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Features

• Important memorabilia, including early theatrical costumes used in the production of Peter Pan, and original manuscripts
• Explore the Peter Pan garden with a living-willow crocodile and ‘Pirates’ Workshop’
• Enchanting cottage where Sir J. M. Barrie was born and raised with his nine siblings

About the property
The birthplace and early home of famed Scottish author, playwright and creator of Peter Pan, Sir James Matthew Barrie, this 19th-century cottage is set in the heart of Kirriemuir. The cottage next door is home to the ‘Peter Pan Experience’ and important memorabilia, while the Peter Pan garden with a willow crocodile and ‘Pirates’ Workshop’ comprise the surrounding grounds. Click here to watch a biography of JM Barrie.

Opening times

Birthplace: 3 Apr to 27 Jun, Sat-Wed 12-5; 28 Jun to 29 Aug, daily 11-5; 30 Aug to 31 Oct, Sat-Wed 12-5.