Perfectly located within easy reach of Scotland’s busiest cities and some of her most beautiful coastal scenery, and less than 10 miles from an international airport, Robert Burns Birthplace is an excellent destination for either a day out or as the ideal base for exploring Burns Country.  A great family destination, it has a large, licensed, self-service cafe – with children’s menu – and lots of children’s activities.

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. Please see the Getting There section at the bottom of the page for full directions and map.

Opening hours

1 April – 30 September, daily, 10am – 5.30pm
1 October – 31 March, daily, 10am – 5pm

Closed 25, 26 December & 1,2 January

Entry costs

Admission

Admission includes entry to exhibitions and Burns Cottage.

 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