An innovative family-friendly museum exploring the history and environment of West Lothian, and telling the story of Scotland’s shale oil industry. Interactive displays, games, and a programme of special events ensure plenty to keep all the family smiling. The museum lies at the heart of green riverside site that extends for almost a mile and includes an 18th century watermill and a farm steading. This is home to a range of friendly traditional livestock farm animals that are milked, fed or handled during the course of each day. There are acres of space in which to play and learn, with field crops, farm machinery, an orchard, quoiting green and archaeological dig. There are tractor rides around the outlying fields, a narrow-gauge railway, a variety of play areas, both indoors and out, and an excellent tearoom.
Admission: £5.50 for adults and £4.00 for children aged 3-17 and senior citizens.
Family ticket (2 adults and up to 2 children) £17.00
Pre-booked groups of 10 or more visitors qualify for a 10% discount; please phone for details.
Opening hours: daily 10am to 5pm throughout the year, except 25/26 Dec and 1/2 Jan
Our Collection
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A wide ranging collection illustrating the Scottish shale oil industry contains mining tools and equipment, laboratory and processing equipment, geological samples and products, oil lamps manufactured by Young's Paraffin Light and Mineral Oil Company,...
Keywords
Environment, Industry & commerce, Transport
Almond Valley Heritage Centre
Millfield
Livingston Village
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 7AR
Tel: 01506 414957
Fax: 01506 497771
Email:
info@almondvalley.co.uk
For more information visit:
http://www.almondvalley.co.uk
The Scottish Shale Oil Industry Collection cared for by the Almond Valley Heritage Trust is a Recognised Collection of National Significance to Scotland.