Reviews of Kildonan Museum (Museum)

Hitesh Tailor

Small interesting place, demonstrating the history of the islands.

simon chiswell

Recently received an upgrade...much better laid out and restaurant is much improved too.

Lala MonRoss

Great wee museum!!! Great display to show you the islands history and ways of life Great stop for the kids !!!! Great toilet and caffe

Evelyn Nove

Very interesting. Cafe provided excellent food and the staff were extremely welcoming.

Arthur Smith

Coffee shop is really friendly and pleasant.

Gavin Meikle

Very interesting museum giving insight into life on South Uist and origins of crofting

Aaron Harris

Can't review based on what the museum is actually like as was closed, despite a post on website saying cafe is open all year, it does say in the opening hours below is Easter to October, which doesn't matches Google's hours which I had presumed correct.

Elisabeth Schallehn

Interesting museum about the area and its history. Done with love.

Phil Shields

I'm a coach driver and needed somewhere for my 38 passengers to spend some time. We arrived unannounced. The staff in the restaurant worked their socks off, but all 38 people were served and left happy. Some visited the museum and told me it was fascinating and worth the visit. A good insight into local life. I will definitely call again (in advance, with notice hahaha) next time I'm here

Fabio Baldo

(Translated) Nice refreshment point, more than anything else. The guy you need is irresistible, they were all like that. Dear South Uist flag magnet, but could I do without it? Damn, no! (Original) Bel punto di ristoro , più che altro. Il ragazzo che serve é irresistibile, fossero tutti cosi. Caro il magnete della bandiera di South Uist, ma potevo darne a meno? Damn, no!

Judith MacInnes

Nice local craft tens for sale. Rather overpriced.

Greg Youngson

Really interesting museum and well presented. Cafe does nice soup but the scones were tasteless.

Shaun Dunphy

Fascinating insights into island life. Very moving.

Nick Williams

Shut - when we visited!

Max Bryan

Great coffee and amazing staff, made us feel more than welcome with our dog who received a complimentary snack of ham

Bill Johnston

worth a visit and has a tearoom

Angela Stancliffe

Excellent centre!

Natalie Campbell

Really great venue - we had a lovely lunch in the cafe and then went around the museum and craft shop. Museum is well worth it, lots of interesting things to see about what life here was like in the past.

Christopher Roy

Lovely little museum. Must visit to learn about culture and history of the area. Best place to buy books from local authors.

Hugh Ewen MacKinnon

Been newly extended and refurbished, with an excellent wee cafe, and a museum with a wonderful selection of archives of local interest.

Klark Jackson

Very interesting as a quick read of the local history. Learned quite a bit about how the island came to be, while educating us on why there's not many farms in uist. Family friendly but I wouldn't recommend for children as there's not many activities. Could do with some seating as it's tiring after reading all of the information. Great for souvenirs for those tourists. £3 for 16 and over Free for under 16

Andew Chadwick

Brilliant museum, tea room is excellent and the gift shop sells quality locally produced imes.

Helen Geaves

Small but interesting and well presented

James Logue

Lovely little cafe with beautiful fresh cakes.

Kerry MacIntyre

Loved this place especially the coll pottery and the handfasting stone. Staff friendly and informative - I emailed them later for more information about the stone and they replied with exactly what I asked for so thankful for that x

John Sellars

This is a lovely, modern facility. It is packed with information and exhibits plus a delightful cafe.

Benn Jenkins

Museum is closed until 2022.

Annemarie Mackay

Good food,and very decently priced

Chris Jones

Good, low cost local museum. Approx 1 hour to look around.

Steve Creed

Great museum, well worth the entry fee and an excellent cafe as well. I would allow at least 1.5 hrs stop.

Robert Jackson

Very interesting and informative,

Picsalight MTB

The cafe was very good but both times we went during opening hours it was closed. Very disappointing.

Lucie Smith

We visited towards the end of our two week stay on the island and found it incredibly interesting. It covers a broad history of the island and it's residents, showing how hard life must have been for many. Well worth a visit!

Cloud Nine Decor

Great staff. Good quality food.

C Ronaldo

Unexpected artwork, left feeling bewildered

Steven Calder

Great wee museum with adjoining cafe serving a good cup of tea and home baking that is top drawer stuff. Funded by the EU this place, so stop brexit!

Mauro De Brasi

(Translated) A nice museum located in south huist on the uses of the inhabitants of the Hebrides. More or less ancient artifacts and many rooms to learn about how people lived on these islands before modernity. There is a bar with cakes and other homemade products. (Original) Un bel museo sito a south huist sugli usi degli abitanti delle ebridi. Manufatti più o meno antichi e molte sale per conoscere come si viveva in queste isole prima della modernità. Presente un bar con torte e altri prodotti fatti in casa.

