As I had been at the 1994 Edinburgh Military Tattoo featuring, "Farewell to the Gordons," I wanted to see the museum of a regiment I was already familiar with. It's a nice bus ride from downtown on the 4,5, or 6 bus, Queen's Road is particularly pretty, and a short walk from the bus stop. The building is definitely not what you would picture a military museum being housed in; it's a former home and studio of artist Sir George Reid and is itself worthy of study. They offer an audio guide or a human guide, I went for the latter, a man named Stewart who knew everything there was to know and was the perfect guide: outgoing, friendly and knowledgeable. There are rooms galore stuffed with artifacts dating back to the 18th century. The Gordons fought almost everywhere so most conflicts are documented. One of the little things I noticed was one of the display cases said it was provided by Dame Judi Dench. How's that for having friends in high places? I have been to many, and I mean MANY, British military museums since the Imperial War Museum in London in 1992, and this is certainly one of the top collections. Add to it the cozy setting in a home instead of a huge building and you have a wonderful place to spend a few hours.

This place keeps alive the long history of the Gordon Highlanders. The guides where very knowledgable and take a lot of pride in history. Everyone was very friendly and shared how it was like in the Gordon Highlanders. This place if definately worth a visit

Absolutely fantastic place! So interesting and so much to look at, the armoury in particular was amazing! Loved the guided tour around the trenches with stories about the guides grandpa! Longest we've spent in a museum, we'll worth a visit 😊

We visited today and we are so glad we did. Fantastic museum, warm friendly and incredibly knowledgeable staff and volunteers. Well worth a visit. Thank you so much for the whole experience and the cafe… lovely, clean and excellent choice and value.