Robert Burns House
Robert Burns House
- Description:
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It was in this simple sandstone house in a quiet Dumfries street that Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet, spent the last years of his brilliant life. He died here in 1796 at the age of just thirty seven. The house gives us a picture of how the poet and his family lived in the late eighteenth century. It is now a place of pilgrimage for Burns enthusiasts from around the world.
You can see his desk and chair in the study where he wrote his best known poems, the famous Kilmarnock and Edinburgh editions of his work, many original manuscripts and belongings of the poet and his family.
The sales area has books, gifts and keepsakes, all with a Burns connection.
- Opening Hours:
- Open all year.
April-September Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 2pm-5pm
October-March Tuesday-Saturday 10am-1pm, 2pm-5pm
- Admission:
- Free!
- Address:
- Robert Burns House
Burns Street
Dumfries
DG1 2PS
- Tel:
- 01387 255297
- Email:
- dumfriesmuseum@dumgal.gov.uk
