Thomas Carlyle's Birthplace is a house in Ecclefechan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, in which Thomas Carlyle, who was to become a pre-eminent man of letters, was born in 1795. The house was built in 1791 by Carlyle's father James and James' brothers John and Tom, stonemasons all.
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SIGN IN WINDOW SHOWING OPENING TIMES APRIL-SEPTEMBER, WEBSITE SAYING END OF OCTOBER. NOT OPEN WHEN I VISITED,TRIED PHONING, NO REPLY. RANG NATIONAL TRUST, TOLD TO RING A NEW NUMBER ,WHICH I ARGUED WAS WRONG AS IT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH DIGITS, REPRESENTATIVE INSISTED IT WAS THE RIGHT NUMBER. I KNEW IT WOULD NOT WORK WHEN I RANG IT ANYWAY. IT APPEARS NATIONAL TRUST DOES NOT KNOW THE OPENING TIMES FOR THIS PLACE, THE REPRESENTATIVE DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE SIGN IN THE FRONT WINDOW!!?? WASTED AN HOURS'JOURNEY TO GET TO THIS PLACE, LUCKILY I GOT TO VISIT THE EXCELLENT 'DEVILS PORRIDGE' MUSEUM & ANNAN MUSEUM AS A CONSOLATION. NOT THE FIRST NATIONAL TRUST PROPERTY I'VE VISITED WITH DIFFERING OPENING TIMES. NT- GET YOUR...
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The volunteer (unfortunately didn't catch his name) was incredibly engaging and knowledgeable and gave us an introduction talk in two parts. The first sat in the reception office surrounded by Carlyle's books and the second in the downstairs of Carlyle's childhood home. After the talk there were three rooms to explore with many of Carlyle's belongings and information cards. Very enjoyable stop on our way North to...
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We visited just after it opened on a Thursday morning. The museum is tiny but lovely. The member of staff who greeted us was absolutely lovely and gave us a superb introduction by summarising Thomas Carlyle's life. I loved my visit and the trip to buy the Ecclefechan tarts from the corner shop that she recommended.
The house is tiny so don't expect to spend much longer than 40...
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