The Writers' Museum and Makars' Court

The Writers' Museum

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The Writers’ Museum celebrates the lives of three giants of Scottish Literature – Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.

  • Close up of handmade newspaper display for one of the novels by a featured writer in the Writers' Museum
  • View from second floor looking down onto the reception of the Writers' Museum.

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Home to portraits, rare books and personal objects including Burns’ writing desk, the printing press on which Scott’s Waverley Novels were first produced, and the rocking horse he used as a child. We have Robert Louis Stevenson’s riding boots and the ring given to him by a Samoan chief, engraved with the name ‘Tusitala’, meaning ‘teller of tales’. There is also a plaster cast of Robert Burns' skull, one of only three ever made.

This free museum is easy to locate just off the Lawnmarket, the top part of Edinburgh’s historic Royal Mile, in Lady Stair’s Close.

With a wide range of stories and objects this museum has something for everyone to enjoy, whether young or old, local resident or visitor. You don’t need to have read these writers’ works to enjoy the fascinating life stories told in the Writers’ Museum.

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Opening Times

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Features

Payment Methods

Free

Donations are welcome.

Parking

Public Parking Nearby

On Public Transport Route

General Facilities

Public Toilet Facilities

Accessibility

Access guide

Large print, braille or audio

Partially suitable for visitors with limited mobility

Nearby to The Writers' Museum


Approximate duration and distances shown are from The Writers' Museum.

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