Halliwell’s House Museum
A free museum in an 18th-century house in Selkirk, with an old ironmonger's shop crammed with objects and displays on the town's past.
Down a cobbled close off the Market Place in Selkirk, Halliwell's House is a small, free museum in an 18th-century building.
Its star is the old ironmonger's shop on the ground floor, crammed full of all manner of objects, as if the shopkeeper has just stepped out.
Upstairs, the displays tell the story of Selkirk: its industrial past and the Common Riding, the town's great festival. The Robson Gallery puts on changing exhibitions of contemporary art.
The museum is wheelchair accessible, with a lift to the first floor, and there is free parking nearby, though no toilets on site. It opens Tuesday to Saturday, and on the first Friday of each month the first hour is kept quiet for anyone who prefers a calmer visit.
Tuesday to Saturday, 11am to 4pm; free.
- Where
- Market Place, Selkirk, TD7 4BL.
- Admission
- Free.
- Inside
- An old ironmonger's shop.
Scotland, in print.
Every photograph commissioned, every word written by somebody who went. Printed twice a year, made in Scotland.
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