Wheelchair Accessible Robert Burns Birthplace Museum Alloway
Accessibility :
Wheelchair Accessible Building,
Wheelchair Accessible Toilet,
Wheelchair Accessible Coffee Shop,
Acessible Parking,
Accessible Drop-Off Area
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For details of other wheelchair accessible hotels, wheelchair-friendly eating and drinking options and wheelchair accessible attractions in Alloway and Ayr, see the Wheelchair Accessible Ayr Guide.
For a wheelchair-user, the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Alloway (near Ayr) is a very special place indeed.
The actual museum is housed in a very recently purpose-built building (Burns Cottage itself though, was built a good few years before wheelchair accessibility was even a thing).
Accessible parking and a level drop-off point, are located very close to the main entrance of the museum building (where there is a special , electrically-controlled door just for wheelchair-users – simply push the low-level button).
There is a specially-adapted wheelchair accessible toilet on your left – just after the gift shop within the museum building (and there is also another accessible toilet in the Education Pavilion at Burns Cottage).
The Robert Burns Birthplace Museum (including Burns Cottage) is a National Trust for Scotland property – so there is free entry for National Trust for Scotland members.
A delightful cafe at the rear of the building, serves great food, snacks and hot/cold drinks. The cafe has floor-to-ceiling windows – which allow parents to enjoy a coffee while keeping an eye on their children playing in the childrens’ playpark to the rear of the building (you don’t have to pay just to use the cafe, and as the playpark is enclosed in the private gardens to the rear of the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum building, this is a fantastic place for families).
In between the modern museum building and Burns Cottage (a good few hundred metres – all paved, and all level), is the Poets Path, which is lined with sculptures depicting Burns-related themes.
See the Wheelchair Accessible Ayr Guide for details of other wheelchair accessible attractions, restaurants and hotels in Alloway and Ayr.
Photo credit: Photograph courtesy of Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Alloway.
Video credit: National Trust for Scotland.
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RT @in_ayr: Busy July for our Ayrshire artists and makers. First event is the Handmade in Ayr Market at The Grain Exchange on 16 July. Then…
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Next time you are in the area, be sure to have a stroll along the path to see them 🤩 Our thanks go to the Friends of Robert Burns Birthplace Museum for kindly supporting this project! 2/2 https://t.co/nxaC9SLavV
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Morrell's Forge Blacksmiths has been hard at work today installing our fully refurbished weather vanes along the Poet’s Path! The weather vanes depict the story of Tam o’Shanter from ‘bousin, at the nappy’ to the final chase across the Brig o Doon! 1/2 https://t.co/jWx7JOGFAV
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@sarahcowie Thank you for visiting us Sarah and welcome to the team @N_T_S 🥳
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We want to hear from our visitors about how we can enhance our events programme at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum 🤩 Complete the survey below & tell us more about what you would like to see as part of our programme of events for the year 🥳 https://t.co/FXMTxfcey8
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Our Operations Manager, Caroline Smith has been selected as one of the top 100 women in tourism, and we couldn't be happier for her! 👏👏 What a fantastic achievement and we hope she had a wonderful night in Edinburgh celebrating her success! 🥂 #BurnsBirthplace https://t.co/TEDZ7XoS3r
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Did you attend the Mr. Goose Resilience Festival at the weekend? Then we want to hear from you! Please take a few minutes to complete our survey below to help us learn more about your experience ⬇️ https://t.co/Dd6QylANQ0
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Out in bloom are three of our newest acquisitions: rosa ‘Robbie Burns’, the bard’s very own variety of his most loved flower. “And here’s the flower I lo’e best – The rose that’s like the snaw.” 🌹 #BurnsBirthplace #ForTheLoveOfScotland https://t.co/wNlyY5UYEy
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