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David Livingstone Birthplace David Livingstone’s Birthplace invites you to follow Livingstone’s journey from Blantyre to Africa through our new interactive exhibition

David Livingstone’s Birthplace's stunning new exhibition showcases Livingstone’s life, from his birth in Blantyre to his death in Zambia. Follow the famous Scottish abolitionist, missionary and explorer, from right here in Blantyre, Scotland to Southern and Central Africa. Using the exhibition’s interactive displays, you'll discover the communities and people who played a pivotal part in Livingstone’s life and expeditions, before reflecting on his legacy. The museum is set in beautiful park land, and includes nature trails, the Livingstone and Lion sculpture, and a play park!

👻Spooky season is here! 🧙‍♀️🔮We are cooking up a witches brew in the café.🎃☕️Pumpkin spice lattes are back, along with a...
14/10/2026

👻Spooky season is here!

🧙‍♀️🔮We are cooking up a witches brew in the café.

🎃☕️Pumpkin spice lattes are back, along with an abundance of other flavours to choose from for your coffee.

We are currently offering new flavors such as:
🍁 Maple and pecan
🌰 Hazelnut
🍯 Honeycomb

Not a coffee lover? We have something for you too! Flavoured Hot Chocolate that is perfect to warm you up!

🌱 🔥 Try Mint or Toasted Marshmellow Hot Chocolate!

Sadly, we have to report more vandalism that has occurred on our grounds. More damage has been done to the Clyde Viewing...
12/10/2026

Sadly, we have to report more vandalism that has occurred on our grounds. More damage has been done to the Clyde Viewing Platform, after members of the community so generously donated materials to help repair the previous damage.

Once again one of the thick plastic viewing windows has been smashed through, leaving extremely dangerous jagged and sharp edges. We ask that no one approaches that area by the river for their safety.

We would also like to inform the community that we have very clear images of the vandals, who were wearing grey and red tracksuits and could not have been older than 12 years old.

We will be contacting the local schools and the police. We do not wish to do this, but the repeated vandalism is unacceptable. We ask that the parties responsible come down to the Centre and take responsibility for these actions so that there might be an easy resolution to this issue.

As we have stated before, we love being an accessible community space but actions like this threaten our ability to serve the community as it forces our limited resources to go towards unnecessary maintenance.

We encourage all local residents to regard the Centre as something of their own. The Centre is a collective community space to be shared and supported by everyone.

We implore all parents and guardians to encourage the young people of the surrounding communities to respect local community spaces and work with us to upkeep them.

Please help us continue being here for this community!

Thank you,
the David Livingstone Team

In honour of Black History Month 2026, join us for a special guided tour exploring the stories of the Black men and wome...
09/10/2026

In honour of Black History Month 2026, join us for a special guided tour exploring the stories of the Black men and women who travelled with, worked alongside, and supported David Livingstone during his expeditions throughout Africa.

The tour will shine a light on those who are often overlooked in David Livingstone’s story. The tour will explore their experiences, contributions, and the important roles they played in David Livingstone’s journeys.

📆The tour will run once a week, every Friday at 1pm. Included dates are Friday, October 16th, Friday, October 23rd and Friday, October 30th.

🔉Come along and hear the lost voices of Livingstone’s expeditions and learn about the people whose stories play a vital role in Livingstone’s story!

The tour will be delivered by one of our heritage trainees, Natasha, as part of her work exploring and presenting the various narratives found within the museum’s collections.

🍁🍂With the new season comes new drinks in the café! We have a range of exciting flavors for you to try: 🍏 Apple fizz 🍋 ...
04/10/2026

🍁🍂With the new season comes new drinks in the café! We have a range of exciting flavors for you to try:

🍏 Apple fizz
🍋 Misty lemonade
🍇 Raspberry Lemonade
🍋 Rhubarb Lemonade
🪻 Lavender lemonade
🌱 Hint o’ Mint lemonade

Plus a fantastical fusion of
Orange and Passionfruit! 🍊

Summer House drinks are Handmade in Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Stop by Livingstone’s Café to find out which flavor is your favorite 🧃🍹

We have a huge 'thank you' to give to our community for stepping in and supporting us.After we posted about the damage t...
29/09/2026

We have a huge 'thank you' to give to our community for stepping in and supporting us.

After we posted about the damage that was done to our Clyde Viewing Platform, we received a lot of comments offering help and we appreciate everyone who reached out.

We would like to extend our many thanks to Michael Burns for donating the Perspex glass and fence slats, we are so grateful for your help . Thanks also to our maintenance volunteer, Gary for working hard to fix the viewing platform.

We're so glad that to see this space restored so that it can be enjoyed by the community once again. We once again appreciate your support.

✨September Weekend Pottery Painting✨We'll be running our Drop-in Pottery Painting for kids on Monday 28th, a fun activit...
25/09/2026

✨September Weekend Pottery Painting✨

We'll be running our Drop-in Pottery Painting for kids on Monday 28th, a fun activity before the schools go back!

🎟 Price: £13 per child, no booking required

🍂🎨 Just show up, pay at the shop and get painting in our Gallery Space! (two doors down from the Museum entrance)

Looking for the perfect venue for your next celebration? Whether you are planning a wedding, birthday, family gathering,...
25/09/2026

Looking for the perfect venue for your next celebration?
Whether you are planning a wedding, birthday, family gathering, anniversary, conference, workshop or another special occasion, our beautiful Pavilion offers a stunning setting to make your event unforgettable.

With picturesque views across our grounds, flexible table layouts, and the freedom of a DIY venue, you can create a celebration that's uniquely yours.

🎉Our website now has a Build-Your-Own-Party section for Children's Parties where you can select the room you would like to hire and customise your food/refreshments package. (https://shop.dltrust.uk/parties)

💒Check out our new 'Weddings' section on our website as well to see what we offer to make your special day extra special! (https://shop.dltrust.uk/weddings)

Ready to start planning? Get in touch at [email protected] to check availability and book your date. We can't wait to help bring your vision to life!

Due to the poor weather today we have decided to close the café and museum at 15:00 apologies for any inconvenience. Bac...
17/09/2026

Due to the poor weather today we have decided to close the café and museum at 15:00 apologies for any inconvenience. Back open at 10:00am tomorrow.

🍁Do you know how we at the David Livingstone Centre know the season is changing? 🍂Not by the yellowing leaves falling of...
04/09/2026

🍁Do you know how we at the David Livingstone Centre know the season is changing?

🍂Not by the yellowing leaves falling off the trees … but by the autumn decor returning to Livingstone’s café!

Come visit the café for a cozy soup or one of our weekly specials and get ready for Autumn 2026!

Cozy season is upon us! We can’t wait to celebrate Halloween and all the other Autumn festivals with you!

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165 Station Road
Blantyre
G729BY

Opening Hours

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

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+441413753105

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