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Dumfries - Burns' House

The house on Burns Street (formerly Mill Vennel), where the celebrated poet spent the last four years of his life and where his wife Jean Armour lived until her death in 1834, is now a museum displaying Burns memorabilia.

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Address
Burns' House
Burns Street
Dumfries DG1 2PS
Scotland
Hours
April 1 to September 30
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0014:00
Close17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
October 1 to March 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosed10:0010:0010:0010:0010:00Closed
Close 13:0013:0013:0013:0013:00
Open 14:0014:0014:0014:0014:00
Close 17:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Disabled
No facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Gift shop
Typical Visit
1 hour

Related Attractions

Burns Centre
An 18th C mill in Mill Road on the west bank of the River Nith documents the last few years of the Burns' life and also recreates something of the atmosphere in Dumfries during the 1790s.
Address
Burns Centre
Mill Road
Dumfries DG2 7BE
Scotland
Hours
April 1 to September 30
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0014:00
Close17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
October 1 to March 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosed10:0010:0010:0010:0010:00Closed
Close 13:0013:0013:0013:0013:00
Open 14:0014:0014:0014:0014:00
Close 17:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Parking
Free
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Guides
Audio-visual presentations available.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Typical Visit
30 minutes
Burns' Mausoleum
The poet's last resting place is to be found a short distance from the Burns' Museum in St Michael's churchyard. The mausoleum was erected in 1815.
Address
Burns' House
Burns Street
Dumfries DG1 2PS
Scotland
Hours
April 1 to September 30
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:0014:00
Close17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
October 1 to March 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosed10:0010:0010:0010:0010:00Closed
Close 13:0013:0013:0013:0013:00
Open 14:0014:0014:0014:0014:00
Close 17:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Typical Visit
10 minutes
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