Discover the old traditions of protecting the home to stop witches entering; from plants to protective objects, listen to some stories and perhaps even make your own potion! Part of our Everyday Folklore programme. This is also your opportunity to find out more about the Cruck Cottage with our knowledgeable volunteers. Admission free, donations welcomed.
Cruck Cottage in Torthorwald is delighted to be the first organisation in the Dumfries area to launch a digital guide with Bloomsberg Connect. Free to download and free to use, the app was created by Bloomberg Philanthropies to help make heritage and culture more accessible – not just to those visiting in person, but to More …
We were thrilled to receive funding from the New Scots programme to host our Ukrainian friends for a Kitchen Ceilidh. Today we think of a Ceilidh as a dance, but originally it was a gathering of friends to play music, recite poetry, tell stories and be merry! Robert Burns reports having these sorts of gatherings More …
We are pleased to say that we have been awarded a grant from the New Scots Activities fund. The aim of this fund is to enable communities across D & G to celebrate their culture and diversity, promoting integration. With this in mind, in the new year, we will be inviting our Ukrainian friends to a Kitchen More …
Join us in this atmospheric cottage for our fabulous Christmas weekend. Saturday will have a family focus with storytelling, crafts and traditional games. Sunday, there will be a selection of locally made Christmas gifts for you to buy. We are open 11am-3pm on both days and admission is free.
We are really pleased to announce the winners of our fairy competitions which we ran as part of our Fairy Day in July – great fun was had by all! In the red jumper is Kristl Kippen (aged 10), in the white Mini Mouse T-shirt is Ralia Norris (aged 4), and pictured on her own More …
Gather by the peat fire in the atmospheric setting of the cottage for a Halloween evening from days gone by. Explore Scottish traditions for Samhain such as divining the future, guising and Galoshins, and how to keep witches from your door. Enjoy our storyteller’s ghostly tales by candlelight and tumshie lantern and share your own More …
Join us to find out more about this wonderful building and have a go at trying to identify some historic mystery objects. Saturday is also the Torthorwald scarecrow festival with refreshments at the village hall, so why not make a day of it?
Discover the chores that needed to be done to keep a historic home ship-shape, and have a go at helping us make a new rag-rug for the cottage.
Gather in the wonderfully atmospheric Cruck Cottage to discover more about bats from expert Freda Seddon, with an illustrated talk about these fascinating creatures. Admission is free, with a suggested donation £5 per person. To book online visit here.
