Places to go – The Highland Folk Museum

This is Luath’s second trip to the Highland Folk Museum in Newtonmore.  There still is more of the open air living history museum for her to explore.  It is a fantastic family friendly free museum and you could easily spend a day here.  It shows how people lived and worked in the Highlands from the 1700s. 

There are staff/volunteers at some of the buildings who dress and act out parts i.e. farm workers, school teacher.

The play area greets you on entry so Luath headed there first and again later.  It has some well thought out play equipment.  Luath loved the raised play houses and the xylophone.

At one end of the museum there is a reconstruction of a 1930s farm.  The buildings were already here.  (Other buildings have been moved from elsewhere in the Highlands and reconstructed on the site).

Chickens and ducks roam free. 

There is lots to look at and in one building a few wooden puzzles, a colouring area and quizzes to do.  Near the farm Luath spotted the tyre tractor (a favourite from our last visit).  There are old tractors and farm equipment to see.
 
Granddad and Luath checked out the post office and then we all were tempted in the old fashioned sweetie shop but decided not to buy.
 
Luath spent a very short time inside the school but loved the hopscotch and the hoop/stick equipment outdoors.
 
One of the Newtonmore Wildcat Experience cats is here. 
 
Our last stop was the small bus, which currently isn’t working.  Luath enjoyed being the driver.

We saw much more on the day and the site has more to see.  The museum is on a large site but is pushchair/wheelchair friendly (steep slope near entrance). Luath ran most of the way with a little bit of carrying. There is a cafe, gift shop, picnic area and toilets on site.  A highly recommended place to visit.
(Luath is 30 months) Shared with Family Days at mums do travel