Experts' Choice Award Writers' Museum
What the experts agree on
Intimate 17th-century museum celebrating Scotland's three literary giants—Burns, Scott, and Stevenson—through their manuscripts, letters, and personal possessions. Perfectly positioned in Old Town near the Royal Mile.
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"Tucked down a close between the Royal Mile and the Mound you'll find Lady Stair's House (1622), home to this museum." Full review
Fodor's "Evokes Scotland's literary past with such exhibits as the letters, possessions, and original manuscripts of Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Robert Burns." Full review
Afar Magazine "Well worth a visit." Full review
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"Build in 1622, this house belongs to the Writer's museum, which displays manuscripts and memorabilia of the three greatest ever Scottish writers, Robert Burns (1759-1796), Walter Scott (1771-1832) et Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)" Full review
Atlas Obscura "This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers. " Full review
Frommer's "Burns, Scott, and Stevenson—three great men of Scottish letters—are the focus of this humble museum, just off the Royal Mile near the Castle." Full review
Lonely Planet "Before Harry Potter, before Trainspotting and before Miss Jean Brodie, Edinburgh was a rendezvous for wordsmiths and it owes a lot to the written word. The city was the world's first to..."
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