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Staybridge Suites Dundee

★★★

2.26 km away from here

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9.2

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Hotel Indigo Dundee

★★★★

2.27 km away from here

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8.4

$68.31 per nightSelect

Top Activities Near Mains Castle

Attractions Near Mains Castle

Baxter Park

1.72 km away from here

Baxter Park is one of Dundee's many parks and it is fair to say that it is perhaps one of the best tended to as its always a beautiful and clean space. The 38 acre park donated to the citizens of Dundee by Sir David Baxter and his two sisters Mary Ann and Eleanor and was constructed over two areas of ground, the lower Park being a field and the upper, a disused quarry, which was filled in for use as a part of the construction.

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Dundee Museum of Transport

2.19 km away from here

The Dundee Museum of Transport, located in Dundee, Scotland is a self-sustaining Scottish Charitable Organisation. The museum has a collection of historical items covering transport in Dundee and across Scotland. The museum offers four halls of artefacts from buses and trams used on local routes, motorbikes, pushbikes and cars from throughout the centuries and models of different ships and trains. There is also a gift shop and a café.

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Olympia

2.42 km away from here

Olympia is Dundee's state-of-the-art swimming and leisure centre. You can try out the flumes with their special effect lighting, the Cannonball with its 3.8m drop into the water and then ride the Rapid River. Plus, with the 50m pool for those looking for a relaxing swim, the toddler pool with its fun interactive features, fully equipped fitness studio and cafe.

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Dundee Law

2.6 km away from here

Dundee Law is a hill in the centre of Dundee, Scotland, and is the highest point in the city. The Law is what remains of a volcanic sill, which is the result of volcanic activity around 400 million years ago. With a large war memorial at its summit, it is the most prominent feature on the local skyline. Archaeological evidence of burials suggest that the Law may have been used by human settlers 3500 years ago. During the Iron Age it was the site of a Pictish settlement.

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HMS Unicorn

2.67 km away from here

Originally constructed as a 46-gun frigate at Chatham Royal Dockyard, Unicorn arrived in Dundee in 1873 as a training ship for the Royal Naval Reserves – a role she carried out until the 1960s. She is the oldest ship in Scotland, one of the six oldest ships in the world, and one of the last intact warships from the age of sail.

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The McManus Art Gallery & Museum

2.69 km away from here

The McManus is a magnificent Victorian, Gothic building where art, history and the environment combine to offer a fascinating insight into Dundee. It is home to Dundee's main collection spanning 400 million years and has been at the heart of art and culture in the City since 1867. The building houses a museum and art gallery with a collection of fine and decorative art as well as a natural history collection. It is protected as a Category A listed building.

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Dundee

Dundee is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was 148,280, giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or 6,420/sq mi, the second-highest in Scotland. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea. Under the name of Dundee City, it forms one of the 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland.

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