Fochabers Folk Museum and Heritage Centre

About the museum

The Fochabers Folk Museum and Heritage Centre opened in 1984 in a former Gothic church on the High Street of Fochabers. It is run entirely by volunteers of the charity Fochabers Heritage and shows the way of life and traditions of north-east Scotland in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

The museum is known for its collection of gigs and horse-drawn carriages, which fills an upper gallery. On the ground floor, visitors find a recreated Victorian shop, a post office display, antique mantel clocks, vintage cameras and a collection of everyday objects. A recreated nineteenth-century classroom in the annexe recalls Milne's Free School.

Other displays look at local fashion, with dresses from the 1950s and 1960s, and at the two world wars. One exhibition covers RAF Dallachy, the nearby airfield used in the Second World War, and there is First World War memorabilia.

Highlights

• Collection of gigs and horse-drawn carriages
• Recreated Victorian shop and post office
• Recreated nineteenth-century classroom
• RAF Dallachy exhibition
• Housed in a former Gothic church

Permanent exhibitions

• Carriages and gigs – An upper gallery holds horse-drawn carriages and gigs from the north-east of Scotland.
• Victorian shop and post office – A recreated Victorian shop and a post office display show daily life in earlier times, alongside clocks, cameras and household objects.
• RAF Dallachy and the world wars – An exhibition on the nearby wartime airfield RAF Dallachy and a display of First World War memorabilia.

Founded

1984

Operated by

Fochabers Heritage (Scottish Charity No. SC042471)

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission is free and donations are welcome.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The ground floor, including the annexe with the schoolroom, is accessible. The upper gallery with the carriages can only be reached by stairs. There are no toilets in the museum, but public toilets are nearby on the High Street. Assistance dogs are welcome.

Kids & families

Children are welcome.

Getting there & parking

The museum is on the High Street of Fochabers.

Amenities & dining

• Café: not available

There is no cafe or toilet in the museum, but cafes, shops and public toilets are nearby on the High Street.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.