Museum of Communication
4 minute walk from Burntisland station · Stirling, Central and Fife · Free entry
The Museum of Communication is a small museum run entirely by volunteers. It showcases a remarkable collection of communications technology spanning from Napoleonic-era optical telegraphy to early telephony, radio, television, radar, computing equipment, satellite apparatus, typewriters and more. Established from a university-based collection in the 1970s, the museum opened to the public in 2005. It offers public lectures and engaging exhibitions. Visitors are welcome on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Visitor information
- Place type
- Museum
- Good for
- Industrial heritage, Museums, Science & discovery
- Characteristics
- 20th-century
- Admission
- Free
- Opening
- Seasonal opening
- Region
- Stirling, Central and Fife
Stations within walking distance
- Burntisland station — 4 min walk, 0.3 km
Other places near Burntisland
- The Binn and Kinghorn Loch Circular Walk — 6 min walk from the station
- Burntisland Links — 6 min walk from the station
- The Binn and Kinghorn Loch, from Burntisland — 6 min walk from the station
- Fife Coastal Path 3: Burntisland to East Wemyss — 7 min walk from the station
- Beacon Leisure Centre — 8 min walk from the station
- Burntisland Golf House Club — 25 min walk from the station