Highland Museum of Childhood

09/04/2025

Our Easter Holiday Bunny Hunt (completely humane of course) is on every day that the museum is open throughout the holidays! 🐰🥕

No need to book, just pop along and find those bunnies during your museum visit.



*Children must be accompanied by an adult, normal admission fees apply: children free, concessions £3.50, adults £5.

07/04/2025

‼️UNIT TO LET‼️

Available May/June 2025

Trustees of The Old Station, Strathpeffer seek new tenants for Coffee Shop/Tea Room.

A fantastic business opportunity - indoor and outdoor dining areas, private shared car park.

Enquiries are welcomed from passionate, community-minded parties, who have the enthusiasm and vision to continue and develop a high level of service at The Old Station.

Initial enquiries by email please to:
[email protected]

04/04/2025

We've had a great first week back so far, welcoming lots of lovely visitors. 🤗

We have some fabulous new objects on display, Easter activities for the holidays AND our new Free Fridays!! 🤩

We look forward to seeing you soon!

30/03/2025

We open for the season from this Tuesday! 🥳
See you soon!

28/03/2025

We're delighted to be sharing some of our collection with Cromarty Courthouse Museum, and looking forward to seeing their fantastic new exhibition. 🤩

19/03/2025

Oh we do love a sunny day at the Old Station
☀️❤️🪻

17/03/2025

With just 1️⃣5️⃣ days to go until the museum opens to the public for the season, some of our volunteers have been busy sprucing up! 🖌️🫧🧹

15/03/2025

13/03/2025

Today, we welcomed our first school group of 2025! 🥳

These kiddos took Throwback Thursday to the extreme, going all the way back to Victorian times!

It was a joy to have you North Kessock P3, we hope you come back soon. 🙂

10/01/2025

Great to see programmes like this that strive to make sure traditional culture heritage is preserved and shared with future generations. 👌

Thèid 5 Latha 2025 a chumail eadar 7-12 Giblean aig Taighean-dubha nan Geàrranan, Eilean Leòdhais. ‘S ann do chloinn aois àrd-sgoile a tha fileanta sa Ghàidhlig a tha 5 Latha, far am faigh com-pàirtichean an cothrom a bhith mar phàirt de choimhearsnachd Gàidhlig, a’ coinneachadh ri agus ag ionnsachadh bho eòlaichean air iomadh chuspair co-cheangailte ri beatha làitheil san àite.

Bidh cothrom aig com-pàirtichean a dhol an sàs ann an iomadh chur-seachad, nam measg; croitearachd, còcaireachd, An Clò Hearach, dualchas na sgìre agus mòran eile – a bharrachd air bùithtean-obrach air puirt is òrain.

Tha tuilleadh fiosrachaidh agus foirm iarrtais ri fhaighinn an seo: www.feisean.org/5latha/

5 Latha 2025 will be held between 7-12 April at the Geàrrannan Blackhouses, Isle of Lewis. This event is open to fluent Gaelic speaking high-school pupils giving the opportunity to participants to experience life in a Gaelic speaking community.

Participants will have the opportunity to take part in a number of activities in the community including; crofting, Harris Tweed, cooking, fishing, local heritage as well as music and song workshops.

More information and a booking form can be found here: https://www.feisean.org/en/5latha2025/

31/12/2024

🥃🐂Wishing all a Bliadhna Mhath Ùr when it arrives!

Oidhche Challain or New Year’s Eve was once the most important winter festival in the Highlands.

'Gillean Callain' - the Hogmanay Lads – would gather in a group, one lad dressed in the hide of a bull, complete with horns and hooves.
They would climb onto the thatched roof of a traditional cottage and run around the edge in a clockwise direction to perform the ancient custom of 'deiseal'.

The lad dressed as a bull would shake his horns and hooves and the others would hit him with sticks, chanting the ‘Duan Challainn’ – Hogmanay Poem.

Afterwards, they would recite another poem at the cottage door, thanking the occupants and eagerly awaiting their hospitality.

They would usually celebrate together with feasting and drinking and the man of the house would singe the animal hide to signify purification and celebrate a Happy New Year... Bliadhna Mhath Ur!’

28/12/2024

Don't forget! ...

The lovely cafe here at the Old Station is still open and waiting to serve you lovely home-baked treats. 🫖🍓😋

Earl Grey and fresh baked Scones, served with cream and jam! Pop in for your afternoon tea, open untill 4!

11/12/2024

Did you know...🤔

You can support The Old Station Trust, which operates the Highland Museum of Childhood, through the Highland Community Lottery.

That's right...it might just be a win:win situation! 🥳

You can support us and help us raise funds to fix up our lovely Old station building AND you might just win some amazing prizes whilst do so!

Find more information here...

Saving the Old Station: Victorian Roof Revival! is offering you the chance to win big prizes and help raise much needed funds.

06/12/2024

Thanks to all who came along and supported our wreath making workshop today! 🌿🎀

There were some beautiful wreaths created. ❤️

04/12/2024

We still have a couple of spaces available on our Friday workshop...

Fancy a festive afternoon of creativity, tea and mince pies and good company? Give us a shout to book in.
🎄🎀🥧🫖

29/11/2024

🎄🎄 FESTIVE WREATH MAKING 🎄🎄

Following feedback from last year's workshop, we hope to run two wreath making workshops this year - an afternoon session and a morning session.

Please book early to allow us to order in materials. 😉

Message us here or email to book:
[email protected]