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The Devil's Porridge Discover the remarkable story of the Greatest Mu*****ns Factory on Earth and the extraordinary lives Booking to visit the Museum is essential.
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To avoid disappointment and confusion, please book in advance. Open daily from 10am - 4.30pm. Last admission 45 minutes before closing. Please check our website for latest prices and opening hours. ( https://www.devilsporridge.org.uk/prices-and-opening-hours )

We have a private car park with coach parking facilities. We are wheelchair friendly with a level access and have a lift to the mezzanine floor (WW2). We have toilet facilities, including Disabled toilets. We have a café offering a variety of hot food and cold food. Eastriggs and Gretna Heritage Group SCIO. Scottish Charity Number SC031616.

Are you looking for a way to relax this week?Join us on Wednesday for a relaxed evening with a craft activity. This is a...
25/10/2026

Are you looking for a way to relax this week?

Join us on Wednesday for a relaxed evening with a craft activity. This is aimed at adults and young people aimed 14 and over.

All arts and crafts materials are provided along with tea, coffee or juice.

There’s no need to book and it’s free to take part, though donations to support the work of The Devil’s Porridge Museum would be gratefully received.

23/10/2026

Please be aware on Sunday this week we're only serving drinks and a few sweet treats.☕️

We are also having to close our Cafè earlier than usual across both days this weekend, so if you are planning on popping in we'd reccommend joining us in the morning. Sorry for any inconvenience caused by this.

Thanks for you patience and we will be back open as normal again on Monday morning.

Would anyone like to see a plan for Gretna Township School from over 100 years ago? Two townships (Eastriggs and Gretna)...
23/10/2026

Would anyone like to see a plan for Gretna Township School from over 100 years ago? Two townships (Eastriggs and Gretna) were built to house and facilitate those who came to work at H.M. Factory Gretna in World War One. This included two schools.

We were also wondering if anyone's planning to walk more in October for Walk to School Month? (Although it's still our school holidays, if you can and are able to do so safely you could perhaps try walking or cycling to your local museum for a visit. You might want to wait until the weather improves before you walk or cycle though...😂)

Have you heard about our Sci-Fi and War trail? 🛸Complete the checklist by spotting all the models hidden around our muse...
22/10/2026

Have you heard about our Sci-Fi and War trail? 🛸

Complete the checklist by spotting all the models hidden around our museum during your visit. If you would like to give this a go it is included in your admission into The Devil's Porridge Museum. Just remember to pick up a trail sheet from beside the front desk!

You might even be able to spot a Martian Tripod from War of the Worlds... 👀

Ellen Frampton Dore lived in a Rodney Hostel, on Halifax Road in Eastriggs. We think she might have found this photo of ...
21/10/2026

Ellen Frampton Dore lived in a Rodney Hostel, on Halifax Road in Eastriggs. We think she might have found this photo of the inside of one of the factory hostels familiar. What do you think?

As well as Eastriggs, Ellen also lived in Wiltshire and Oxford. Plus, she's this week's Worker of the Week.

If you would like to read more about Ellen and hostel matrons, you can do so by heading to the link in our profile, going to 'Collections' and then 'Collections & History Blog.' 🔗

Our Worker of the Week blog aims to share the story of someone connected to H.M. Factory Gretna each week. A huge thank you to our research volunteers and everyone who helps to make this possible!

Need a break?Join us next week for a relaxed evening with a craft activity at our next Wellbeing Wednesday session. 🎨Eve...
21/10/2026

Need a break?

Join us next week for a relaxed evening with a craft activity at our next Wellbeing Wednesday session. 🎨

Every craft activity for our Wellbeing Wednesdays will be chosen to support mindfulness and our relaxed evenings will give you the chance to chat or just be absorbed in the creative process. This is aimed at adults and young people aged 14 and over.

All arts and crafts materials are provided along with tea, coffee or juice. ☕

Whether you’re looking to meet new people and make friends, or just have some time and space to be creative you’d be welcome to join us.

There’s no need to book and it’s free to take part, though donations to support the work of The Devil’s Porridge Museum would be gratefully received.

Thank you to everyone who came along to our Witches Potions and Slime Making workshop this morning! 🧙‍♀️It was lovely to...
20/10/2026

Thank you to everyone who came along to our Witches Potions and Slime Making workshop this morning! 🧙‍♀️

It was lovely to meet you all and we appreciate everyone's patience when things got busy too. We hope you all enjoyed it! If you would like to share a photo of your finished slime or potion from today, we would love to see your photos in the comments.

If you didn't have chance to make your own Witches’ Potion this time, we'll be making some more at our Children's Halloween Party. At the time of writing, we have some tickets left for this. We'll leave some details on how to book in the comments below. 👇

Has anyone been brave enough to take a photo with the dalek yet? 📷For the October school holidays, we have a new Sci-Fi ...
18/10/2026

Has anyone been brave enough to take a photo with the dalek yet? 📷

For the October school holidays, we have a new Sci-Fi and War trail around The Devil's Porridge Museum. If you fancy giving it a go you could always pop in for a visit.

If you've already managed to complete our Sci-Fi and War Trail, why not let us know what you thought in the comments? 💬

🎃Our free Children's Halloween Party is on Thursday 29th October this year.There will be a Halloween costume competition...
17/10/2026

🎃Our free Children's Halloween Party is on Thursday 29th October this year.

There will be a Halloween costume competition, party games, food and spooky stories. This is aimed at 6 to 11 year olds.

Tickets are free, but booking is essential.
You can book your place here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/childrens-halloween-party-2026-tickets-2003198299037

If you need help booking please contact us by calling 01461 700021.

We can't change the weather or offer you lighter evenings, but we can share a photo of some mu*****ns workers taking par...
16/10/2026

We can't change the weather or offer you lighter evenings, but we can share a photo of some mu*****ns workers taking part in a tug of war from the past.

Perhaps it could inspire you to walk or cycle when you can and are able to do so safely. Plus, it could be a great way to reduce your carbon footprint, and October is walk to school month. 🚶🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️

Can anyone in the comments work out where in Eastriggs this photo is close to? 🤔

Eastriggs is one of the two townships (the other one being Gretna), which was built for all the people who came to work at H.M. Factory Gretna. The nine-mile rural site of the factory, stretched from Longtown in England to Dornock in Scotland.

Address

Stanfield, Annan Road, EASTRIGGS
Annan
DG126TF

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 10am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 4:30pm
Thursday 10am - 4:30pm
Friday 10am - 4:30pm
Saturday 10am - 4:30pm
Sunday 10am - 4:30pm

Telephone

01461 700021

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