J M Barrie’s Birthplace

Planning your visit

Getting here

J M Barrie’s Birthplace is in Kirriemuir, 6 miles north-west of Forfar.

Address J M Barrie’s Birthplace 13 Brechin Road Kirriemuir Angus DD8 4BX

The property can easily be found once in the town – simply follow the one-way system and brown tourist signs.

Contact information

Telephone: 01575 572646

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Opening times

House, garden and shop: Current period 10 Apr–26 Oct, Thu–Sun, 10.30–16.30 27 Oct–31 Dec, closed

Entry prices

House

Adult: £9.50
Concession: £8.50
Family: £23.00
One adult family: £17.50
Young Scot: £1.00

Garden

Adult: Free
Family: Free
One adult family: Free
Concession: Free

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Planning your visit

Kirriemuir has an abundance of cafés and hotels within easy walking distance of the property.

Only assistance dogs are allowed inside the property.

Drone flying is not permitted at this property without prior permission and approval. Commercial operators should contact the Trust’s Filming Manager at filming@nts.org.uk

Please see our frequently asked questions for more information about planning your visit.

Facilities & access

The cottage is not wheelchair-accessible.

We have an ongoing programme of accessible content development. Detailed accessibility guides for the most visited Trust places are available on our Accessibility pages as well as links to useful resources.

We’d love you to visit the Euan’s Guide website to review the accessibility of Trust places and tell us (and others) what’s good and where we need to do better.

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Parking is available on the street in front of the cottage. There are also disabled spaces in the nearby car park, 100m from the cottage.

A bike rack is available.

Outside, we have the original Wendy house and a small garden for children to play in – how many animals can you spot on the Peter Pan statue?

Guided tour

There are several car parks in Kirriemuir, operated by Angus Council.

There is a picnic area in the garden.

Play area

Upon arrival, we’ll offer you an introduction to J M Barrie and his home. We then invite you to take a self-guided tour – each room has information sheets but please feel free to ask us any questions about the property or the man.

Watch out for the hidden gems and the secret doodles on the settle!

Find out about the story behind Barrie’s christening shawl and the origins of the name Wendy.

Books by J M Barrie and other authors are for sale in the small shop.

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