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Home | News | The National Lottery Heritage Fund Supports the 50th Anniversary Celebrations

Wanlockhead Museum Trust are delighted to announce a supportive grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund towards the 50^th Anniversary celebrations, running throughout 2024. The grant supports our innovative talks by external speakers, the development of new displays and literature as well as events during the anniversary weekend – 20^th and 21^st July. The Visitor Centre Museum will have free entry over this weekend and the guided tour prices are reduced (see ticket bookings). The Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway will be running eight trains each way on both days. Please buy tickets directly from the railway. https://leadhillsrailway.co.uk

The Leadhills Silver Band will be playing new music written for the event. The Craft Fair will be at the Wanlockhead Community Centre on both days with stained glass workshops run by local artist Fiona Foley.

Wanlockhead Museum Trust is also grateful to D&G Regional Events Growth Fund, 20 shilling Community Windfarm Fund, Turtleton Charitable Foundation and the Russell Trust for their generous support.

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The tea room, shop and museum remain open

The museum and shop remain open at weekends as does the tearoom.

New winter opening offer!

The museum, shop and tearoom will be open every weekend, Saturday and Sunday, 11am until 3pm, until December 15th.

Tearoom and shop remain open!

Thank you to everyone who visited our heritage museum through 2024.

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