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Angus Folk Museum - CLOSED
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Sadly this interesting Museum is closed at present.

This closure is a great pity as it is in TWO parts - the row of stone roofed cottages and the... read more

Reviewed 13 September 2016
glentobay
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Forfar, United Kingdom
Small but interesting Scottish folk museum

Photo taking is restricted which is a shame because it is very useful to have photos as well as a... read more

Reviewed 1 January 2015
Lornainaus
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Maroochydore, Australia
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Reviewed 1 January 2015

Photo taking is restricted which is a shame because it is very useful to have photos as well as a diary of places you visit. I find that if I visit a lot of places in one long trip I need photos to remind me of the unusual points. This one had quite an extensive display in a few buildings. The rooms were set out as though people were actually living, and working, there. Besides all the things you would have in an average house of the time, including a weaving loom, there was also some farm implements.

Date of experience: August 2014
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Reviewed 5 December 2014

Folk museum is just feet away from glamis castle. From the entrance at the main driveway it is just round the corner and from the other exit of glamis you walk by it so there is no reason not to take a look. Basically its a museum about life in bygone days. The museum is 6 white cottages all joined together and across from it is an exhibition of machinery used in rural times. There is an entrance fee (can't recall exactly, think it was between £5-£6 but may be wrong). It is a small museum but it is also very interesting and they have tried to pack a lot into the space. It won't take a huge amount of time to view, an hour (maybe less) but its worth a look. Take a look at the castle then pop into the folk museum (closes 4 30pm) (If doing castle and museum might need to go to museum first then castle (castle closes 6pm but it takes a while to view it and the grounds, but that then a 20 - 25 minute walk up the driveway to the castle entrance doing it that way) If taking public bus check timetable carefully, buses to glamis and back fairly long inbetween, don't run that regularly.

Date of experience: September 2014
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Reviewed 5 November 2014

Travelling back from holiday we noticed signs to this small Scottish Trust property. The property is split in to two. One part is a series of cottages showing an insight in rural home life, the other part, which is across a small road, displays agricultural machinery showing the working life of the people. The whole collection is the result of one person.
Well worth a visit. Allow around two hours to see everything. Enthusiastic staff are able to answer any of your questions.
For National Trust members the museum is free, for others a fee is chargeable.

Date of experience: October 2014
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Reviewed 1 November 2014

Not to miss when you leave the Glamis castle through the private car exit. Small but very real presented with plenty equipment, tools, furniture’s and mannequins depicting past habits. With our NTS card we had free entrance, and detected quite some of the items from grandmother’s time. Interesting were the very old curling stones.

Date of experience: September 2014
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Reviewed 18 September 2014

We have been passing Glamis for more years than I care to remember and had no idea this was there. A great trip back to the past well worth a visit. Lovely scenic location.

Date of experience: August 2014
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