The Gordon Highlanders Museum

If you regularly visit the Museum you’ll notice some new white lines in our car park from today. Not only have we made the car parking spaces clearer but we have added in two new Zebra Crossings to ensure the safety of our pedestrian visitors touring the new WW1 Trench exhibit.

Lest We Forget - Digital Collection Day
Lest We Forget is a nationwide initiative, led by the University of Oxford and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, which aims to recognise and record those stories, objects, and memories from the First World War that survive - not in museum collections or history books - but in the hearts and homes of the very people and families affected.
Lest We Forget - Digital Collection Day... The Gordon Highlanders Museum, Aberdeen
Wednesday 27th February 2019 10am - 4:30pm
This Digital Collection Day is hosted by The Gordon Highlanders Museum with the assistance of volunteers at the museum and members of the Bon Accord Camera Club.
The organiser of the event on behalf of Lest We Forget is Peter Bellarby. Please submit any enquiries to him by email at peterbellarby@pwbellarby.plus.com
The web address of Lest We Forget is: https://lwf.web.ox.ac.uk Please do not bring any weapons or potentially dangerous objects to the Digital Collection Day.
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Ever thought about volunteering at the Museum?
We are very proud of all our volunteers and the excellent roles they play throughout the Museum but don't just take our word for it, why not let the volunteers tell you themselves in this wonderful piece in the Press and Journal over the weekend.
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/…/beh ind-the-scenes-at-t…/
... For more info contact Aileen Macdonald our Volunteering Coordinator aileen.macdonald@gordonhighlanders.c om or 01224 311200
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We are very pleased to announce that our new WW1 Replica Trench will be open to the public from 10am on Tuesday 5th February.😀😀
But the excitement doesn't stop there as our new 2019 exhibition entitled 'Patrols and Parades - National Service Gordons 1948-1963' also opens on Tuesday.
.......and, to cap it all off, we have kept our admission prices the same as 2018 but now includes a guided tour around the trench.😍

Has your school signed up yet?
See post bellow for more information.

On this day in 1856, the Victoria Cross was instituted by Queen Victoria. The award is the highest award for gallantry that a British and Commonwealth serviceman can be presented. Private Thomas Beach was the first soldier of the 92nd Highlanders to receive the award for conspicuous gallantry at the Battle of Inkerman, 5 November 1854. Beach was one of many volunteers for service in the Crimea from the 92nd Highlanders, who were at that time garrison troops in Gibraltar.
His medal citation reads:
“when on piquet (sentry) duty, Private Beach attacked several Russians who were plundering Lieut.-Colonel Carpenter, 41st Regiment, who was lying wounded on the ground. He killed two of the Russians, and protected Lieut.-Colonel Carpenter until the arrival of some men of the 41st Regiment.”

Things are about to get spooky in the museum!
Watch this space for more information.

Teachers! Are you brave enough to spend the night at The Gordon Highlanders Museum with our specialist paranormal team? If you’re a secondary school teacher in Aberdeen City and you’d like to take part in this year’s I’m a Teacher GET ME OUT OF HERE, to help raise money for Me Too and The Gordon Highlanders Museum! please email 📧 phionna@metoomagazine.org
Aberdeen Grammar School Bridge of Don Academy Bucksburn Academy Cults Academy Dyce Academy Harlaw Academy Hazelhead Academy Northfield Academy: Official Oldmachar Academy Lochside Academy St.Machar Academy

Happy New Year!
The Museum and Tea Room are now open again, although we are still operating our Winter Opening Times from 10am - 2:30pm Tues- Sat. (For more details please see link below)
We look forward to welcoming you all back again in 2019
... http://www.gordonhighlanders.com/Visit
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Second part of the Gordon Highlanders 1914-1918 living history group's presentation explaining the weapons and equipment for the period in St Margarets, Braemar as part of Armistice commemorations in November 2018.

Part 1 of a great history lesson on the kit and equipment of a World War One Gordon Highlander from Tom Greenshields and The Gordon Highlanders 1914-1918 living history group delivered at St Margarets, Braemar in November 2018. Well worth a watch.

