Headhunters Barber Shop & Railway Museum
Free museum above a working barber shop in Enniskillen, with Irish railway memorabilia, recreated station rooms and a model railway.
Alleen afzonderlijke secties laten voorlezen
Over het museum
Headhunters Barber Shop & Railway Museum is a volunteer-run museum above a traditional barber shop at 5 Darling Street in Enniskillen. The barber shop was opened by the brothers Gordon and Nigel Johnston in 1981, and the railway museum followed in 2002, built up with help from former railway employees and enthusiasts. It is run as a charity.
The collection records the railways of County Fermanagh and the border counties, which closed in 1957. It focuses on three companies: the Great Northern Railway (Ireland), the Sligo, Leitrim & Northern Counties Railway and the Clogher Valley Railway. Exhibits include uniforms, signalling instruments, signs, lamps, tableware, timetables, tickets and photographs, many of them donated by former railway staff.
The displays recreate railway working rooms, among them a booking office, a station master's office, a ladies' waiting room and a signal cabin. The General Manager's Office is painted in a trompe l'oeil style. A large model railway is on the second floor. Visitors can combine the museum with a haircut in the barber shop.
Hoogtepunten
- Collection of small Irish railway objects from three Fermanagh railway companies
- Recreated booking office, station master’s office and signal cabin
- Model railway on the second floor
- Working barber shop in the same building
- Free admission
Vaste collectie
- Fermanagh railway collection – Uniforms, signalling instruments, signs, lamps, tickets and photographs from three railway companies, shown in recreated railway rooms.
- Model railway – A large model railway on the second floor of the museum.
- Opgericht
- 2002
- Beheerder
- Headhunters Railway Museum (registered charity)
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
De toegang is gratis.
Admission is free; a donation box supports the museum.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk: geen informatie
- Lift: geen informatie
- Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
The museum is on the first and second floors, which are reached by stairs, so access may be difficult for visitors with mobility problems. Assistance dogs are welcome.
Kinderen & gezin
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
The model railway on the second floor is popular with children.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Enniskillen Bus Station · 10 min. lopen
About ten minutes’ walk from Enniskillen Bus Station.
The museum is in the town centre.
Route plannenService & horeca
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.
Je bezoek plannen
| Rondleidingen | ja |
|---|---|
| Goed om te weten | Visitors can follow the exhibits with a free leaflet. Guided tours or illustrated talks on the Fermanagh railways are available for groups and schools by prior arrangement. |
