The Museum of Islay Life — Attraction in Scotland

Such an interesting place. Plenty to see and learn about the place. Don't think you can skip around it in half hour, you need a good couple of hours or more. PS, the lady in the museum the day we were there was most knowledgeable about the items on display and was really friendly. I told her I would have loved to have taken home the copper washing machine type plunger and the potato masher to use at home. I discovered a couple of years ago a modern, thick plastic replica of the washing machine plunger you have there, but you can't get them any longer, just my luck. If you ever decide you want to rehome the washer or masher, feel free to contact...

Great place, really interesting, well laid out - and the quizzes for kids were ace. I totally recommend a visit. Only problems were parking (encountered disgruntled local people who are clearly frustrated about the issue) and also the layout of the wee museum shop which, as in so many places, displays items in the reach of kids who may, as mine did, unwittingly pick up and use something which they ought not to have touched/altered and thus force me to make an...

This is such a fascinating journey through Time it is really very interesting staff very helpful a must for even the locals as well as tourists. Such a beautiful day sitting on the bench looking over the graveyard from the "Museum Of Life," of a great community in times of need and by that there was plenty with the ocean liner going down killing American Service Men. Not going to tell you, you have to visit to believe it. Buses very handy and a great chin wag with...