Queensferry Museum
Local-history museum on South Queensferry's High Street with displays on the town, the Forth Bridge and local traditions, currently closed for maintenance.
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About the museum
Queensferry Museum, run by Culture Edinburgh for the City of Edinburgh Council, tells the story of historic Queensferry and the neighbouring village of Dalmeny. Its themes are social history, local folk traditions and civic engineering. The museum has views over the Firth of Forth and the Forth Bridge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The permanent displays set the engineering of the rail bridge beside the civic history of the burgh, with objects and photographs of everyday life and traditions particular to "the Ferry". Community groups also curate temporary exhibitions in the museum.
Highlights
- Displays on the engineering of the Forth Bridge
- Civic history of Queensferry
- Objects and photographs of everyday life
- Local traditions of the Ferry
- Views over the Firth of Forth
Permanent exhibition
- Queensferry and the Forth Bridge – Permanent displays on the engineering of the rail bridge, the civic history of Queensferry, daily life and local traditions.
- Founded
- 1951
- Operated by
- City of Edinburgh Council (Culture Edinburgh)
Admission & discounts
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: not available
- Elevator: not available
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The museum is on the first floor and can be reached by stairs only. Disabled parking spaces are a few metres from the museum.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Lothian bus stops at the west end of the High Street · 5-min walk
Lothian buses 43 and 63 stop at the west end of the High Street, a five-minute walk from the museum. Dalmeny railway station, with regular trains to and from Edinburgh Waverley, is a 15-minute walk away.
By car
There are parking spaces in Queensferry, with disabled spaces a few metres from the museum.
- Accessible parking
The museum is on the main street of Queensferry.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café: not available
There is no café in the museum; the High Street has cafés, restaurants and pubs, some with views of the waterfront.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
