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Opening Times
We are open for the Season!
The Museum will be open from 10:00 am every day.
Cafe open from 9:30am
All entrance fees come with a guided tour of the museum and entry to the Iron Age Village. Guided tours will be every 30 minutes throughout the day.
The last museum tour starts at 4:00 pm with our site closing at 6:00 pm.
We are a dog-friendly site!
Your Visit
Your visit to The Scottish Crannog Centre includes a guided tour of our museum and artefacts as well as interactive demonstrations of ancient crafts and technologies in our Iron Age Village. Our team of enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and friendly Iron Age Interpreters will guide you through the Crannog story, giving you a glimpse into pre-historic life, and showing you the skills and lives of folk 2,500 years ago in our newly built Iron Age Village.
Our Cafe will be open from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm serving food throughout the day.
You are more than welcome to pop into the cafe even if not visiting our museum!
Picnics are very welcome!
Prices
Adult – £15.00
Concession – £12.50 (65+ or student)
Child – £10.00 (under 16)
Under 5 – Free
Family 1A+2C – £25.00
Family 1A +3C – £30.00
Family 2A+1C – £35.00
Family 2A+2C – £40.00
Family 2A+3C – £45.00
Family 2A+4C – £50.00
Accessibility
We are a Disability Confident employer and aim to be as accessible to as many people as possible. Most of our site is on one level, with ramps to the museum, cafe, shop, and toilets suitable for mobility scooters and wheelchair users.
For visitors with a visual impairment, we operate a spoken tour with a handling collection and many hands-on activities outside, that are optional for those with sensory and stimulatory concerns.
Seating is available throughout the site, and our guides are on hand to make sure your visit is as easy and lovely as possible.
Our accessibility guide is available through AccessAble for visitors to access all our site’s specifications before visiting.
If you have any concerns, please email info@crannog.co.uk, or call 01887 440231. We look forward to seeing you soon!
What's On
The Scottish Crannog Centre holds a wide Event Program throughout the year, including day events for special occasions, evening events, themed days and special take-over events. All events are included in standard ticket prices unless stated otherwise. Check out or events page for the full 2025 event and themed day line up!
Schools at the Crannog
At the Scottish Crannog Centre, we welcome schools to come and experience the early Iron Age through hands-on activities relating to daily life.
Our visits are a whole day in which we offer a variety of
activities tailored to the groups needs and interests. A visit to The Scottish Crannog Centre starts between 10:00-11:00am and finishes up at 3:00pm. These times can be amended to suit your travelling needs and school times.
We include a wide range of hands-on activities built around what is
being studied and what the class/school is looking to achieve. This can
vary from cooking, foraging, storytelling, through to pottery, spinning, weaving, and woodwork. All activities are led by our Iron Age interpreters.
One of our team will call you prior to your visit to confirm details
and plans. We will design the visit with you around your interests.
We have changing themes throughout the year which follow closely
with the seasons:
1. Spring – Foraging, abundance and Beltane
2. Summer – Trade, Travel and Solstice
3. Autumn – Harvest, Hunting and Samhain
4. Winter – Woodlands, Lardering
and Imbolc
We bring a focus to these seasons just like the Crannog Dwellers would have done, however, we can and will tailor all visits to the groups learning outcomes and curriculum.
We always work with schools in small
groups, this is to engage with pupils on a level which means no one is left behind, they get the full attention of our fantastic Iron Age interpreters – we don’t have an outdoor classroom but the whole ethos of the museum is to have your community come and join our community just like in the Iron Age – sharing skills, knowledge and stories – so get your boasts ready to impress our team!
Pricing
£10/student
Where possible, we ask for a 10:1 ratio on adults to children, this allows for the best experience possible on site, to encourage this ratio for every 10 kids one adult goes free!
For enquiries please email learning@crannog.co.uk
”I arranged for my school class to visit the Crannog Centre. The staff were extremely accommodating and closed the museum to the public so that we could have exclusive use of the whole site. The day was so well organised and the staff and volunteers were knowledgeable and helped the children see the elements of life in the Iron Age. The hands-on activities were engaging and everyone came away from the day having learned a lot.
The centre is a great way to learn about the past and it was probably one of the best school visits I have ever attended.
Thank you so much for a great day!“
Isla Primary School
Lunch Areas on Site
We have a dedicated space for the students that will allow them to have their lunch in an Iron Age inspired building.
This space is sheltered from the weather.
Groups
Whether you are a group of 20 or more, a tour company with a fleet of coaches, or a single minibus tour operator we accommodate all group bookings and can offer experiences beyond the fantastic guided tour of the centre. Whether it’s a day trip, a bespoke evening tour, or music and storytelling around the fire you’re after, contact us today.
We have ample parking spaces for coaches and minibuses.
A typical group tour lasts 1.5 hours but can be tailored to suit.
Lunch bookings are available for tour groups.
Groups Rates
Guided Tour Prices
(For groups of 10+ PAX)
£13.00 per adult PAX
£12 per student or 65+
£10 per child under 16
Tailored Tour and Time £17.00 per PAX
Day in the Life Workshops and Tour/Lunch packages available on our Travel Trade Sheet below
For all enquiries email booking@crannog.co.uk
Alternatively call 01887 440231
Or fill out the Contact Form
Visit the Crannog Virtually!
We are now able to offer virtual workshop packages, to allow you to meet the team and explore the Crannog Centre from your home, work, or community space. Our Online Workshops are tailored to your group’s specific needs, and include a variety of content and activities.
Enquiries email booking@crannog.co.uk
Workshops
We offer a range of in-person workshops, which will explore and teach a variety of skills.
Our most popular and available workshop is our Day in the Life Workshop which will run most Wednesdays 9.30am – 2.30pm and can be organised upon request. Please book your workshop at least 2 days ahead to allow us time to prepare.
For more information, please email christina@crannog.co.uk
