Two children standing underneath a bird sculpture made of willow.
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Museum trails

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Add adventure to your visit with one of our museum trails!

Our trails are full of top tips, object highlights and activities to help you make the most of your visit. Trails can be viewed online or downloaded to print at home.

Willow Sculpture Trail

Suitable for all ages.

Inspired by the wildlife and animal residents often spotted around the museum site and at our farm, willow artists Anna Cross and Rachel Kirk have created a beautiful collection of willow sculptures for you to discover as you explore outdoors. 

See if you can find all seven types of willow animals on a walk to the farm. 

Lewis’s Scottish Adventure Trail

Suitable for families.

Explore the museum galleries with Lewis the Highland bull in this family trail, available in English and Gaelic.  

Try out fun activities, learn about Scottish traditions and, in the English version of the trail, Lewis will teach you some Gaelic words. 

Cartoon illustration of the head of a highland cow sticking its tongue out.
Credit: Illustration © Shirley Lochhead

Maths at the Museum Trail

Designed especially for under 5. 

An introduction to mathematical thinking in a playful way that encourages curiosity and learning. 

Count objects and colours in the museum galleries, make shapes and do some sheep spotting in the great outdoors, and go on a teapot hunt inside the farmhouse.

Illustration of an orange tractor
Credit: Illustration © Good Stuff Creative

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