The Museum and Tea Room is now closed for the festive season. We will re-open and continue under our Winter Opening times on Tuesday 8th January 2019. For full details of our winter opening hours please click here http://www.gordonhighlanders.com/Visit
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all the staff and volunteers at The Gordon Highlanders Museum.... We look forward to seeing you in 2019!
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On this day in 1813 the Gordons faced French forces at St Pierre. The tale of the heroism of the three Pipers from this battle has been widely celebrated within the history of The Regiment. Bydand!

Today saw our last school of 2018! But we now have 2019 to look forward to and our new WWI replica trench! Exciting times ahead.

We're always looking for new volunteers to join us and the Press and Journal have run an excellent article today all about volunteering at the Museum.
See the link below to see the article.
If you'd like to find out more please contact Aileen Macdonald, our Volunteering Coordinator on aileen.macdonald@gordonhighlanders.c om or 01224 498927

The Gordon Highlanders Museum will be operating Winter Opening Hours over the next couple of months.
On those days we are open then we will be operating a truncated hours service between 10am - 2:30pm.
Please note we will be CLOSED on Friday 7th December for our Volunteers Xmas Lunch
... For complete details including dates when we are closed please visit www.gordonhighlanders.com/visit
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Learning Officer Lewis Gibbon working with Inspire Aberdeen today, learning all about medals!

The Museum is pleased to be displaying a fantastic array of sketches from a very talented group of fashion students from Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen. They have been working on a fashion project in recent weeks and drawn inspiration from The Museum Collection. Check them out during your next visit to The Museum.

Today is the last day of the temporary exhibition '1918-The End?'. Stop in past The Hamilton Room today to find out more about stories of The Gordon Highlanders who were there on the Western Front and in Italy 100 years ago.

We took our young children along for the 20th anniversary day and had a great time. The gardens are amazing and we had a fabulous lunch in the cafe. The staff are very friendly and welcoming. We ran out of time to see everything but will definitely be back. Definitely a hidden gem!

Very enjoyable museum, full of information, great if you have children as they had things to touch and they get to try on a uniform in the main gallery. Lovely wee gift shop, well maintained garden to walk around (would have liked to have known the names of some of the plants). Tea room very good and the staff/volunteers could not have been any more helpful and attentive. Well worth a visit. Give yourself a couple of hours to look around and finish of with a nice cuppa and something tasty 😋

This place is well run by volunteers

The Gem of Aberdeen, a Super Museum with 1st Class Staff who are all Volunteers, So much to look at , with a proud feeling of My Grandad James Balfour was a Gordon Highlander .

The Cafe is amazing very Clean food is Brilliant and again staff go the extra mile for the customer.

Even the Gentleman called Jim who was sweeping up out the front was a Bonza Guy and was interested in what I had to say.



We visited in Oct I was back home in Aberdeen after 40 yrs in Aussie, Now living in Newhaven East Sussex.

We will be returning next year.



Well worth the visit, or even just to pop into to the Cafe for some Tucker .

Thank you . See you all next year .

Thank you to the lady who showed me round on the afternoon of 22nd Mar and to Anne Craig for a wonderful discussion on 23rd Mar about the WW1 Gordon Highlanders, esp my great uncle James Booth, 2nd Batt. who died at the Somme. I spoke to my 94 year old mother today and she says she remembers Anne's mother at Banchory Academy in the 1930s! Could that be right?

Personally I was there as a former member of staff and was there to celebrate the 20th anniversary of it's reopening by Prince Charles in it's refurbished form - it has had several makeovers since. However, this Museum has a very special ambience - the warmth of the welcome from the Volunteers and staff is exceptional - which is why they are a 5 Star attraction. Whether or not you have a Gordon Highlander in your family - head along there - especially take the kids over the Easter holidays - they can dress up and all sorts - there's a fabulous new 65" screen in the Grant Room which is interactive - I've never seen anything quite like it first hand. The shop is superb and you can enjoy a lovely cuppa or a lunch there attended to by the wonderful tea room volunteers - this is a very special place - you gotta try it

My walk round the museum was fascinating, I would definitely go again. ❤️



My lunch in the cafe was excellent too. ❤️

I spent a very enjoyable afternoon looking round the museum with my Dad, who is a Gordon Highlander veteran. Some of the Volunteers there had served in the regiment at the same time and he had a great time reminiscing with them!

