Souter Johnnie’s Cottage

Planning your visit

Getting here

Kirkoswald is on the A77, about an hour’s drive south-west of Glasgow and a short drive from Culzean Castle or Robert Burns Birthplace Museum.

Address Souter Johnnie’s Cottage Main Road Maybole, Kirkoswald South Ayrshire KA19 8HY

Contact information

Telephone: 01292 443700

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Opening times

Cottage: Current period 1 Jan–27 Mar, closed 28 Mar–27 Sep, Fri–Mon, 11.00–16.00 28 Sep–31 Dec, closed

Entry prices

Souter Johnnie‘s Cottage

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

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Planning your visit

There are food and drink facilities in the village of Kirkoswald, in the nearby town of Ayr and at Robert Burns Birthplace Museum.

The cottage features the work of local artists, which is also available to buy.

Souter Johnnie’s Cottage is available for private hire; please contact Robert Burns Birthplace Museum for more information on 01292 443700 or email burns@nts.org.uk.

For more information about planning your visit please see our frequently asked questions.

Facilities & access

There are cobblestones on the pavement in front of the cottage.
There is a steep sloping garden.

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.

Dogs welcome

Guided tour

There’s a small car park (not National Trust for Scotland) at the south end of the village, 150m from the cottage, or there are various lay-bys (free parking) on the main road opposite the cottage.

Picnics

Our online shop sells a great range of products inspired by Scotland’s national bard! 100% of our profits go towards protecting Scotland’s heritage.

The cottage is accessible for wheelchairs.