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Exhibition – Gardens of East Lothian

06 Feb 2020
Photographic exhibition by Sheila Sim. Over the next few days we hope to bring some of this exhibition to you... Read More

Weekend Family Fun – To a Mouse (or bear!)

24 Jan 2020
John Muir was a huge fan of Robert Burns carried a copy of his poems everywhere he went.  Make your... Read More
Chris Thomas 'Silva'

Weekend Family Fun – get to know a tree!

26 Feb 2019
To sit alongside the beautiful images in our new exhibition ‘Silva’ by Chris Thomas, come along and have a go... Read More
Chris Thomas 'Silva'

Weekend Family Fun – get to know a tree!

26 Feb 2019
To sit alongside the beautiful images in our new exhibition ‘Silva’ by Chris Thomas, come along and have a go... Read More

Weekend Family Fun – Butterfly clips

21 Feb 2019
It’s feeling almost spring-like now! Celebrate and pop in to our family drop-in craft anytime and make a lovely butterfly... Read More

Flying visit from RSPB!

21 Feb 2019
On Saturday 9th March John Muir’s Birthplace is welcoming the RSPB — the largest wildlife conservation charity in Europe. They... Read More

RSPB Activity Day

21 Feb 2019
On Saturday 9th March John Muir’s Birthplace is welcoming the RSPB — the largest wildlife conservation charity in Europe. They... Read More

Calypso Borealis

30 Jan 2019
Our family activities for the next couple of weekends centre around Muir’s discovery of the Calypso Borealis while wandering through... Read More

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 – 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
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Recent News

John Muir’s Birthplace is open as usual!
15 May 2025
April at John Muir’s Birthplace
10 Apr 2025
Service update – early closure 19th March
19 Mar 2025
High Street road closure Monday 10th March – Wednesday 12th March
07 Mar 2025
A Stitch in Time
05 Feb 2025

John Muir’s Birthplace

126 High Street
Dunbar
East Lothian
EH42 1JJ
Scotland

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Mon & Tue: Closed

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