Had a fantastic time yesterday, would like to thank John who gave us the tour and the info I needs to know.Will defiantly come again also i would recommended it to friends.too. The Duchess Jean tea room is lovely. And. The food was excellent. Even the gift shop was exceptional value too

Great place and the volunteer we had walking us through and running over the history was fantastically informative (I wish I could remember his name to give a shout out too). Definitely glad we went for a look, would highly recommend.

FYI - We also have a Rugby team in Sydney Australia with the same namesake Gordon Highlanders rugby club.

Great museum with a fantastic cafe! Lots to keep the kids occupied, lovely gardens too. All staff excellent, very friendly and helpful.

Fabulous museum that we were able to visit this past April. Great to learn the history and what all the men and women went through and are still going through. My great grandfather and my grandfather both served with the Gordon Highlanders. Thank you for all you do!!

Brilliant from start to finish.Tour of Museum by excellent curator.Pre Dinner Champagne and Photos.What a splendid Dining Room,Officers mess silver,cut glass,perfect.The meal was superb,especially the fish and Scottish Beef.Scottish Piper made the Evening so wonderfull.You cannot fault anything.If you want a special occasion to be memorable,this is the venue,get out your Dinner Jackets and Posh frocks and enjoy.

A truly wonderful ode to the best regiment there is and has been. Fantastic and enlightening experience seeing the regiment's history throughout the ages and a wonderful team that keep the displays immaculate and running beautifully. I would highly recommend a visit and make sure you pop into the tea room - scrumptious delight all round.

A self- finance independent museum preserve and sharing the world famous Gordon Highlanders for future generation run by a charitable trust...Wonderful to visit the museum and have great

amazing history and enjoyable place....Gordon Highlanders Museum is in Aberdeen...

Was an absolute delight to visit the Museum.

Staff are so friendly and polite and very informative about all the questions that I asked.



Gave me hints on how to find more information on my great uncle who died in the battle of the Somme,

And was a member of the Gordon Highland regiment



Will definitely visit the Museum again when I return to Scotland from Australia



Love your website and Facebook page to, very informative



Cheers

Robyn Lamb



Great great niece of William Lamb of Crieff

Visited today with my dad and daughter. Great place that is much bigger than you think! Some really great exhibits and great theyve incorporated thingsbfor kids to touch and wear etx. Staff we met were all lovely, especially the gent at the main reception

My sister and I went for coffee and fruit scone yesterday. Scone was warmed for us and delicious! Coffee lovely too. Highly recommend this place we will definitely be going again!!!

A nice little museum that fills in the gaps about some Scots I met years ago at RAF Greenham Common. When there are not many visitors the docents come around with you and explain everything.

We took our young children along for the 20th anniversary day and had a great time. The gardens are amazing and we had a fabulous lunch in the cafe. The staff are very friendly and welcoming. We ran out of time to see everything but will definitely be back. Definitely a hidden gem!

Very enjoyable museum, full of information, great if you have children as they had things to touch and they get to try on a uniform in the main gallery. Lovely wee gift shop, well maintained garden to walk around (would have liked to have known the names of some of the plants). Tea room very good and the staff/volunteers could not have been any more helpful and attentive. Well worth a visit. Give yourself a couple of hours to look around and finish of with a nice cuppa and something tasty 😋

This place is well run by volunteers

The Gem of Aberdeen, a Super Museum with 1st Class Staff who are all Volunteers, So much to look at , with a proud feeling of My Grandad James Balfour was a Gordon Highlander .

The Cafe is amazing very Clean food is Brilliant and again staff go the extra mile for the customer.

Even the Gentleman called Jim who was sweeping up out the front was a Bonza Guy and was interested in what I had to say.



We visited in Oct I was back home in Aberdeen after 40 yrs in Aussie, Now living in Newhaven East Sussex.

We will be returning next year.



