Please note that Burns Cottage is closed for conservation works until mid-Jan 2020. It will reopen for Burns Night celebrations, and will close for exterior works from 31 Jan until Apr 2020.
Getting here
Robert Burns Birthplace Museum is in Alloway, 2½ miles south of Ayr and is signposted from the A77. It’s around 40 minutes from Glasgow. There’s a regular train service from Glasgow to Ayr, and from Ayr there’s a local bus service to Alloway.
Opening times
- Museum
- 3 Jan–31 Mar 2019, daily, 10.00–17.00 1 Apr–30 Sep, daily, 10.00–17.30 Current period1 Oct–31 Mar 2020, daily 10.00–17.00 Christmas closures: 25 & 26 Dec, 1 & 2 Jan
- Cottage
- 3 Jan 2019–13 Nov 2020, daily, 11.00–17.00 (last admission 16.30) Current period14 Nov–15 Jan 2020, closed 16 Jan–30 Jan, daily, 11.00–17.00 31 Jan–31 Mar, closed
Entry prices
- Adult
- £7.50
- Concession
- £4.50
- Family
- £18.00
- One adult family
- £12.50
Planning your visit
Parking is available at the museum and Burns Cottage, although the site is easy to walk around.
You can buy tickets at Burns Cottage and at the main museum on Murdoch’s Lone. The two sites are connected by a pedestrian walkway called the Poet’s Path.
There’s one electric car charging post at the museum. It has two charging spaces with the following specification: Rating: 7kW 32A - Socket: Type 2 Mennekes.
Dogs are welcome in the garden areas but please keep them on a lead.
For more information about planning your visit please see our frequently asked questions.
Facilities
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- Disabled parking is available at Burns Cottage and the museum.
- Both the museum and the Education Pavilion (next to Burns Cottage) have accessible toilets.
- The two main sites (Burns Cottage and the museum) are connected by the Poet’s Path, a 500m pedestrian walkway. On busier days, our volunteers run a regular electric shuttle along it.
- There is level access at Burns Cottage and the museum. The Poet’s Path is also level and the Monument Gardens are wheelchair accessible.
- We offer accessible openings on the first Tuesday of every month from 3–5pm. 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.
- The historical parts of the site, such as the Auld Kirk, Brig o’ Doon and Burns Monument, have uneven steps and surfaces.
- Assistance dogs are welcome throughout the site. The museum, education areas and meeting rooms are fitted with induction loops. Wheelchairs are available for any visitors who need them.
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.