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Robert Burns first visited Dumfries and Galloway when he decided to go on a short tour with his friend Bob Ainslie in 1787. He arrived in Dumfries from Carlisle on the 4th June.
The Town Council immediately made him an honorary burgess. The main reason for his visit was to look at a farm offered to him by Patrick Miller, a director of the Bank of Scotland and chairman of the Carron Company in Falkirk.
Robert Burns spent three of the most fruitful years of his short life at Ellisland Farm, Dumfries. He took up the lease of the farm at Whitsun 1788 but did not begin farming till 11th June that year. His wife, Jean Armour, and his two year old son joined him the following December.
The Robert Burns Centre tells the story of the poet's last years spent in Dumfries. The story includes many of his original manuscripts and belongings.
There is a full scale model of Dumfries at the time he lived there. There are museum trails, fun activities, and visitor information to help you explore Burns’s connections in Dumfries.
Robert Burns Centre
Mill Road
Dumfries DG2 7BE.
Telephone number - 01387 264808
E mail -
Prices
Admission is free, except for the Audio-visual theatre Adult £1.60 Concessions 80p
Opening Times
April to September Monday - Saturday 10am - 8pm Sunday 2pm - 5pm
October to March Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 1pm 2pm- 5pm
In November 1791, Robert Burns moved from Ellisland Farm to the town of Dumfries. He and his family took up residence in Bank Street, the Stinkin' Vennel. He moved to a house in Mill Street two years later. The street is now called Burns Street. He died here on July 21, 1796 at the age of thirty-seven.
You may browse around the centre’s shop with its wide selection of Scottish books, gifts, and local craft work. The centre has a restaurant for visitors. In the evenings, the centre is the regional film theatre for Dumfries and Galloway. It shows the best in contemporary cinema.
Please contact below for further details or visit the web site link to your right.
