Royal Highland Fusiliers Museum
Free regimental museum in a Sauchiehall Street townhouse in Glasgow, telling the story of the Royal Highland Fusiliers with uniforms, medals and a First World War gallery.
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About the museum
The museum tells the story of the Royal Highland Fusiliers and the regiments behind it. The Royal Scots Fusiliers were raised in 1678, and the Highland Light Infantry was formed in 1881 from the 71st and 74th Regiments of Foot. The two joined in 1959 to become the Royal Highland Fusiliers, which in 2006 became the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
The museum occupies 518 Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow. The oldest part of the building dates from 1825, when it belonged to a row of town houses called Albany Place. The Glasgow photographer Thomas Annan later used it, and his ground-floor showroom and salon are now Galleries 1 and 2. In 1903 Annan had an extension built by the architects Honeyman, Keppie and Mackintosh, and in 1960 the building became the regiment's headquarters.
The collection includes uniforms, medals and other memorabilia of the regiments, and a gallery on the First World War. The museum runs family activities and talks.
Highlights
- Uniforms, medals and memorabilia of the regiment
- First World War gallery
- Ground-floor galleries in the former showroom of the photographer Thomas Annan
- Dress-up station and medal-design activity for children
- Free admission
Permanent exhibition
- First World War gallery – A gallery on the regiments' service in the First World War, alongside displays of uniforms, medals and memorabilia.
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Entry to all galleries and exhibitions is free.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom
- Accessible parking: no information
- 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 ground floor is accessible by wheelchair and there is an accessible toilet. The building has staircases and the upper floors may not be fully accessible. Visitors with specific needs can contact the museum in advance.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
The museum describes its collection as suitable for families. Children can try on uniforms from different periods at a dress-up station and design their own medal.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Charing Cross station · 5-min walk
Charing Cross station is a five-minute walk and Anderston station about ten minutes. Buses 3, 4, 4A, 15 and 77 stop on Garnet Street, under five minutes away. St George's Cross subway station is a ten-minute walk and Cowcaddens about fifteen.
By car
No on-site parking at the museum.
There is no on-site parking. Paid on-street parking is nearby, and the nearest multi-storey car park is on Elmbank Street, a five-minute walk away.
Glasgow Central and Queen Street stations are 20 to 30 minutes away on foot.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
There is an online shop; the website mentions no café.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Good to know | Group bookings can be requested through the contact form. |
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