Museum nan Eilean
Museums & Science Centres · Stornoway, Hebrides, Orkney & Shetland
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Closed — opens 1pm
🏠 Indoor0–11–33–55–88–1212–16🆓 Free entryEducational
What’s there
- Buggy friendly
Access & inclusion
- Step-free access
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Museum nan Eilean is the local authority museum service of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, located in Lews Castle in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis. The museum showcases the rich heritage of the Outer Hebrides, with exhibits on island history, emigration, archaeology, and natural history. Highlights include six original Lewis Chessmen on loan from the British Museum. Entry is by donation, making it an affordable family day out in Stornoway.
High season (1 Apr - 30 Sep): Tue-Sat 10am-5pm. Low season (1 Oct - 31 Mar): Tue-Sat 1pm-4pm. Closed Sun & Mon.
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.
- Muslin cloths
- Hair bobbles
- Camera for them
- Baby carrier or slingBetter than a pram anywhere with steps or mud.
- Bibs
- Toddler reins
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