News & Events - Stonehaven Tolbooth Museum

The museum had been looking forward to re-opening after the long lockdown and we spent considerable time, energy and money in adjusting the museum to comply with Government guidelines. We actually re-opened on the last weekend in July as a trial and this was successful; it had been our intention to restrict opening to Saturdays and Sundays only until visitors and volunteers had confidence that there was a minimum risk from the virus. Once this was achieved we would revert to our schedule of 6...

After a long period of closure the Government has now given approval for museums etc to re-open. The Tolbooth museum is delighted to re-open its doors to the general public but we do take health precautions very seriously so we are starting slowly. Our first day open will be Saturday 25th July, followed by Sunday. Unfortunately we will be closed during the following week as we assess the precautions now put in place. Hopefully we will be open again the following weekend (1st and 2nd August)...

In order to protect our staff and the public we have decided to close the museum until the corona virus situation is under control. We regret the inconvenience to our many visitors but we have a duty of care to all who work in, or visit, the museum. Hopefully this is only a temporary measure.

The Stonehaven War Memorial on the Blackhill is an iconic feature of our town. It was designed by a local architect (John Ellis) and opened in 1923 to honour all those who fell in WW1. The memorial also contains the names of local individuals who were lost in WW2.It is thought that John Elllis's design was based on a ruined Greek temple overlooking a fishing village in Salonika. It was also designed to appear incomplete when viewing the top parapet. These factors all contribute to make the...

As 2019 draws to a close it is only natural to review the previous 12 months and gauge how the museum has preformed. What a year it has been! In May we were informed that the museum had been included in the UK edition of the Lonely Planet Guide - only 2 Stonehaven attractions were selected for inclusion. Also in May we started to receive weekly visits from Globus Tours. Their clients were mainly North American (USA and Canada) and these visits ran until September. The feedback received by...