J M Barrie's Birthplace
Museums & Science Centres · Dundee, Dundee & Angus
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Closed — opens tomorrow at 10.30am
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What’s there
- On-street parking only
- Picnic area
Street parking in front of the cottage; disabled spaces in nearby car park 100m away; several Angus Council pay & display car parks in Kirriemuir.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
J M Barrie, creator of Peter Pan, spent his childhood in this small whitewashed cottage. Discover this typical weaver's house, where everyone lived upstairs with large windows for looms. See the wash house where the young author performed his first play at the age of seven, providing inspiration for the Wendy house in Peter Pan. Explore a jungle-themed garden with a sculpture of Tick Tock the crocodile. The exhibition includes the writing desk from Barrie's London flat where he penned Peter Pan.
Seasonal opening: 26 Mar-25 Oct, Thu-Sun 10.30-16.30 (last entry 16.00); closed 26 Oct 2026-28 Feb 2027.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Travel sickness bands
- Plasters
- Spare carrier bagFor the wet things. There are always wet things.
- I-spy book
- Bum bag
- Painkillers for grown-ups
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