Robert Burns Birthplace Museum — Attraction in Scotland

Phenomenal and stunning tourist attraction dedicated to a true Literary Legend and National Icon right in the heart of his home on the West Coast of Scotland. The museum contains invaluable range of Burns' artefacts and memorabilia ranging from written letters, manuscripts, coat buttons, books & songs amongst other and all of the artefacts are absolutely magnificent condition considering of them are over 200 years. The museum also contains some fantastic portraits and the displays are wonderfully informative and interesting getting you right inside the world of Robert Burns and the displays are done in a very easy to understand way not overloaded with information to keep you interested and captivated keeping you interested throughout. The whole museum is also an outstanding tribute to Robert Burns and his life and gets people to understand his work and how be became a true National Icon and treasure. Besides the Museum there us also The Burns Monument and Gardens, Burns Cottage, Poets, Alloway Auld Kirk and Brig O Doon Bridge and Poet's Path. All the other parts of the attraction are just as amazing as the museum. The Poets Path where you can go to Burns Cottage is a nice pleasant attraction where you can see some interesting sculptured scenes from Tam O Shanter but also a stone work of Haggis and a Mouse and walking in the footsteps of Burns allows you to get immersed in his world further. Burns Cottage is a tremendous sight to see and you can walk around the gardens which are very picturesque. Charming and endearing and you can wander inside and get a flavour of how Burns lived and the hard living conditions he had and what inspired him over the years to become a true National Icon. The Burns Monument and Gardens is truly spectacular element to this and you can marvel at the iconic status of the Monument when you wander around the garden where you can enjoy a spectacular array of colour from the plants on show. Visitors can also climb The Burns Monument and enjoy brilliant views of the local area in particular the Brig O Doon Bridge and it is amazing this monument has lasted all this time and it is remarkable in itself. Alloway Auld Kirk visitors can see where members of Burns family were buried and see the old church which is now a ruin. The Brig O Doon Bridge allows visitors to see the famous Bridge which inspired Burns to write one of his Famous Poems ' Tam o Shanter'. There is a cafe at the site selling a lovely range of food and drink and also there is a gift shop wjixh sells a wonderful range of souvenirs at very reasonable prices. For what you see of the prices of admission it is extremely reasonable as it allows you see quite a lot of the site. Overall this is a really fantastic and amazing place to visit which truly inspires people and also offers a brilliant insight into Burns' work and his life. Well worth a visit...

There's so many different places to visit you can spend the whole day here. The museum has a alright size car park, but a lot of people were taking up two spaces and it ment we had to park at the church. There is also additional parking at burns cottage incase there is no spaces at the museum or church. The main museum is quite dark but it has to be this way to preserve some of the books and writing on show. There's lots of pictures, Information in different cases about his poems. His wife and children get a section but this also includes the woman he cheated with and the children he had with them. The cafe is a good size with plenty of seating inside and out. The play area is a really good size and has a small version of the cottage he was born in. There is also zip slides.adventure play area.swings etc. Only downside you can't bring a picnic in with you cafe food only.The monument and gardens are a short walk from the museum and there very well looked after. There is plenty of benches around the gardens as well. Where you can sit and enjoy the views. The monument has a small set of stairs and has lovely view looking over the gardens and the brig o Doon bridge. The Auld Kirk is a small grave yard with a ruin in the centre. The poet's path runs beside the main road. There is not much to see and it feels like they could do much more with it. The cottage has really nice gardens and benches to sit and have something to eat. There is a small nature trail with a lovely water feature. The cottage it's self has wood carvings at the entrance. There is only 4 rooms but they could do with information board or something to explain what was happening in the rooms and how it played a part in his life it just feels a bit confusing as you walk through. There is toilets at the cottage as well...

Robert Burns Birthplace Museum is in Alloway, a village to the south of Ayr (Ayr has sort of grown towards it so that there's no gap any more!). It's run by the National Trust Scotland - so if you're a member of the National Trust (Scottish or English) then you can get in free. There's quite a lot to see so you can easily spend a few hours at the site. The main building houses the museum with lots of interactive displays which is great for kids - of any age!!. There's also gift shop and a very nice cafe (and toilets). You can cross the road and stroll along Poet's Walk to see the acual bulding where Rabbie Burns was born and have a wander round the wee garden there. Then walk back along Poets Walk towards the Brig o'Doon which is an really old bridge - many hundreds of years old - over the River Doon (which I think is one of the prettiest of rivers). From there you can wander back into the gardens which house the Robert Burns Monument - definitely worth climbing up to see the views from the top. The gardens are lovely and peaceful - especially on a fine day. If you take your dog, you can access the gardens, bridge, and Poet's Walk. There are also tables outside the cafe where you can sit with your pooch. It's just a relaxing interesting place - you can even pick up some Scottish words and phrases at the museum - Burns was passionate about Scottish culture and all his works were written in the...