Dundee” and “RRS Discovery#Discovery Point, Dundee”
- Address: Discovery Quay, Dundee, DD1 4XA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include RRS Discovery and Dundee railway station.
RRS Discovery
RRS Discovery is a barque-rigged auxiliary steamship built in Dundee, Scotland for Antarctic research. Launched in 1901, she was the last traditional wooden three-masted ship to be built in the United Kingdom.Dundee railway station
Railway station
Photo: Laerol, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dundee railway station serves the city of Dundee on the east coast of Scotland. It is situated on the northern, non-electrified section of the East Coast Main Line, 59+1⁄4 miles northeast of Edinburgh.
V&A Dundee
Museum
Photo: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
V&A Dundee is a design museum in Dundee, Scotland, which opened on 15 September 2018. The V&A Dundee is the first design museum in Scotland and the first Victoria and Albert museum outside London. V&A Dundee is situated 430 feet northeast of Discovery Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dundee and Dundee city centre.
Dundee
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dundee is an industrial city and port, historically part of Angus county in northeast Scotland. It stands on the north bank of the River Tay, which here broadens out into the North Sea, and in 2022 had a population of 148,000.
Dundee city centre
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Until the Industrial Revolution, the current City Centre represented the full extent of the City of Dundee, Scotland. Now roughly encircled by the A991 dual carriageway, the city centre is now the main shopping and commercial district.
Blackness
Suburb
Photo: Dan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackness is an area of the city of Dundee. Broadly, Blackness is located to the north of the city's West End and is centred on the Blackness Road, where a number of small, local shops are located.
Discovery Point
- Categories: independent museum, building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
- Location: Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.45666° or 56° 27′ 24″ northLongitude
-2.96872° or 2° 58′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C8VF24J+MGOpenStreetMap ID
way 24850025OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q113460542
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