Blackridge Community Museum
Small council-run museum inside Blackridge Library and the Craiginn Community Centre, with objects from the village’s social and industrial past.
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About the museum
Blackridge Community Museum is one of the local community museums run by West Lothian Council’s Museums Service. It is located within the Blackridge Library and the Craiginn Community Centre in the village.
The museum shows objects that reflect the social and industrial past of Blackridge and the history of the village over time, including a display on coaching in the nineteenth century. Local people are invited to donate objects or pictures and to join the volunteer team that helps shape the museum.
Highlights
- Objects from the village’s social and industrial past
- Display on nineteenth-century coaching and village history
- Quiet, level museum space separate from other community facilities
- Volunteer team open to local people
Permanent exhibition
- Blackridge village history – Objects showing the social and industrial past of Blackridge, including a display on coaching in the nineteenth century.
- Founded
- 2000
Admission & discounts
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The museum can be entered through the Craiginn Community Centre or the library. The library has a lift, but the route from the library to the museum has three steps. A wheelchair-accessible entrance can be opened by community centre reception staff on request. The museum space is level, with wheelchair-accessible toilets. Two disabled parking spaces near the centre are free and cannot be booked in advance. The space is usually quiet and uncrowded.
Kids & families
- Baby changing facilities
Children are welcome. The community centre has baby changing facilities and an outdoor play area.
Getting there & parking
By car
Free parking
Two allocated disabled spaces near the Craiginn Community Centre are free and cannot be booked in advance. General parking is not described.
- Accessible parking
The museum is in the Craiginn Community Centre in the centre of Blackridge.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Wi-Fi
Free Wi-Fi is available in the Craiginn Community Centre (network “Public”, no password).
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Good to know | Visitors can donate objects or pictures, or join the volunteer team, by contacting the Museums and Archives Team (01506 283652). |
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