National Museum of Rural Life Scotland

The Museum shows how country people lived and worked in Scotland in the past, and how this has shaped the countryside of today. The Museum is the result of a unique partnership between the National Museums of Scotland and The National Trust for Scotland. The site includes an exhibition building and the original Georgian farmhouse and working farm.

The Exhibition Building houses Scotland's National Country Life Collection which includes agricultural exhibits, children's toys, the oldest known grain threshing machine in the world and the biggest collection of combine harvesters in Europe.

Discover the history of the Reid family who farmed at Kittochside for over 400 years. The Georgian farmhouse is furnished with the original Reid family possessions.

The Museum is set in 170 acres of farmland which has never been intensely cultivated and is rich in plants and wildlife. When you visit you take a trip back in time to a period of history when traditional farming with horses was being replaced by tractors and combine harvesters.

There is plenty for families to do, including farm trails and fun filled backpacks for kids.

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