Well worth the visit, or even just to pop into to the Cafe for some Tucker .

Thank you . See you all next year .

Thank you to the lady who showed me round on the afternoon of 22nd Mar and to Anne Craig for a wonderful discussion on 23rd Mar about the WW1 Gordon Highlanders, esp my great uncle James Booth, 2nd Batt. who died at the Somme. I spoke to my 94 year old mother today and she says she remembers Anne's mother at Banchory Academy in the 1930s! Could that be right?

Personally I was there as a former member of staff and was there to celebrate the 20th anniversary of it's reopening by Prince Charles in it's refurbished form - it has had several makeovers since. However, this Museum has a very special ambience - the warmth of the welcome from the Volunteers and staff is exceptional - which is why they are a 5 Star attraction. Whether or not you have a Gordon Highlander in your family - head along there - especially take the kids over the Easter holidays - they can dress up and all sorts - there's a fabulous new 65" screen in the Grant Room which is interactive - I've never seen anything quite like it first hand. The shop is superb and you can enjoy a lovely cuppa or a lunch there attended to by the wonderful tea room volunteers - this is a very special place - you gotta try it

My walk round the museum was fascinating, I would definitely go again. ❤️



My lunch in the cafe was excellent too. ❤️

I spent a very enjoyable afternoon looking round the museum with my Dad, who is a Gordon Highlander veteran. Some of the Volunteers there had served in the regiment at the same time and he had a great time reminiscing with them!

Had a fantastic time yesterday, would like to thank John who gave us the tour and the info I needs to know.Will defiantly come again also i would recommended it to friends.too. The Duchess Jean tea room is lovely. And. The food was excellent. Even the gift shop was exceptional value too

Great place and the volunteer we had walking us through and running over the history was fantastically informative (I wish I could remember his name to give a shout out too). Definitely glad we went for a look, would highly recommend.

FYI - We also have a Rugby team in Sydney Australia with the same namesake Gordon Highlanders rugby club.

Great museum with a fantastic cafe! Lots to keep the kids occupied, lovely gardens too. All staff excellent, very friendly and helpful.

Fabulous museum that we were able to visit this past April. Great to learn the history and what all the men and women went through and are still going through. My great grandfather and my grandfather both served with the Gordon Highlanders. Thank you for all you do!!

Brilliant from start to finish.Tour of Museum by excellent curator.Pre Dinner Champagne and Photos.What a splendid Dining Room,Officers mess silver,cut glass,perfect.The meal was superb,especially the fish and Scottish Beef.Scottish Piper made the Evening so wonderfull.You cannot fault anything.If you want a special occasion to be memorable,this is the venue,get out your Dinner Jackets and Posh frocks and enjoy.

A truly wonderful ode to the best regiment there is and has been. Fantastic and enlightening experience seeing the regiment's history throughout the ages and a wonderful team that keep the displays immaculate and running beautifully. I would highly recommend a visit and make sure you pop into the tea room - scrumptious delight all round.

A self- finance independent museum preserve and sharing the world famous Gordon Highlanders for future generation run by a charitable trust...Wonderful to visit the museum and have great

amazing history and enjoyable place....Gordon Highlanders Museum is in Aberdeen...

Was an absolute delight to visit the Museum.

Staff are so friendly and polite and very informative about all the questions that I asked.



Gave me hints on how to find more information on my great uncle who died in the battle of the Somme,

And was a member of the Gordon Highland regiment



Will definitely visit the Museum again when I return to Scotland from Australia



Love your website and Facebook page to, very informative



Cheers

Robyn Lamb



Great great niece of William Lamb of Crieff

Visited today with my dad and daughter. Great place that is much bigger than you think! Some really great exhibits and great theyve incorporated thingsbfor kids to touch and wear etx. Staff we met were all lovely, especially the gent at the main reception

My sister and I went for coffee and fruit scone yesterday. Scone was warmed for us and delicious! Coffee lovely too. Highly recommend this place we will definitely be going again!!!

A nice little museum that fills in the gaps about some Scots I met years ago at RAF Greenham Common. When there are not many visitors the docents come around with you and explain everything.