Biggar & Upper Clydesdale Museum

Biggar & Upper Clydesdale Museum Explore 14,000 years of rural and small town life in Biggar and Upper Clydesdale. We are an accredited museum, 5* Visitor Attraction.

Interactive Victorian streetscape, exhibition gallery and modern displays. Dedicated car and coach parking available.

We have a great selection of rocks and fossils as well books and kits to keep children busy as the holidays approach.Mus...
15/06/2026

We have a great selection of rocks and fossils as well books and kits to keep children busy as the holidays approach.

Museum open Tuesday to Saturday 10-5pm and Sundays 1-5pm.

We hope everyone has a nice Gala Day today.We always have a great view of the floats from the Museum window, so we look ...
13/06/2026

We hope everyone has a nice Gala Day today.

We always have a great view of the floats from the Museum window, so we look forward to seeing everyone passing.

Here is a photograph from our collection, from 1933 of one of the floats.

Does anyone have any photos of favourite floats from years gone past?

We have had to restock on Jim Ness' new book, as it is selling quick. The Historical Guide to Biggar, Beyond the High St...
12/06/2026

We have had to restock on Jim Ness' new book, as it is selling quick.

The Historical Guide to Biggar, Beyond the High Street can be bought at the Museum for £16.50. The book features lots of great images and information.

A lot of visitors have been wanting to see if their house or street is featured, perhaps a nice gift for a current or past Biggaronian.

Keep an eye out for the Gazette entries from the Museum for our ‘Treasures from the Attic’ exhibition, as we showcase so...
10/06/2026

Keep an eye out for the Gazette entries from the Museum for our ‘Treasures from the Attic’ exhibition, as we showcase some of the items or artists on display.

The Museum has taken a historical spin on the Gala Week window theme of ‘Construction.’ Drystane d***s or dry stone wall...
07/06/2026

The Museum has taken a historical spin on the Gala Week window theme of ‘Construction.’

Drystane d***s or dry stone walls are a large part of traditional Scottish construction. Each stone has to be selected and placed in order to create a stable wall with no mortar.

A huge thank you to our wonderful volunteer, Anne, who put together our display.

We hope everyone has a happy Gala Week.

For our current 'Treasures from the Attic' exhibition we have a selection of cards and postcards available of some of th...
06/06/2026

For our current 'Treasures from the Attic' exhibition we have a selection of cards and postcards available of some of the artwork on display. This also make for nice prints that could be framed after sending.

Postcards 80p each and cards £4.50 each.

We have had many questions about this and we can confirm that Helen and Neil, great friends to the Museum, will be hosti...
04/06/2026

We have had many questions about this and we can confirm that Helen and Neil, great friends to the Museum, will be hosting their ever popular, graveyard walks again during this Gala Week.

1) Friday 12th June, Ancestors Walk, Biggar Kirk Gate, 7:30pm

The stories behind some of the names on the gravestones in Biggar Kirkyard, with Helen Lambie and Neil Paynter.

2) Sunday 14th June, Ancestors Walk, Crofts Cemetery Gate (Crown Rigg), 2pm

The stories behind some of the names on the gravestones in Crofts Cemetery, with Helen Lambie and Neil Paynter.

We are very excited to once again welcome to the Museum, fashion and textiles historian, Ellie McCartney.Ellie’s talk, ‘...
03/06/2026

We are very excited to once again welcome to the Museum, fashion and textiles historian, Ellie McCartney.

Ellie’s talk, ‘The Jewish Neue Frau in Weirmar Berlin,’ will be on Thursday 25th June 7pm at Biggar Museum.

Tickets now available at the Museum. £10 each.

Its been a long time since Cherubs guarded The Jubilee Fountain on the High Street. Although they look like boys they ...
01/06/2026

Its been a long time since Cherubs guarded The Jubilee Fountain on the High Street. Although they look like boys they were in fact modelled on a girl – Jean Lindsay, daughter of the station master. Her uncle, James Lindsay, a draughtsman with Steven MacDowell, Ironfounders, designed and built the fountain.
It was quite fitting that Cubby's helped move one of them in to THE TREASURES FROM THE ATTTIC EXHIBITION as when the fountain was removed in 1947 the four small figures astride water-spouting dolphins were rescued by Nessie Cuthbertson, wife of James A Cuthbertson and after a while in Nessie's garden they have since been preserved by Biggar Museum Trust.

Some of the pots available at the museum book and plant fair.
30/05/2026

Some of the pots available at the museum book and plant fair.

Address

156 High Street
Biggar
ML126DH

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 1pm - 5pm

Telephone

01899221050

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