Weaver's Cottage
27 minute walk from Milliken Park station · Glasgow and West Central
Weaver’s Cottage is an atmospheric property and hands-on museum located in Kilbarchan. This traditional home authentically re-creates the living and working conditions of a typical handloom weaver before the Industrial Revolution.
The site is significant for its role in Scotland’s thriving textile industry, featuring low ceiling beams and period furniture. Visitors can see the last working handloom in the village, a 200-year-old piece of equipment that weavers still use today to specialise in making tartan.
During a visit, you can experience what life was like over 200 years ago and explore the pretty cottage garden. This attractive outdoor space grows a wide range of plants, including traditional dye plants like woad and madder which were historically used to colour fabrics.
Visitor information
- Place type
- Museum
- Good for
- Gardens, Industrial heritage, Museums, Textile art
- Characteristics
- Reconstructed
- Admission
- Paid admission
- Region
- Glasgow and West Central
Stations within walking distance
- Milliken Park station — 27 min walk, 2.2 km