Gairloch Museum
Local history museum in a converted Cold War bunker in Wester Ross, with galleries, a film, art exhibitions, a café and a shop.
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Om museet
Gairloch Heritage Museum opened in 1977 in the Achtercairn Steading to house objects given by local people. In 2009 it was among the first independent Highland museums to gain national accreditation, and VisitScotland graded it four stars from 2014. Its logo is based on the fish symbol on a Pictish stone in the collection.
By the 2010s the steading was no longer suitable for the collection or for visitors. In 2011 the volunteers learned that Highland Council would move its roads depot out of a concrete building in the village. This turned out to be an anti-aircraft operations room built in the early 1950s as a Cold War bunker to help defend Britain against bomber attack. The council transferred it to the community, and more than twenty funders and local fundraising paid for a conversion costing about 2.4 million pounds.
The new Gairloch Museum opened in July 2019, sharing the building with a centre of West Highland College. It won the Art Fund Museum of the Year award in 2020. The galleries cover about 7,000 years of local history, from the earliest settlers to the lighthouse at Rubha Reidh, and include a replica croft house, a natural heritage gallery, a film about life in the 1940s and 1950s, and a gallery on the building's own story.
Højdepunkter
- Museum in a converted Cold War nuclear bunker with views over the loch
- Original lens from the Rubha Reidh lighthouse and a replica croft house
- Interactive natural heritage gallery and a 25 minute film about life in the 1940s and 1950s
- Two art galleries with free entry and a rooftop terrace when the weather allows
- Am Bàrd Café on the first floor, open to the public without a museum ticket
- Achtercairn Archaeology Trail behind the museum
Permanente udstillinger
- Museum galleries on local history – Galleries on about 7,000 years of local history, including the lens from the Rubha Reidh lighthouse and a replica croft house.
- Natural world gallery – Interactive gallery about the natural heritage of the North West Highlands.
- Three Wars Gallery – Tells the story of the building, a Cold War anti-aircraft operations room, with a model of its original layout.
- Grundlagt
- 1977
- Ejer
- Gairloch Heritage Museum (Scottish charity SC010249)
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 9 £ |
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| Børn og unge | 2 £gratis til og med 4 år · Child ticket for ages 5 to 16. |
| Grupper | 8 £ pr. personGroup and trade rate per adult, 2 pounds per child. Local school groups are free, and other school groups of 10 or more should ask for a price. |
| Familier | 20 £2 adults with accompanying children. |
| Behind-the-scenes store tour with museum admission | 25 £Advance notice needed. |
| Behind-the-scenes store tour on its own | 20 £Free for museum members. |
The day pass allows re-entry on the same day. The two art galleries and the café can be visited without a museum ticket. Annual membership costs 20 pounds for an individual and 40 pounds for a family. Genealogy and research help is free, and donations are welcome.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator
- Handicaptoilet
- Handicapparkering
- Servicehunde tilladt
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
Disabled parking is at the main entrance, with a dropped kerb to the paved area. A lift serves the first floor, where the café, toilets and some displays are, and stewards can help with it. Fully accessible toilets are on both floors. The museum offers an accessibility guide and sensory maps on its website. Dogs are not allowed inside except assistance dogs. Across the road a wheelchair-accessible viewpoint has information about the local geology.
Børn og familie
Velegnet til børn og familier
| Entré for børn | gratis til og med 4 år |
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| Familiebillet | 20 £ · 2 adults with accompanying children. |
- Interaktive stationer
The museum describes lots of hands-on interactive displays for younger visitors, offers a family ticket, and admits children under 5 free. The shop has a range of toys and children's books.
Transport & parkering
I bil
Parkering muligt
There is disabled parking at the main entrance. The nearest electric vehicle charging point is at Gairloch Community Hall, less than five minutes' walk away.
- Handicapparkering
The museum is in a central position in Gairloch, overlooking the loch.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
- Café
- Museumsbutik
Am Bàrd Café on the first floor serves soup, scones, coffee, home baking, breakfast and lunch dishes, with views over the loch to Skye, and a roof terrace opens in good weather. Afternoon tea can be booked with 48 hours notice. The shop on the ground floor sells local crafts, books and toys. A bike rack stands outside the front door.
Arrangementer & udlejning
- Lokaler til leje
- Private fester
- Bryllupper / vielser
Op til 60 personer.
The ground-floor Activity Room seats up to 20 boardroom style or 50 theatre style and has a projector and a sink. The first-floor café can be hired for up to 60 people and has been used for a wedding reception.
Forespørgsel & detaljerPlanlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 2 t. |
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| Godt at vide | A visit usually takes one to two hours. A volunteer-led guided walk along the Achtercairn Archaeology Trail behind the museum runs most Saturdays at 13:30 and lasts about two hours; a good level of fitness is needed and visitors should check beforehand that it is running. A behind-the-scenes tour of the object store can be arranged in advance. The Overside Wool project demonstrates spinning in the museum on Wednesdays from 11:30 to 14:30. |
