National Museum of Rural Life

The National Museum of Rural Life is set in 170 acres between East Kilbride and Glasgow. This 5-star, award winning museum allows you to find out how people lived and worked in the countryside.

Working Farm Experience

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

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

Award-Winning Rural Life Museum

The award-winning museum 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. 

Museum Building disabled access facilities:

• Fully accessible for wheelchair users. Ramps and lifts throughout the building
• Adapted toilets for disabled
• Adapted changing room (for adult changing)
• Assistance dogs welcome
• Induction loop system in place
• Large print and Braille information available on request
• Seats available throughout the building
   

Farmhouse/farm disabled access facilities: 

• Wheelchair user (with assistance)
• Transport to farm fitted with wheelchair lift
• Lower level of farmhouse accessible for wheelchair users
• Photographic guide of upper floor available
• Adapted toilets

Location

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

Contact and Booking

Telephone: 0300 123 6789
Fax:01355 571290
Web: http://www.nms.ac.uk/rural

Grading and Awards

Facilities

Toilet

Refreshments

Parking

Disabled Toilet

Disabled Parking

Baby Changing

Dates and Times

Open daily: 10:00 - 17:00. Closed 25th, 26th December and 1st January

Maps and Guides

Great Days Out in Lanarkshire
 Details

Events

Go Wild in Summer 2013Enjoy our Go Wild Programme this summer

Heavy Horse ShowNearly 200 horses at this show

Country FairGet close to farmyard creatures

Christmas FairExperience traditional Yuletide activities at the farmhouse with pomander making and Victorian...

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