Stewart Reid

Worth a visit.

Tim Byron

Fascinating, well presented, warm welcome

Tony Mochan

Very informative, modern displays

Rory Fyfe

Great intro to old Hebridean culture and cafe with good food and friendly staff all round

Philip Gaunt

Lovely place to visit. Very friendly and knowledgeable volunteer's. A good Caffe and also a craft shop on site. Well worth going in if passing.

Mark Edmunds

Excellent, informative and an excellent cafe!

Charlie Rigg

Great displays of rural island life with helpful volunteer staff.

David Wells

Museum sadly not open due covid. Cafe is excellent - great coffee, wonderful baking and super service. Well worth a visit.

Margaux Geeroms

Very cute place to chill. Definitely stop when you pass! The woman at the counter of the museum, Mary, is lovely.

Rob Strobel

Nice small museum; historie of Uist and Hebrides

sean2e5

Always enjoy coming here a good and interesting museum and the cafe always has nice fresh food.

Andrew Skea

A lovely spot, and the cafe looks good. BUT THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED UNTIL 2022. I'd been looking forward to the museum.

Bruce Nicholson

More interesting than I thought... Well presented

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Peter McColl

Superb local museum

Sally Webb

Friendly staff. Unusual place for a concert by Nevis Ensemble managed it! A great way to spend a couple of hours on a grey, drizzly day in the Hebrides

Shirley Johnston

Very interested

Margot Toussaint

I had a mint hot chocolate and I liked all of the items inside

Krups P

Only dropped in to visit the nice cafe for a can of Iron Bru and a huge slice of fresh cake. Staff are very welcoming and make a good coffee too.

Janice Kent

What a brilliant museum. Really enjoyed a few hours here

Lewis King

Lovely oasis of culture and history, museum and visitors well looked after by staff and volunteers, great exhibits and information that's well organised and presented. Nice friendly cafe with simple options and selection of cakes and friendly service.

Laurie Ewles

Superb museum, large and modern style

Heather Robinson

Great use of young people as junior curators. Lovely addition to the staff. (Especially young Sine) Very enthusiastic.

Ailie Biggs

I really enjoyed the exhibits, a great way to spend a rainy day. Small, but very informative. The price was fair for the size :-)

Tracy Rough

Museum staff so nice and helpful

Don Stewart

Very interesting providing some history of the area.

Mark Haller

Very interesting museum well worth the £3 entry and we got lucky and we had a pop up orchestra (Nevis Ensemble) turn up!

lorraine hickish

Great pitstop whilst cycling the heb way - lots of great cakes and the chips were fab!

David Sinclair

Very interesting and well presented information on the Uists

Peroline fauvel

Its closed so didn't go in..cafe open though food good

Michael Mcglynn

Nice place great information.. Great staff. Great food. All the Best From Ireland.

Mike Belshaw

Fascinating local museum with many interesting exhibits relating to the local history. Well worth a visit. Good little cafe next door.

John Buchanan

Very interesting museum, enjoyed the visit.

Donald Macmillan

Good food

Colin Baines

IT WAS CLOSED!!!! Supposed to be open at 3 pm, but it had shut because it was quiet apparently.

Sylvester Bartlett

Loved this place, nice people , even met nice woman from macroom who resides there now after meeting her husband.there.

Paul donnelly

Went for lunch and had a very informative history lesson all about the inhabitants of St Kilda Island and how they were starving. Sir Thomas Lipton and a rake of other wealthy gents put together a flotilla of ships/ yachts / boats to bring relief to the inhabitants. Well worth the 50p admission fee.

Stephen Procter

Good museum of local history

James Murray

Exelent

mary mary_ohenley@yahoo.com

Great

Tony Atkin

Great cafe

Sylvia Rogat

(Translated) Definitely worth a visit! The entrance fee of 3 pounds is justified! Here you can see some of the island's own hand-made things and show life from the past. A nice souvenir shop helps the locals to additional merit! (Original) Auf jeden Fall einen Besuch wert! Der Eintrittspreis von 3 Pfund ist gerechtfertigt! Hier werden tolle selbst handgearbeitete Dinge der Inselbewohner ausgestellt und das Leben aus der Vergangenheit gezeigt. Ein netter Souvenir-Shop verhilft den Einheimischen noch zu zusätzlichem verdienst!

Kirstie Morrice

Absolutely lovely spot for some food. Unfortunately museum was still closed, but staff were so friendly, coffee and food were delicious. Staff went above and beyond when I enquired about vegan options. Thank you!

