Wellwood Burns Centre and Museum

a resource centre of information and useful links, grouped under five menus below

Wellwood Burns Centre and Museum
at the home of Irvine Burns Club, established 1826, Scottish Charity No. SC018485

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28 Eglinton Street, Irvine, KA12 8AS
Opening hours: Apr-Sept: Wed, Fri, Sat: 2.00-5.00
(Oct-Mar: Sat only)
Admission free (just ring the bell)

Parking: try off East Rd (behind SNP office, with alley to Eglinton St.),
or just at start of Quarry Road, turn right (next to bowling green).
Buses through Irvine stop at 'Wellwood' (ask for 'Eglinton St.').

Email: honsecy@irvineburnsclub.org or leave voicemail on 01294 274511

Pictured are Past President Annie Small, 2019-20 President Archie Chalmers and Vice-President David Burns.
This website (launched Jan. 1999) has now been running for 20 years!

Music @ Wellwood - the 2018-19 season
We invite all interested, whether first-timers, or regulars, to enjoy concerts.

Wed 27th February
The Musical All Sorts choir from Ayr
7.30 pm - tickets £10 from the Harbour Arts Centre - pay at the door - all welcome

Bookseller's chair used by Burns in Irvine In Irvine, Capt. Richard Brown encouraged Robert Burns to publish his work, and bookseller William Templeton welcomed him in his shop, and, in this chair, in the back shop. Burns, while working at flax dressing, found Irvine a 'wonderfully educative place' (Carswell)

For a preview, check out the Virtual visit

Burns on one of our Ted Oldling murals Website pages include:
Newest honorary members,
The Masterclasses page with experts on Burns' music, song, verse and language,
'Burns and Irvine' by Rev Henry Ranken,
William Templeton's bookshop and chair,
extra information on our 1834 & 1846 President Capt Charles Gray,
and a support page offering postcards, subscriptions and Annual Celebration tickets.

Office-bearers, courtesy Irvine Herald Irvine Burns Club was described as "The A-list Burns Club" in the 'Scottish Daily Mail' on Nov. 24th, 2009.

We are delighted that a Past President Bill Nolan is 2018-19 President of the Robert Burns World Federation and that immediate Past President Annie Small is 2018-20 President of the Ayrshire Association of Burns Clubs.

Here pictured, in Jan. 2018: 2018-19 President Annie Small, flanked by Vice-President Archie Chalmers and Past President Allen Paterson.

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to come:

The 2003 Annual Celebration as seen through the eyes of Chinese Channel Europe, who came north to film our event, and Ian Duncan, butcher, as a result of our presence on the web.

. . and, in development, a page on Wellwood and the Paterson family ...