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Make the most of your visit with our museum highlights. Your rural adventure starts here!
Our museum galleries are the first stop on your rural adventure. Here you'll discover how the land, people and new ways of working have shaped Scotland's rural history.
Explore the land and countryside at the National Museum of Rural Life.
Did you know that the museum hosts Scotland's largest collection of tractors, combine harvesters and other farming machinery? Find out more about the collection.
Learn about farming machinery at the museum.
…for a walk to the farm! This country stroll takes you along a path overlooking the fields and hedgerows.
Take a walk around the farm.
Meet cattle, pigs, sheep and hens on our working farm – and look out for Sooty, the farm cat, patrolling the farmyard.
Look out for Sooty, the farm cat.
Don’t forget to round off your visit with a stop at our award-winning café, the perfect place for some good old-fashioned home baking.
Have a delicious treat at the Shielings Café.
Did you know that before tractors were invented, horses used to pull ploughs and carry heavy loads on the farm? Meet our Clydesdales up at the farm or in the fields.
Meet the Clydesdale horses on the farm.
Tickets are valid for unlimited visits for 12 months from the date of purchase. Terms and conditions apply.
Find out morePlan your visit to the National Museum of Rural Life with our map to view online or print at home.
Museum map