Allan Fegen

excellent presentation..extremely interesting displays. An ideal location to spend an afternoon followed by a meal in the restaurant.

Seamus MacLeod

Lovely Museum, friendly knowledgeable staff. Definitely worth a visit.

Jim Smith

This is a fascinating place to visit. Had only a limited time set aside for museum but found so many interesting corners, rooms and drawers to explore that l stayed far longer. The time passed so quickly l hardly noticed and l left feeling there was still so much left to see. Highly recommended but l shared other visitors reservations about the scones. Opening times can vary depending on who is available to let you in but you"re on Isles time so that doesn't matter so much. A wonderful experience that gives a unique insight into Hebridean life but it also managed to remind me of much of my childhood in mainland Fife. L

John Mcnicol

Another great little cafe excellent service and facilities

J V

Great Cafe, and the museum is very informative about the island's history during the period covered.

Eileen MacLennan

Excellent museum really informative. Luvly cafe and staff

Lorraine Bishop

Interesting and excellent crab sandwiches

Debra Richman

A lot of information! Very interesting and well done.

Adam Richardson

Nicely presented little museum. Not a massive amount there though. Kid's quiz available.

Liz Scott

Really interesting for young teens to adults, younger children would like just walking around looking at all the items. Worth a visit.

stephen mccabe

Interesting tour of the local history, adjoining cafe serves excellent food for a very reasonable price.

Jeannette Kennedy

Very interesting place with amazing exhibits and displays

Seth Russell

Very interesting local museum. Lots of information and good exhibits. Good cafe also that's open on Sunday.

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Emma Green

We stopped at the café whilst cycling the Hebridean way. Tasty food and service that went above and beyond!!

Zoë Blodwell

friendly and accommodating !

Jonathan Castle

This is a fascinating outpost of local social history and storytelling, and narrates wonderful stories and creates a very realistic picture of how life was and remained for many years during the last few centuries. It brought to life the very harsh realities of living and, indeed, surviving and making a living in this extraordinarily tough and barren landscape. Well displayed timelines and family trees, coupled with audio visual displays, including film interviews with local residents dating back to the mid and early 20th century, all combine to illustrate how it has been to live on this island. Authentic examples of local crafts and clothing all add to the experience. There is the inevitable shop and very good cafe attached (and WCs). Well worth the £3 per person admission fee.

Peter n Mary Dowal

Very informative

Robin MacNeill

Museum is closed. Which is a shame, I'd have liked to learn more about Uist. Cafe was great. Good coffee, excellent cake selection and amazing milkshakes.

Sharon Clark

This is a great cafe and a lifesaver for our cycle tour of S Uist today. Thank you for the lovely service girls. Coffees fab and the hot good food. Dog happy to be permitted in.

Tom Craig

Very well set up museum intersting insight how people lived in the area through the ages.

Gordon Murray

Interesting places

Ruth Holmes

Interesting history of local events and displays of Croft life, religion and local crafts. Friendly reception. Good value at £3 pp. Cafe, gift shop and toilets.????

Kirsty MacLean

Called into Kildonan museum for a quick bite of lunch. Thoroughly enjoyed my brie and cranberry panini and a really good cup of coffee. I'm sorry we didn't have time to sample their home baking, maybe next time. We didn't have time to visit the museum either but again maybe next time. A great place for food, clean and warm on a cold windy afternoon with very pleasant staff.

Jane Livingstone

So interesting

David Corns

CLOSED, probably due to COVID 19

Trevor Penrose

Very interesting, well thought out exhibits.

Duncan Watt

Very interesting community museum, lots of local history and information. Fairly recently refurbished and improved. Well worth a visit. The cafe next door is good for a quick bite too.

Ian Meyer

Good story about local history and not too pricey. Basic cafe.

Keith Goodhead

Fascinating

antaighmor eriskay

Great museum..

thebetterjoy1

Very informative display and a lovely well maintained facility

Mike Newsome

Small but perfectly formed. Loads of information more suited to adults than children lots to read.

Nick Pickup

Interesting museum about island life. The photo archive is wonderful

Harry Atkin

Good information on the history of uist

Peter Sherwood

Great little museum giving a great insight into Island life over the centuries and a lovely cafe to enjoy when you have finished your walk round the museum

Michael Garrity

Excellent museum and cafe. Great place to spend a few hours. Very educational.

Martin Geddes

Cheap entry and loads of history about the islands.

Erwin Ureel

Very informative.

Lee Huck

Excellent, you must visit this place, full if really interesting exhibits and heat cafe

Angela Treen

Great food in a lovely place