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Welcome

Discover how the boy born in this house became one of the driving forces behind the modern conservation movement.  The exterior has been restored to its original condition.  Inside, you'll find a warm welcome with friendly, well informed staff always available to answer questions.  Our absorbing hands on interpretation centre will take you on the journey of John Muir's life as a pioneering conservationist, explorer, writer, geologist and inventor.  

Exterior of John Muir's Birthplace

Level access

The main entrance has level access.

There is level access from the main entrance to:

Ground FloorInformation DeskPublic ToiletFirst FloorSecond floor

Hearing

The fire alarm has flashing lights.
We have a hearing loop in In video booth on first floor.
All staff have disability awareness training. Some staff have Next Generation Text training.

Visual

Glass doors have contrast markings.
The walls and the doors have high colour contrast.
We have information in large print.

General

All staff have disability awareness training.
We have emergency evacuation procedures for disabled visitors.

Getting here

For further information on accessible travel in Scotland, go to Transport Scotland.
126 High Street
Dunbar
EH42 1JJ

Travel by public transport

You can get to John Muir's Birthplace by bus and train.
John Muir's Birthplace is located on Dunbar's High Street, with buses stops both north and southbound within a few minutes' walk. The bus stop is 0.3 miles / 0.5 km from John Muir's Birthplace.
The nearest train station is Dunbar. The train station is 0.5 miles / 0.8 km from John Muir's Birthplace.

Travel by taxi

You can get a taxi with Torrence Taxis by calling 01368 862612. The taxi company has a wheelchair accessible vehicle.
You can get a taxi with WB Taxis by calling 01368 862333. The taxi company has a wheelchair accessible vehicle.

Parking

John Muir's Birthplace is located on Dunbar High Street which has free parking bays (including disabled parking). Waiting time is limited to 90 minutes.

There is a free non-time-limited car park 5 minutes walk away at Dunbar Swimming Pool.

Arrival

Path to main entrance

From the street to the main entrance, there is level access.
The path is 810mm wide, or more.

Main entrance

The main entrance has level access.
The door is 810mm wide.
The main door is side hung and manual.
John Muir's Birthplace front door

Getting around inside

We have contrast markings on all glass doors and high colour contrast between walls and doorframes.

Lift

We have 1 lift.
You can get a lift to all floors.

Lift to galleries

The lift is a platform lift.
The lift door is 900mm wide.
The lift says the floor number at each floor.
The lift buttons have raised numbers or letters.
The lift shows the floor number, at each floor.
JMB lift Lift Panel

Ticket/ information desk

Information Desk

From the main entrance to the desk, there is level access.

The Museum Assistant will come from behind the desk to deal with most visitors, including wheelchair users.

Information Desk

Things to See and Do

We have performances with: relaxed and touch tour.
We have a designated quiet space.

Ground Floor

From the main entrance to this area, there is level access. The route is 910mm wide, or more. Some display information is low, for wheelchair users. There are seats.

No Concession rates as entrance is free.

Part of ground floor Ground floor, part 2 Ground Floor part 3

Public toilet

Public Toilet

From the main entrance to the public toilet, there is level access. The route is 910mm wide, or more.
The toilet door is 870mm wide.
The direction of transfer onto the toilet is to the left.
There is 580mm at the side of the toilet. There is 1300mm in front of the toilet. The toilet seat is 495mm high. The toilets have handrails.

There is one accessible toilet for all visitors.

Accessible toilet

First Floor

From the main entrance to this area, there is level access. There is a lift.
From the lift to this area, the route is 900mm wide, or more.
Middle floor

Second floor

From the main entrance to this area, there is level access. There is a lift.
From the lift to this area, the route is 900mm wide, or more.
Top floor

Getting around outside

Customer care support

We have a hearing loop in In video booth on first floor.

large print map

For a list of more items, please go to http://www.jmbt.org.uk/visit/access.
Lauderdale park

Emergency evacuation procedures

We have emergency evacuation procedures for disabled visitors.
The fire alarm has flashing lights.

Customer care support

All staff have disability awareness training.
Some staff have Next Generation Text training.
We have information in large print.
We have other services for people with accessibility requirements.

We encourage all visitors with access requirements to contact us prior to their visit to tell us how we can assist you.

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