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Monday 10:30am - 4pm Tuesday 10:30am - 4pm Wednesday 10:30am - 4pm Thursday 10:30am - 4pm Friday 10:30am - 4pm Saturday 10:30am - 4pm Sunday 10:30am - 4pm

St Andrews Heritage Museum & Garden

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🏛️ Independent social history museum & garden in the heart of St Andrews. Open daily 1030am - 4pm. Operated by St Andrews Preservation Trust.

Scottish Charity Number (SC011782).

25/10/2026

Hamewith Monthly Object Highlight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Ashet - This shalla ashet (the wird c**s frae the French assiette = plate) wes yaisit tae serr mait or pies. Idealeesed scenes o the kintraside, lik that shawn here, war popular, as they gied a romanticeesed glisk o landward life in a period whan industry an touns war growan.

Platter - This shallow serving platter was traditionally used for serving meat or pies. Idealised rural scenes, like that shown here, were popular as they offered a romanticised view of rural life during a period of industrialisation and urban growth. Derived from the French assiette (plate).
On loan from Fife Folk Museum

Join us on Wednesday 28 October 2pm for a guided tour of 'Hamewith: Celebrating the Scots Language', just £5 per person. Includes day ticket for museum admission and refreshments!

https://standrewsmuseum.com/events/hamewith-celebrating-the-scots-language-gallery-tour/

Images show green and white rounded platter depicting a traditional countryside scene of a small group of livestock and farmer on the banks of a river with a town in the foreground. Platter is decorated around the edges with floral motifs.

20/10/2026

Looking for a speaker for your group or club?

Manager / Curator, Sam Walker, spent this afternoon giving a short talk about the Trust and Museum to a lovely, welcoming group in Dundee. We always enjoy getting out and about, meeting new faces and introducing folk to our work 😊

Get in touch on [email protected] to book a talk or group visit to the museum 🏛️

19/10/2026

Tuesday 20 October, 230pm, join us for a fascinating talk at St Andrews Bowling Club titled 'Gaelic, Makars, St Andrews' by Professor Peter Mackay, coinciding with the museum's latest exhibition 'Hamewith'.

A wonderful afternoon exploring the rich literary heritage of Scotland and St Andrews - don't miss it!

Tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/event/122132

Still time to book! Autumn Talk 3 - "Gaelic, Makars, St Andrews"
Prof Peter Mackay on links between St Andrews and the Gaelic world.
Book now: see link in bio.
£7 (£5 members) reception with coffee, tea and shortbreads.
Fundraiser for St Andrews Preservation Trust

15/10/2026

It’s spooky season and we have the latest copies of the Eejit Street Scots comic - a Halloween Special! Stop by and grab a free copy to take away with you (while stocks last!) 🎃👻

We also have a couple of free copies of Ely Percy’s “A Wee Bit of Magic” and Thomas Clark’s “Auchtermichty Aw-Stars”

A thank you to ScotsHoose Yaldi for providing these braw Scots books 📚

07/10/2026

Behind the Scenes!

This week at the collections store we were matching up objects with temporary object numbers (usually due to the actual object number not being visible on the object!), with records on the museum’s collections database. One of those items was this wonderful ‘Wrides Ticket Printer’, believed to have been used by local grocer Aikman & Terras in the late 19th century. This would have been a useful tool for stamping goods and packaging.

We were very pleased to find the object on the database, number the object, and then relocate it within the store. Thanks to our collections volunteers for all their hard work behind the scenes!

04/10/2026

Learn all about Boro Slow Stitching on Tuesday 13th October 7-9pm.

There will also be a short demo of slow stitching and stringing garlic and onions by plaiting them together by the leaves. Complimentary refreshments included.

All proceeds go to fundraising for Museum activities.

📆 - Tuesday 13th October 7- 9pm
📍St Andrews Heritage Museum & Garden
🎟 - Tickets available here & more info in bio: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/GGGW

03/10/2026

The People, The Town, The Stories!
Explore 7 exhibitions all about St Andrews and its people, from fisherfolk and photographers, to artists and architects… plus, don’t miss the latest changing exhibition ‘Hamewith: Celebrating the Scots Language’ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Take a welcome break in the cosy corner, and browse our wee shop for locally made gifts, history books and souvenirs!

As an independent charity, admission tickets support our work in preserving and sharing the social history of the Town. Tickets range from just £2.50 to £7.50 and can be converted to an annual pass at no additional cost, with concession and discounted rates available 😊 We hope to welcome you to the museum this October, and thank all those who have visited recently and supported our mission ❤️

Address

12 North Street
St Andrews
KY169PW

Opening Hours

Monday	10:30am - 4pm
Tuesday	10:30am - 4pm
Wednesday	10:30am - 4pm
Thursday	10:30am - 4pm
Friday	10:30am - 4pm
Saturday	10:30am - 4pm
Sunday	10:30am - 4pm

Telephone

+441334477629

Website

http://www.standrewsmuseum.com/

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