Glenesk Folk Museum and Cafe

Welcoming, cosy museum in rural Aberdeenshire, set amongst splendid scenery. The displays of local life from bygone days are authentic, a true cut above similar displays elsewhere. Local art displays, interesting photographs, an extensive archive and a shop selling quality crafts add to the range and quality of this museum. The café served up excellent soup and sandwiches; the museum is spotlessly clean and has been sensitively modernised. Children will love it, with dressing up and old-school fun!

Superb local history centre, with lovely shop, great homey cafe, friendly staff, very well put together. Farming artefacts museum & great photographs. Excellent informative time!

Lovely museum! Very educational and very welcoming and kind staff. Me and my partner will certainly be back! The soup and Victoria sponge cake was so tasty😋

Lovely cafe for cakes and hot drinks. Large second hand bookshop . Museum shop has hand made gifts and art from local artists/crafters. Lots of local photos and maps current and old Signs around the place often funny Very friendly staff Displays offer good local information. Lots of variety. Only thing letting it down was the internal temperature. We should have worn warmer clothes as it was warmer outside.

traveled from Newcastle to this beautiful heritage site and landmark, very dog friendly museum and welcome insided, the staff are very friendly, please ask david for his tour! the food and hot drinks were lovley 10/10

Glen Esk Folk Museum now open again after some time closed to the public. The Museum is stocked full of historical agricultural artefacts and items of great interest about the local area and it's past. You could easily spend an hour just looking through the displays. There is a donation wireless device on entry and to assist keeping this resource open its well worth a tap to donate. There is also a linked cafe service basic soup and sandwich type food and of course scones and cakes. Service on cafe is good and very friendly.

This is really interesting if you like local history. There were things that we recognised from our grandparents homes in the 1960s. The staff were extremely knowledgeable and nothing was too much trouble. We changed some of our plans based on their recommendations. Also their tea and cake was extremely nice. An unexpected gem, not a full day out but a few hours well spent.

Visit Angus says the museum is free, with donations accepted, as does the information on Google, as does a notice board right outside the museum, however when you get in the door you see that it is £5 to get in. Charging entry is absolutely fine, these things cost money to keep going, it's totally acceptable, but being deceptive is not ok and leaves a sour taste. I get that things online might be outdated, but there's no excuse for still having it advertised as free on a board at the premises.