Best places: Local history museums in New Lanark

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Ulster Folk Museum
Open air museum
19th-century buildings, with recreators in period dress, plus festivals, courses and workshops.
4.70 (2K reviews) (~170.67 km from centre)
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Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre
Heritage museum
👍👍 19/5/23. Thank you very much for a very interesting and informative visit. We apologise for holding you all back. Dave was very helpful and knowledgeable. The exhibits are amazing. It was definitely worth the entrance fee. Mostly flat area, Disabled friendly. My wife and I would highly recommend a v...
4.70 (525 reviews) (~143.58 km from centre)
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Newcastle Castle
Castle
Stone fortress & former prison, built from 1168 to 1178, with views over the city & river.
4.50 (2.6K reviews) (~157.57 km from centre)
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Queen Street Mill Textile Museum
Museum
👍👍 For £3 the Queen Street Mill Textile Museum is a must visit place especially if you have children. This place is the only steam powered weaving mill left in the world and is so interesting for young and old alike, I believe the mill is in threat of closure, so, please do not allow this place to clos...
4.80 (186 reviews) (~229.7 km from centre)
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Museum on the Mound
Museum
Museum tracing the design and history of money, with exhibits including Scotland's oldest banknote.
4.50 (672 reviews) (~48.65 km from centre)
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Helmshore Mills Textile Museum
Local history museum
👍👍 We had a lovely afternoon here with an interactive exhibition on both cotton and wool. There is a rich and deep history recorded here and it is fascinating for locals as well as textile enthusiasts. The tour is fab, the machines still work and the staff as super knowledgable and friendly. I'll defi...
4.70 (226 reviews) (~238.35 km from centre)
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People's Palace
History museum
Exhibits describing Glasgow's industrial past & the local vernacular, plus an on-site cafe.
4.40 (3.4K reviews) (~35.33 km from centre)
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Museum of Edinburgh
Local history museum
Reproductions of the city's social and industrial history in a cluster of fine historic buildings.
4.40 (2.7K reviews) (~49.39 km from centre)
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Kelvin Hall Open Collections
Museum
National Library digital & moving image archives, plus varied museum exhibits in a 1926 building.
4.50 (518 reviews) (~39.34 km from centre)
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The People's Story Museum
Local history museum
The 16th-century Tolbooth houses a social history museum tracing city life since the late 1700s.
4.40 (553 reviews) (~49.38 km from centre)
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Keswick Museum
Museum
Charming museum featuring an offbeat collection, including Napoleon's teacup & other oddities.
4.40 (447 reviews) (~124.94 km from centre)
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Inverness Castle
Castle
This 1800s red sandstone castle overlooks the cliffs & offers lush grounds open to the public.
4.10 (4.3K reviews) (~203.38 km from centre)
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Lindisfarne Heritage Centre
Local history museum
Nature exhibitions, plus a replica of the Lindisfarne Gospels, a book dating from the 8th century.
4.40 (167 reviews) (~124.16 km from centre)
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John Knox House
Local history museum
Puritan reformer's home dating from 1470 now hosting storytelling tours and historic exhibits.
4.20 (379 reviews) (~49.07 km from centre)
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Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries
Museum
👍👍 My favourite library. I have visited so many libraries in my lifetime and I cannot seem to find a better one than this. The staff are lovely, building is fantastic and there is a very wide range of books. I love that the childrens' section is in a separate area to the main library as it makes studyi...
4.60 (94 reviews) (~49.42 km from centre)
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Stewartry Museum
Local history museum
Free museum open since 1893 displaying regional artefacts, archives & photography.
4.60 (83 reviews) (~93.69 km from centre)
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Lakeland Museum
Local history museum
Museum devoted to the region's industrial history, with a period-furnished farmer's Victorian home.
4.40 (77 reviews) (~163.09 km from centre)
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Old Gala House
Local history museum
😐 The grounds are lovely great to sit in eating peace watching fountain. Inside is alot of steps so sadly I couldn't go up to see all there was a chair but it was to much for me to do a chair at 39 I'm still dealing with my mobility issues. The man working there .made me uncomfortable on arrival a h...
4.40 (75 reviews) (~61.31 km from centre)
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Auld Kirk Museum
Local history museum
👍 Good little museum with good information about the towns past and connections to the Romans.
4.50 (45 reviews) (~38.81 km from centre)
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Maryhill Burgh Halls
Museum
Restored Victorian building, community & events space with an on-site museum & cafe
$ $$$
4.50 (40 reviews) (~40.65 km from centre)
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