Dumfries and Galloway - Museums

The Devil's Porridge Museum tells the story of HM Factory Gretna, the largest munitions factory in the world during WWI, and the 12,000 'Gretna Girls' who worked here making volatile cordite for firing shells.
Stanfield, Annan Road, Eastriggs, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, DG12 6TF

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A converted 18th-century windmill overlooking the historic town of Dumfries houses a museum covering local geology, archaeology and history. Displays span a huge gamut, from early Christian carved stones to local lifestyle over the centuries.
The Observatory, Rotchell Rd, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, DG2 7SW

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Moffat Museum tells the story of this historic spa town from the Neolithic period to Moffat's heyday as a popular spa town in the 19th century. The museum is housed in the town's former bakehouse and retains the original bread ovens built into the wall. Look for an early 3rd-century Roman fibula of gold, found locally.
Harthope House, Churchgate, Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, DG10 9EG

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Heritage Highlight: 4th-century Roman gold fibula

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New Abbey Corn Mill is a historic water-powered oatmeal mill in a beautiful setting near Sweetheart Abbey. The mill is a lovely three-storey whitewashed stone building standing beside Pow Burn. It was erected in the late 18th-century by the Stewart family of Shambellie House, on a site probably used by the Cistercian monks from the nearby abbey.
The Square, New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway , Scotland, DG2 8BX

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The oldest house in Dumfries stands on the southern edge of the 15th-century Devorgilla Bridge. The sandstone house was built in 1660 into the structure of the bridge itself. The house now serves as a free museum of daily life in Dumfries over the centuries.
Mill Road, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, DG2 7BE

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Heritage Highlight: The oldest house in Dumfries

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This award-winning museum is set in an 18th-century water mill beside the River Nith. The museum tells the story of poet Robert Burns and his time in Dumfries. Burns spent the last few years of his life in the town, and you can also visit Burns House, on the east side of the river.
Mill Road, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, DG2 7BE

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Heritage Highlight: Housed in an 18th-century water mill

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The simple sandstone house where poet Robert Burns spent the last 3 years of his life contains relics, letters and manuscripts. The house is now a popular destination for a legion of Burns' enthusiasts, who can view original documents, including copies of the Kilmarnock and Edinburgh editions of his most famous work, 'Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect'.
Burns Street, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, DG1 2PS

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Heritage Highlight: See the room where Robert Burns died in 1796

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This fascinating museum of local history covers Sanquhar's rich history as a centre of the knitwear trade and the mining industry. Other major parts of the museum deal with local literature, the social history of Nithsdale, and what it was like to be held in Sanquhar gaol.
High Street, Sanquhar, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, DG4 6BN

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This Baronial style Victorian mansion house shows off a collection of historic clothing in a series of time-capsule rooms depicting tableaux from the mid-19th century to the post period.
New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, DG2 8HQ

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Housed in the former blacksmith's shop, the museum tells the story of mining in the Wanlockhead region, with ore samples and a look at how the mines worked and how miners lived. You can tour an old lead mine, see restored miner's cottages, and visit an 18th-century subscription library started by the miners themselves.
By Biggar, Wanlockhead, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, ML12 6UT

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Heritage Highlight: See the second oldest subscription library in Europe

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