Robert Burns House — Attraction in Scotland

Thoroughly enjoyed my visit to this small but beautifully preserved house where Robert Burns spent his last three years and where he died aged only 37. It's tucked away in a back street with rough cobblestones, just a short walk from the kirkyard where he is buried. Free to enter but it's certainly worth making a donation. The lady in the entrance was very welcoming and gave me a brief introduction, then I was free to look around at my own pace. The rooms are simple and basic with authentic 18th century furniture and artefacts, some of which actually belonged to Robert Burns and his family. Got a very real impression of what life must have been like here. Upstairs next to the bedroom is the small writing room with the poet's original desk and chair, where he composed many of his poems. There's lots of info about his life, the opportunity to dress up in the kind of clothes he and his family would have worn, and a small gift shop. My visit did not take long but I learned a great deal. A must-see if you're...

We stopped by on the Burns Trail. We had children and the 6 year old enjoyed the rag doll trail. My husband said he could have stayed a lot longer reading absolutely everything as he found it all very interesting but once the trail was done the children were ready to leave. So we were about 20 minutes. Right next to the church yard where Burns is buried but check the opening times to this as the graveyard had just closed when we got to that part of the trail (3pm). The expert inside Burns house was so lovely and you can just tell he is bursting with historical facts and...

Beautiful sculpture of Mrs Burns and her child outside. Im gonna have to read he husband's poetry. It's gotta be better than anything Mr. Burns on the Simpsons could come up with. lol. This vacation is so the opposite of toxic. My poem, " walking up the cobblestone streets I travel back in time, listening to musicians from Romania play the accordion all the while! Their gap tooth smiles make my heart sing. Turn left on Irish street, then left to High Street. Snobby, rich teens in the shopping mall don't know a...