Strachur Smiddy Museum and Crafts

Strachur Smiddy is a blacksmith shop that dates back to the 18th century. It has been restored and is now open as a museum with a craft shop. You can step back in time and see the carefully preserved forge with bellows and anvil. It has kept its cobbled floor and beamed ceiling and you can see tools of the trade that will have been in use from 1791 through to 1955.

Four generations of Montgomerys managed the Smiddy and provided essential services for the local rural community in the form of farm tools and shoes for horses. The interior of the forge was left untouched for forty years.

The small museum displays different tools and implements from a bygone age and it offers a unique insight into Scottish rural life. A volunteer blacksmith forges ironworks so that visitors can see it working as it used to.

Further Information Strachur Smiddy Museum and Crafts

Is there food and drink available?

There is no on-site cafe.

What are the main things to do?

A museum dedicated to the blacksmiths that used to be a working business at this site. There are no on-site toilets.

What are the ticket prices?

There is no set price for tickets – visitors are invited to donate what they feel is appropriate.

Is there parking?

There is free parking outside.

When are they open?

They are open at weekends from late June until late September. For up-to-date opening times and dates please visit their website.

Dog friendly?

No information has been provided.

Are they accessible?

The museum is accessible to disabled visitors. Please contact the venue for further information.