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The red door of Glamis Gallery among the ivy of the old cottages.
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Glamis Gallery

A gallery of Scottish art and craft in five old workers' cottages in Glamis village, with working studios, opened in 2019.

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Welcome

In the village of Glamis, a row of five old workers' cottages of red stone, draped in ivy and climbing plants, has been turned into a gallery.

Glamis Gallery opened here in 2019 and has grown from two rooms and a studio to fill the whole terrace.

The work is all by Scottish artists and makers: paintings and prints, sculpture and metalwork, ceramics, textiles, glass, jewellery and candles, for the house and for the garden. Five of the rooms are working studios, so visitors can often see pieces in progress and meet the people who make them.

The gallery opens from Wednesday to Sunday, and it is in the same village as Glamis Castle and the gin bothy, so all three fit into a day.

Round the cornerGin Bothy ExperienceA gin tasting room in a bothy in the village.1 min by roadSee itInk illustration of stone cottages with "The Bothy Experience" painted on a gable end
Before you go

Open from Wednesday to Sunday.

Where
Glamis village, by Forfar DD8 1RT.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
11am–5pm
Thursday
11am–5pm
Friday
11am–5pm
Saturday
11am–5pm
Sunday
11am–5pm
Where it is

In the village of Glamis, near the castle.

Close byGlamis.
  1. Glamis CastleGlamis CastleThe castle of the Earls of Strathmore.2 miles6 min by road
  2. Ruined stone gable with empty windows beside a glass-cased Pictish cross-slabThe Eassie StoneA Pictish cross-slab of the late 600s at Eassie.2 miles4 min by road
  3. Red box of assorted sweets from Star Rock Shop, including humbugs, tablet and candy canesThe Star Rock Shop5 miles9 min by road
  4. Uniforms and helmets along a corridor in the Tayside Police Museum.Tayside Police Museum5 miles9 min by road
  5. The stone front of the Meffan Museum on West High Street, Forfar.Meffan Museum & Art GalleryForfar's museum and art gallery on West High Street, with a gallery of Pictish stones, an old cobbled street and changing art exhibitions.5 miles9 min by road
Directions
Ink illustration of stone cottages with "The Bothy Experience" painted on a gable endAttractionsGin Bothy ExperienceA step away
Sandstone tower on a hilltop, surrounded by heather and forestry belowAttractionsKirriemuir4.4 miles over the water
A verdigris statue overlooks a walled garden and sandstone houseAttractionsJ.M. Barrie's Birthplace5.4 miles
AttractionsForfar Castle5.4 miles
The great carved cross-slab standing in the hall of the Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum.AttractionsMeigle Pictish Stones6.7 miles
Roofless stone walls and wall tombs enclose a grassy ruined church interiorAttractionsRestenneth Priory7.2 miles
Tealing Dovecot, a small stone building of the late 1500s.AttractionsTealing Earth House7.4 miles
Two donkeys standing side by side in a fenced field with buttercupsAttractionsMurton Farm & Nature Reserve7.9 miles
The Alyth Burn running through the town between stone walls.AttractionsAlyth10 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near the gallery, and when each is next free.

Nàdair, AngusNàdair
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Angus
  • 6 miles from Glamis Gallery
Free 4–6 DecA stone cottage with a green door and three chimneys sits behind a lawn bordered by shrubs and flowerbeds.Fairygreen Cottage
  • Sleeps 4
  • In Angus
  • 14 miles from Glamis Gallery
Check datesGuests raise wine glasses at a long candlelit table in a stone barnGuardswell Farm
  • Sleeps 10
  • In Inchture
  • 14 miles from Glamis Gallery
Check datesAn aerial view shows a black timber cabin with a pitched roof set on a deck in an open field, a bath and seating area visible outside.The Cabin at Fairygreen
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Angus
  • 16 miles from Glamis Gallery
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