The location is easily accessibly as you are strolling High Street, and the walk to the museum charmed me, especially the little square surrounding the old building. The museum itself is located up and down the narrow stairs (not handicap accessible!) and is not modern by any standards. But as someone who likes old things and didn't know much about... More

Quite small but interesting, good location and pop in if you are visiting some of the bigger attractions nearby like the castle, don't expect it to keep you busy for too long though. More

Took a while to find this, despite several recommendations.A map on the museums website would have been helpful- "Just off the Royal Mile2 is a bit vague! Setting in the courtyard was attractive. Inside, the impression was of a bit of a jumble, so that quite a lot of the more interesting exhibits could easily be missed. Maybe a bit... More

The museum is quite surprising because when you look at the exteriors, you might think it will take you ten minutes to breeze through it, but you could get lost for well over an hour as you discover more floors and rooms. I now feel like picking up Waverley and seeing what all the fuss is about. More

Tucked away at the bottom of Lady Stair's Close is this lovely museum, dedicated to Scotland's three most famous writers: Scott, Burns and Stevenson. There are outlines of their histories, collections of their objects and photos and pages to gawk over. Stop to enjoy the quotations by Scotland's many authors imbedded in the path toward the museum. Beyond the museum... More

The Writers Museum is in a a beautiful old building in an old courtyard near the castle. How could a museum have a better setting? Yet inside it was disappointing,cramped with things not well displayed. Worse still it seemed to be full of staff all doing their best to ignore the visitors. Not great. More

A modest building in a quiet courtyard houses this museum. The museum itself contains a very nice collection relating primarily to authors Robert Burns, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Sir Walter Scott. More

We entered the courtyard for this museum from Lady Stairs Close. It is an informative little museum and worth a trip into. Take the time and give it a visit as a Stevenson fan I enjoyed it. More

Located in an alleyway or "close" not far from Edinburgh Castle this small museum provides a glimpse into the lives of three of Scotland's best known writers - Burns, Scott and Stevenson. Among the exhibits is one which is especially poignant: a rocking horse which was used by Sir Walter Scott adapted to allow for the crippling effects of polio... More