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Museum · Mauchline · East Ayrshire

Burns House Museum

Among the sights of Mauchline is Burns House Museum. Its neighbours on our list number 4 within 5 km. It is protected as a category B listed building.

Where
In Mauchline
inside the locality
Warmest months
Jun–Aug
highs of 17–19°C
In brief

Museum in Mauchline

Inside Mauchline

Burns House Museum is inside Mauchline’s locality, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Category B listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Mauchline has 12 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

If warmth matters, go June to August: Mauchline reaches 17–19°C.

Jan6° / 1°111 mm
Feb7° / 1°91 mm
Mar9° / 2°85 mm
Apr12° / 3°63 mm
May15° / 6°65 mm
Jun17° / 9°77 mm
Jul19° / 10°102 mm
Aug18° / 10°107 mm
Sep16° / 9°100 mm
Oct13° / 6°129 mm
Nov9° / 3°126 mm
Dec7° / 1°130 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Mauchline, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Mauchline. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Mauchline’s full climate →
About

Burns House Museum

Worth the trip, Mauchline Castle is 100 m off.

Mauchline’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type
Museum
Listed
Category B listed building
Town
in Mauchline
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Map of Burns House Museum and nearby

The map centres on Burns House Museum, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Mauchline’s locality. · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

Towns that list Burns House Museum

They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in town

Mauchline

3,809 people · 5 places to visit

Make a day of it

Also near Burns House Museum

A visit can add 6 castles, a historic house and a museum, from 22 places within 15 km.

1CastleMauchline Castle100 m away2CastleKingencleugh Castle1.7 km away3CastleRuins of Auchinleck Castle4 km away4Historic houseDumfries House8.1 km away5CastleSorn Castle5 km away6MuseumMuseum · National Trust for ScotlandBachelor's Club6.7 km away7CastleDean Castle14 km away8CastleSundrum Castle11 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions about Burns House Museum

Where is Burns House Museum?

Burns House Museum is in Mauchline, East Ayrshire, inside the town’s locality.

What is Burns House Museum?

Museum in East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Burns House Museum?

June to August are the warmest months in Mauchline, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Burns House Museum a listed building?

Yes: category B listed building.

What else is there to see near Burns House Museum?

Within 15 km: Mauchline Castle (100 m), Kingencleugh Castle (1.7 km), Ruins of Auchinleck Castle (4 km) and Dumfries House (8.1 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (7)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.