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Weekend Family Fun – Calypso Borealis

27 Jan 2019
John was very excited when he found a rare orchid, the Calypso Borealis. Drop in to read John’s account of... Read More

Weekend Family Fun – To a Mouse

09 Jan 2019
John Muir was a huge fan of Robert Burns and always carried a book of his poems on his ‘saunterings’.... Read More
leaf mobile

Weekend Family Fun – Leaf Mobiles

03 Nov 2018
Take some time to celebrate autumn and make this lovely leafy mobile to hang anywhere in the house  an easy... Read More
paper plate clock

Weekend Family Fun – Time!

03 Nov 2018
Visit our exhibition all about John Muir’s inventions, see his clock on display in our permanent gallery and have a... Read More
paper plate clock

Weekend Family Fun – Time

31 Oct 2018
Visit our exhibition all about John Muir’s inventions, see his clock on display in our permanent gallery and have a... Read More
Boowuzzie

Weekend Family Fun – Scootchers and Scary Stories!

17 Oct 2018
Drop in anytime this weekend to find out about the scootchers and scary stories John and his friends would play.... Read More
Table Saw

October Holiday Family Fun – Inventions!

29 Sep 2018
What does John Muir have in common with Wallace and Gromit? They both invented a machine to get them out... Read More

Weekend Family Fun – Marvellous Marble Run

13 Sep 2018
To go along with our John Muir: An Ingenious Whittler exhibition, drop in anytime to have a go at building... Read More

Weekend Family Fun – Marvellous Marble Run

13 Sep 2018
To go along with our John Muir: An Ingenious Whittler exhibition, drop in anytime to have a go at building... Read More
leaf mobile

Weekend Family Fun – Leafy Mobile

03 Sep 2018
Drop in anytime to make your own leafy mobile and say hello to Autumn.
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John Muir’s Birthplace

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Dunbar
East Lothian
EH42 1JJ
Scotland

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