Burns House Museum
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Overview
The Burns House Museum is situated in the cobbled back streets of Mauchline, where Burns lived and worked between 1784 and 1788, years widely regarded as being his most creative and productive. His establishment as a poet led to the publication of the famous 'Kilmarnock Volume', the first edition of Burns work, published in 1786. Burns and his wife, Jean Armour, spent some time living at the building that is now the museum, and it features a recreation of the room they lodged in. The museum has a collection of rare books, objects and documents from the live of Burns, as well displays on local characters who featured in his poems. Visitors can listen to Burns poetry in the listening snug and have a go at recitation and recording themselves. The town is also famous for the manufacture of curling stones and decorative souvenir boxware, both of which are featured in displays.
Features
- Opening Times
- Opening Times: Open Tue-Sat 10-4. Closed public holidays
- Facilities
- Parking nearby
- Children
- Suitable for children of all ages
About the area
Nestled between the Ayrshire coast, Dumfries & Galloway and South Lanarkshire, charming East Ayrshire encompasses the towns of Kilmarnock, Cumnock, New Cumnock and Stewarton. The county is home to a number of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in the form of lochs, glens rivers and uplands.
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