“The most beautiful adventures are not those we go to seek.”

The works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott as well as many others are celebrated in this quaint museum off the Royal Mile.

The collection includes manuscripts, portraits and personal exhibits. It is an interesting insight into the lives of the most revered of the Scottish writers, who are referred to throughout Edinburgh.

There are also often temporary exhibits of great interest. For a quick museum visit that gives you insight into many other Scottish references, this visit is worthwhile.

This museum is located in Lady Stair’s Close, in the heart of the Royal Mile, in the Lawnmarket to be more precise.

The Lawnmarket used to be the place where all the farmers sold their produce.

Magnificent building that gathers three of the main Scottish writers, who actually spent part of their lifes in Edinburgh:
-Robert Louis Stevenson (writer of Treasure Island)
-Robert Burns (we have to thank him for the “Burns night” when we enjoy “Haggis and Tatties” as well as recite his poems)
-Sir Walter Scott (whose statue can be found in Princes St. Gardens)

In this little but exciting Museum we can find a scene depicting a conversation from Sir Walter Scott about revealing his not so secret identity, to a publisher’s printer…

On the upper floor, you will find a little leather book where you can leave you own comments about the museum.

Amazing little but characteristic building of the Old Town. Meeting point for the “Literary Pub Tours” which I highly recommend if you think that you can follow closely the authors and their bibliography…

Outside the museum, in the close, you will be able to read interesting quotes by many Scottish writers. My personal favourite is “The fish of knowlegde swims high but the fish of wisdom swims deep” (or something similar to that)...Go and check if you can identify it!

For literature lovers, this is your must, you will enjoy every bit of the museum!

This carefully hidden museum is one of Edinburgh’s beautiful little secrets. I discovered by chance when I was taking a shortcut one day and I have returned many times since. The building itself is stunning, encapturing the old world feeling of the city centre but the inside is even better.

If you are a literature lover you simply can’t give this place a miss. The museum focuses its energies into showing you the lives and works of Scotland’s best writers. If anything it is a little too patriotic for my liking but anyone with a touch of nationalist pride will not be disappointed.

Tucked in below the tourist-infested Grassmarket in Edinburgh’s Old Town lies the wonderful Writer’s Museum. Constructed inside a beautifully refurbished 400-year-old terrace on Lady Stair’s Close, the Writer’s Museum contains a very well put together collection of installations, portraits, displays of artefacts and other miscellany primarily in homage to the three greats of Scottish literature: Robert Burns, Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevensen.

The museum has been designed to emphasise and clarify the important historical links between the works of these writers (particularly Burns and Scott) and the strong sense of Scottish national pride that emerged in the wake of the dissolution of the Scottish parliament in the 17th century. It does this excellently, while also providing fascinating biographical information in an engaging and accessible manner. Anyone with even a passing interest in Scottish history and literature will be enthralled.