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The Falconer Museum

32 Reviews

#8 of 14 things to do in Forres

Museums, Speciality Museums

Falconer Museum Tolbooth Street, Forres IV36 1PH, Scotland

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“Great hour out”

This is interesting and quite well looked after. The exhibits are interesting abd we'll set out... read more

Reviewed 11 December 2018

robertseymour3

Forres, United Kingdom

via mobile

“Unrecognised world figure”

So this museum pays tribute to Hugh Falconer a mate of Darwin and really important academic figure... read more

Reviewed 25 October 2018

iainmcleod

Mid Calder, United Kingdom

via mobile

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4.5 32 reviews

Excellent66%
Very good31%
Average0%
Poor0%
Terrible3%

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“interesting exhibits”(3 reviews)

“local history”(2 reviews)

“all ages”(2 reviews)

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Suggested duration: 1-2 hours

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Falconer Museum Tolbooth Street, Forres IV36 1PH, Scotland

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robertseymour3

Forres, United Kingdom

148

Reviewed 11 December 2018 via mobile

Great hour out

This is interesting and quite well looked after. The exhibits are interesting abd we'll set out long may it last.

Date of experience: December 2018

Thank robertseymour3

iainmcleod

Mid Calder, United Kingdom

30449

Reviewed 25 October 2018 via mobile

Unrecognised world figure

So this museum pays tribute to Hugh Falconer a mate of Darwin and really important academic figure. The free (but worth a donation) museum's greeter quite sensibly pointed me in the direction of the 15 min video presentation about the man to set the scene....More

Date of experience: October 2018

Thank iainmcleod

morageckford

Scotland

20590

Reviewed 24 October 2018

Interesting for all ages.

Glad I visited here - lots to see and a very interesting film about Falconer. I knew nothing about him even though I once attended Forres Academy!

Date of experience: October 2018

Thank morageckford

valmilne14

Forres, United Kingdom

Reviewed 19 October 2018

Imaginitive and Educational

My daughter and her friend so enjoyed using their imagination while looking at the exhibits today in the Falconer Museum. Always something new to discover, learn about and discuss. They are 9 and 11 years old and still love to dress up and use the...More

Date of experience: October 2018

Thank valmilne14

smcmenemy

Glasgow, United Kingdom

113

Reviewed 19 October 2018

Don’t bother

The museum might be okay, but the woman on the desk was horrible. Not in the least bit helpful, wont be back.

Date of experience: October 2018

Thank smcmenemy

SkyeShilasdairShop

Isle of Skye, United Kingdom

139

Reviewed 18 September 2018

Lovely old building with interesting exhibits

Small but perfectly formed! Interesting range of items on show some specific to Forres and some more general. Horrified to note that some of the items now classed as old enough to be in a museum are familiar to me from my youth!!

Date of experience: September 2018

Thank SkyeShilasdairShop

897merylm

196

Reviewed 28 July 2018 via mobile

Informative and helpful.

We visited this museum this morning. It’s very well laid out, extremely interesting and the girl on the desk went the extra mile to help my husband with research into his family history.

Date of experience: July 2018

Thank 897merylm

Ali M

207

Reviewed 17 June 2018

Wee gem of a museum

We popped in here last week as we were shopping in Forres and just noticed it. What a charming and informative museum, there is enough to keep everyone happy with information about Forres and the local environment. They have interactive displays, and even a fabulous...More

Date of experience: June 2018

Thank Ali M

CindyLou2013

Houston, Texas, USA

8645

Reviewed 16 June 2018

So much world history in such a small space

Who knew that someone from Forres, Scotland had such worldly experience and affect on events. A protégé of Darwin, botanist still admired in India & of course what he did for the tea industry in India? Always enjoy taking a wander thru and discovering something...More

Date of experience: May 2018

1 Thank CindyLou2013

arjavparikh

5111

Reviewed 10 May 2018

See it before it disintegrates

This is an excellent museum. The thing to know is that the collection is going to be sold off very soon.

Date of experience: February 2018

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