The Robert Burns Birthplace Museum

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4.16

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Robert Burns Birthplace Museum is the ideal place to discover both the man and his work. This flagship museum encompasses sites across the village of Alloway, taking you from open-air tributes to landmark building from the bards life. Step inside the humble cottage where Burns was born, visit the museum filled with his personal belongings the handwritten manuscripts, and venture into the famous setting for his greatest work, Tam o'Shanter.

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4.16

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finnberrys

Jun 2022

A wonderful afternoon out with mostly good access

We arrived at lunchtime... hungry... so headed straight to the cafe. It was spotlessly clean and easy to move around. The museum was really good - all on one level and with all activities at wheelchair level. The walk to the cottage is flat and easy but the path up to the cottage is slightly uphill on loose gravel. The cottage is lovely but has uneven flooring and cobbles.

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bwp

Aug 2019

Wee, sleekit, cowrin, tim'rous beastie

As a multi site visitor attraction There are several parts to visit. The Burns cottage is quite a distance from the visitor centre but well worth making the effort. You can also visit the Old Kirk, the Bridge and the Monument. The main visitor centre hosts the shop, cafe, exhibition and playwark.

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garys

Apr 2015

4.5

A wee look back at Rabbie Burns

The museum has level access throughout, wchair entrance to the left of the rotating door. Shop and restaurant has good space to manoeuvre. There are accessible toilets at both the museum and by the cottage. The cottage itself itself is 10 min walk away via the poets path which is very flat and accessible and decent surface to wheel on. The cottage is accessible, and tho small, worth going to. It is quite bumpy once inside due to the floors being cobbled stones and a bit uneven but nothing to worry about.

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Disabled Access Information for The Robert Burns Birthplace Museum

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The main museum doors are all push pad or automatic, the main museum is all on one level. The museum gardens and Monument gardens are all level and have good hard surfaces. The Brig o' Doon is cobbled. The Auld Kirk has 5 steps to entrance to the grave yard. Burns cottage is connected to the main Museum by Poet's Path, a 10 minute walk or we run a free automated buggy between the sites most days, the buggy stop is still a 2-3 minute walk from the Cottage. There are also parking facilities at Burns Cottage. Burns Cottage has level access apart from one room in the cottage which is cobbled but still manageable to most wheelchairs. We have wheelchairs available at the Cottage and the museum for visitors to borrow. We are running accessible openings, 1st Tuesday of every month, 3pm – 5pm. Robert Burns Birthplace Museum – interactive screens and sound effects will be switched off, and cleaning lights will be switched on. Burns Cottage – sound effects will be switched off. Essential carers are free. While we cannot necessarily guarantee that this will be a quiet time from a visitor number point of view, visitors who find the usual lighting and audio levels of the museum challenging may wish to visit during these hours.

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We have a private car park with disabled parking both at the main Museum site and at Burns Cottage

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Toilets features at The Robert Burns Birthplace Museum

The accessible toilet is step free, with hand rails, easy turn taps and locks. The toilet at the museum has hand dryers which are loud.

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For additional detailed accessibility information, please contact: burns@nts.org.uk

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