Robert Burns Birthplace Museum
Planning your visit
Our café sells freshly made hot food, snacks, soup and delicious home baking.
The shops offer a great range of Scottish gifts and unique ranges from local suppliers.
Parking is available at the museum and Burns Cottage, although the site is easy to walk around.
There is 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.
If you’d like to speak to us we can be contacted by email: burns@nts.org.uk or telephone 01292 443700.
Facilities
See full accessibility informationOpening times
- Museum
- Current period1 Oct–31 Mar 2019, daily, 10.00–17.00 24 Dec & 31 Dec, 10.00–14.00 Christmas closures: 25 & 26 Dec, 1 & 2 Jan 1 Apr–30 Sep, daily, 10.00–17.30 1 Oct–31 Mar 2020, daily 10.00–17.00
- Cottage
- 3 Jan–31 Dec 2018, daily, 11.00–17.00 (last admission 16.30) 24 Dec & 31 Dec, 10.00–14.00 Christmas closures: 25 & 26 Dec, 1 & 2 Jan Current period3 Jan 2019–31 Mar 2020, daily, 11.00–17.00 (last admission 16.30)
Entry prices
- Adult
- £10.50
- Family
- £24.50
- One adult family
- £18.50
- Concession
- £7.50
Accessibility
- 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 Burns Monument Gardens is wheelchair accessible.
- The historical parts of the site, such as the Auld Kirk, Brig o’ Doon and Burns Monument, have uneven steps and surfaces.
- Guide 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 would love you to visit the Euan’s Guide website to review the accessibility of Trust places and tell us (and others) what is good and where we need to do better.