Melrose Abbey

The abbey grounds, cloister and museum are open to visitors. Due to access restrictions in place as a precautionary measure while we undertake high level masonry inspections, there is currently no visitor access to the abbey church. 29 Mar Apr to 30 Sept: Daily, 9.30am to 5pm (last entry 4.30pm) 1 Oct to 28 Mar: Daily, 10am to 4pm (last entry 3.30pm) Trace the lives and beliefs of medieval monks in one of Scotland's largest and richest medieval abbeys. You will find remarkable sculptures of saints, demons and the famous bagpipe - playing pig. The treasures displayed in the museum include medieval spectacles, a scribe's inkwell and a carved Green Man. The Cistercian monks and their lay brothers created an influential spiritual centre and a wealthy business around the abbey. King Alexander II and the mummified heart of Robert the Bruce are buried here.