Alford Heritage Museum

25/11/2024

Well, we had a fantastic day yesterday at our opening for the Alford Christmas Festival. We were delighted to see so many happy and smiling people at our museum. In fact we lost count how many after the first couple of hundred! We hope you enjoyed yourselves and will come back again and see us when we open for the 2025 season. Thanks to Leanne MacVeigh Dance Academy and Stuart Veitch Music for providing entertainment in the main ring.
None of this would, of course, have been possible without our great volunteers who spent many hours setting up the museum for the event and were there through the day to welcome and guide visitors. A big thankyou to you all. Finally our heartfelt thanks to all at Alford Christmas Festival for organising the day and helping to make Alford such a special place.

25/10/2024

Things are getting steamy in the Alford Heritage Centre.

22/10/2024

The annual crank up is coming this weekend.

If you have an engine, message us here and we will get back to you asap.

17/10/2024

Wonderful evening for all the family.

15/10/2024

20/09/2024

Doors Open Days this weekend. We are delighted to once again be part of Doors Open Days. Along with the Alford Valley Community Railway and the Bus Collection at Alford we will be opening our doors to visitors from 10 - 4 on both Saturday and Sunday. As well as the opportunity to look around our historic building, you can browse for bargains in our pop-up vintage shop and have a close-up look at a tractor. For full details of other venues have a look at https://www.facebook.com/AberdeenshireArchitectureHeritageDesign

13/09/2024

Don't forget its our Model Exhibition this Sunday. We will be open 1200-1600
See you there !

29/08/2024

Just a few days now until our fantastic Autumn Fair on Sunday
1 September.
The weather looks set to be good and we have over 30 stands and activities to entertain the whole family, so what better way to spend your Sunday ! Lots do do, see and eat , including a bouncy castle, face painting, glitter tatoos, story telling, demonstrations from and , a number of craft stalls and of course burgers, pizza from and coffee!
See you Sunday

23/08/2024

Wow its only just over a week to go until our fantastic Harvest Fair. Make a date in your diary ! What a super day planned with more than 30 quality exhibitors and stalls. Including the Alford Fire Engine courtesy of , story telling from Doric Books and demonstrations from Deeside Willow and . There is something for everyone.
The museum will also have a number of its larger agricultural exhibits on show but don't forget to visit the museum as well at a reduced cost to see lots of more of our fantastic collection.
See you there !

06/08/2024

Our mobile exhibition was busy again this week when we attended The Bus Collection at Alford Open Day at Grampian Transport Museum . A great day out with some lovely conversations with friends new and old! Thankyou to all those who popped by our stand . If you did did you manage to identify our mystery objects ? The museum is full of wonderful curiosities celebrating rural history. Why not visit again and visit the museum? We are open Friday to Sunday 1200 to 1600. Just follow the signs! Looking forward to seeing you !

24/07/2024

CONCERT 25th JULY. Please note that there will be NO ON THE DOOR TICKETS for tomorrow evening's Allan Taylor concert.

08/07/2024

The weather is looking a bit wet for Wednesday. Are you looking for something to do inside with your children? Why not come along to our Crafts and Stories event. We still have a few places left. To find out more go to our website : www.alfordheritagemuseum.com

04/07/2024

On Thursday 25th July, the auction ring at will once again be the setting for an evening of music and song provided by Allan Taylor and friends. Allan is a well-known local singer of bothy ballads and other traditional songs and performs throughout the United Kingdom at festivals and other events. For this concert he will be joined by Geordie Murison, twice winner of the Bothy Ballad Champion of Champions; Graeme Mitchell, past All Scotland Accordion Champion; and on fiddle Neil Dawson, well known recording artiste and popular guest with many Scottish bands. The line-up will be joined by guest bothy ballad singer Corran Hutchison from Strathdon.
To ensure your tickets for this event you can book online at Alford & Donside Heritage Association-Art Tickets or via the museum website. Alternatively tickets can be purchased from the museum or the . Last year’s concert was a sell out and this years tickets are selling fast so we cannot offer tickets on the night !