Robert Burns Centre
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By Vikara
Published on 18/04/2009
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.
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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. 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 (right) two years later. The street is now called Burns Street. He died here on July 21, 1796 at the age of thirty-seven. 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. 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.
Opening Times
April to September, Monday to Saturday 10am - 8pm, 2pm - 5pm Sunday October to March, Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 1pm & 2pm - 5pm
Prices
Free admission, except for a charge for the audio-visual theatre. Adult £1.60 Concession 80p
Robert Burns Centre
Mill Road
Dumfries DG2 7BE.
Telephone number - 01387 264808
E mail - dumfriesmuseum@dumgal.gov.uk/museums
Burns House Photograph Courtesy of Delta-NC.
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. 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 (right) two years later. The street is now called Burns Street. He died here on July 21, 1796 at the age of thirty-seven. 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. 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.
Opening Times
April to September, Monday to Saturday 10am - 8pm, 2pm - 5pm Sunday October to March, Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 1pm & 2pm - 5pm
Prices
Free admission, except for a charge for the audio-visual theatre. Adult £1.60 Concession 80p
Robert Burns Centre
Mill Road
Dumfries DG2 7BE.
Telephone number - 01387 264808
E mail - dumfriesmuseum@dumgal.gov.uk/museums
Burns House Photograph Courtesy of Delta-NC.