Finding Us

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Robert Burns Birthplace Museum is located in the village of Alloway on the outskirts of the town of Ayr. The main ticket and information points are located at Burns Cottage (accessed via Greenfield Avenue) and at the main museum building (in Murdoch’s Lone). The two main sites are connected by Poet’s Path, a pedestrian walkway.

Opening hours

1 April – 30 September, daily, 10am – 5.30pm
1 October – 31 March, daily, 10am – 4pm

Closed 25, 26 December & 1,2 January

Entry costs

Admission

 Admission includes entry to exhibitions and Burns Cottage. Valid for 3 days

Getting there

Robert Burns Birthplace Museum

Murdoch’s Lone

Alloway

KA7 4PQ

Alloway is well served by various forms of transport. By car, it is served by the A77 trunk road, 40 minutes drive from Glasgow. There is a half-hourly train service from Glasgow to Ayr, where there is a local bus service to Alloway. Glasgow Prestwick International Airport is 8 miles from the museum, with daily flights to destinations across the UK and Europe. Both National Cycle Route 7 and the Ayrshire Coastal Path Network are connected to Alloway by short local routes.

Useful links

• National Rail Enquiries

• Stagecoach local services

• Sustrans

• Ayrshire Coastal Paths

• Ryanair