robert burns birthplace museum

This museum and café are a must visit when in the Ayr area We visited in February on a Monday and it was quite busy The museum and café were staffed by friendly attentive staff who were most knowledgeable about Rabbie Burns

Tere's so much to see, learn and enjoy inside and out not to mention a great cafeteria. A great tribute to a remarkable man of remarkable talent with a great life story.

This Museum Shop is extortionately priced. Most stuff being sold in the shop was not even made in Scotland.

Very interesting and well presented museum. Well worth a visit.You need to spend at least an hour to appreciate the huge amount of activity Robbie achieved in his 37 years

Great collection of Burns memorabilia, well presented in a modern setting. Close to Burns Cottage and Brig o Doon.

Fantastic gardens they are really beautiful , a very interesting all round place to visit, also lovely tea room.great day out also lovely area to walk.

The children can run and play with the interactive screens and stuff my boys just love it they are aged 8 and 5 great being a member of the national trust.

The National Trust for Scotland is to be congratulated on pulling all aspects of Burns' Alloway together. There is ample car parking at the Museum which has an excellent café, shop, lecture facilities and toilets. The museum is connected to the cottage by "The Poet's Path" which is on the flat. It is possible to walk from there to the Auld Kirk mentioned in Tam O' Shanter and continue to the Brig o' Doon over which Tam escaped. The gardens and memorial give excellent views and you can continue through them to access the Centre and your starting point.If you've never tried it, have a go at the starter size Haggis, Neeps and Tatties.

First time at the museum and visited it in conjunction with Burns Cottage, Burns Monument and the Auld Brig. The museum is a great centrepiece that ties these together. Very modern layout with some great exhibits. Despite living in Ayrshire and being a fan of Burns I learned a lot about his life. Lighting has been mentioned by previous reviewers and I also found this an issue, struggling to read some of the information about some exhibits. There is also a lack of any real time line to Burns' life that leaves it feeling a bit disjointed. I don't want to over-emphasise these flaws as the museum is still well worth a visit. The restaurant can be visited without paying the entry fee to the museum and was busy with locals during my visit, which is always a good sign. The food was good and reasonably priced. It was nice to see that there were some traditional Scottish dishes. There are plenty of things to keep children interested and the gift shop is very well stocked.

Don't believe the reviewer who said it's not worth it -a jaundiced view -the whole layout with exhibits is interesting, with lots of curios, snippets of poetry, well spaced out, roomy, but as previous comments, not helped by the too subdued lighting where it becomes difficult to read some of the explanatory cards in the lower parts of the cases.The cafe is bright, opens on to the gardens, and the very good food well presented by obviously trained staff. Full marks for a well planned museum.

Stopped in for a spot of lunch. Very well priced and great tasting food. You don't have to go in the museum to use the restaurant.

I am a Rabbie fanatic which is unfortunate for my (English) husband BUT we both thought it was wonderful. We pressed every button and listened to every song and piece of poetry available that moved our very souls. The only down side for us was that we found it very difficult reading the explanations and information cards as the lighting seemed very poor (but we are seniors and it is necessary to preserve Rabbie's belongings)!You can park your car for free at the museum and walk to the cottage, gardens. auld kirk and of course the THE FAMOUS BRIG - and we ended up joining NT!!!

Interesting and very informative display / museum well organised with interactive displays. Many original artifacts preserved and displayed. There is also an excellent restaurant serving home made soup and pastries in a lovely area overlooking gardens.

But craft fair we visited specially for was disappointing. Clothe dumpling scones in the cafe are to die for!

This place is a lovely day out. We travelled from Edinburgh (1.5 hours). The food in the cafe was very good quality and reasonably priced. The Robbie Burns' gardens, monument and river with the bridge are breath taking. We were disappointed that the cottage ( where Burns grew up with his family) was being used as a Santa's groto for the kids instead of being an active part of the exhibition. However, we will definitely return here next year when we visit bonnie Scotland again so we can see the cottage and gardens in the summer. We are NT members so did not have to pay the entrance fee which was also another bonus but this visit is well worth a fee- I must say.