Robert Burns House
The simple sandstone house in Dumfries where Robert Burns spent his last years and died in 1796, now a free museum.
On a quiet street in Dumfries stands a plain two-storey sandstone house.
Here Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet, spent the last years of his life, and here he died in 1796, at just thirty-seven.
Today the house is a small museum, set out to show how the poet's family lived in the late eighteenth century. There are household objects and manuscripts, some of which visitors can handle, and the staff are happy to describe the objects for anyone with sight loss.
Entry is free. The house is open all year: every day from April to September, with shorter hours on Sundays, and Tuesday to Saturday from October to March. It pairs naturally with a visit to the Globe Inn, the poet's favourite tavern, also in the town.
Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday 2pm to 5pm.
Free.
- Where
- Burns Street, Dumfries, DG1 2PS.
- Burns died here
- 1796, aged 37.
- Admission
- Free.
Opening hours
- Monday
- 10am–5pm
- Tuesday
- 10am–5pm
- Wednesday
- 10am–5pm
- Thursday
- 10am–5pm
- Friday
- 10am–5pm
- Saturday
- 10am–5pm
- Sunday
- 2pm–5pm
On Burns Street, a quiet street in the middle of Dumfries, DG1 2PS.
St Michael's Church, DumfriesThe old parish kirk of Dumfries, with a history of over 1,000 years, where Robert Burns lies buried in the churchyard.Under a mile2 min by road
Dumfries Museum and Camera ObscuraA windmill tower with the oldest working camera obscura in the world on top.Under a mile2 min by road
Greyfriars Church, DumfriesThe tall red sandstone spire of Greyfriars, a Gothic church at the end of Dumfries High Street, with the Burns statue at its door.Under a mile2 min by road
Robert Burns CentreBurns in Dumfries.Under a mile3 min by road- Robert Burns StatueThe poet's statue in the town.1 mile3 min by road
Scotland, in print.
Every photograph commissioned, every word written by somebody who went. Printed twice a year, made in Scotland.
For further reading, before you go.