National Museum of Rural Life

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Working Farm Experience


Take in the sights, smells and sounds of a 1950s working farm at the National Museum of Rural Life, complete with dairy cows and sheep.

Explore the work which took place in each season from ploughing fields to sowing seeds, hay making to harvesting.
 

Award-Winning Musuem


The award-winning museum building is open daily and includes a coffee shop and gift shop, a fascinating Georgian farmhouse, farmyard and stocked fields.

Take a step back in time and explore rural life in Scotland in the past and discover how this has shaped the countryside as we now know it.  A great day out for all the family with lots of things to do. 

A partnership between National Museums Scotland and the National Trust for Scotland. 

Location

Wester Kittochside
Philipshill Road (Off Stewartfield Way)
East Kilbride
G76 9HR

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Contact and Booking

Telephone:
0131 247 4377
Fax:
01355 571290
Telephone:
0131 247 4369

Facilities

Baby Changing

Disabled Parking

Disabled Toilet

Parking

Refreshments

Toilet

Dates and Times

Open daily: 10:00 - 17:00

Events

National Museum of Rural Life

Garden Detectives

Come along to National Museum of Rural Life for the Garden Detectives event.

Star Gazing at the National Museum of Rural Life

Spring Star Gazing

Enjoy an evening of staring at the stars at the 5 star National Museum of Rural Life, East Kilbride.

National Museum of Rural Life

Spring into Easter

Come and see nature spring back to life at the National Museum of Rural Life, East Kilbride.

National Museum of Rural Life

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