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Monday 10am - 4:30pm Tuesday 10am - 4:30pm Wednesday 10am - 4:30pm Thursday 10am - 4:30pm Friday 10am - 4:30pm Saturday 10am - 4:30pm Sunday 10am - 4:30pm

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Discover the remarkable story of the Greatest Munitions Factory on Earth and the extraordinary lives Booking to visit the Museum is essential.
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To avoid disappointment and confusion, please book in advance. Open daily from 10am - 4.30pm. Last admission 45 minutes before closing. Please check our website for latest prices and opening hours. ( https://www.devilsporridge.org.uk/prices-and-opening-hours )

We have a private car park with coach parking facilities. We are wheelchair friendly with a level access and have a lift to the mezzanine

floor (WW2). We have toilet facilities, including Disabled toilets. We have a café offering a variety of hot food and cold food. Eastriggs and Gretna Heritage Group SCIO. Scottish Charity Number SC031616.

04/06/2026

Looking for your next adventure?

Yesterday we caught up with Jessica as she tidied up our leaflet stand which is the perfect place to check if you're looking for somewhere new visit after our museum.

Jessica is one of our volunteers at The Devil's Porridge Museum and we're very proud to have her. She helps on the front desk of our museum, in our Café and has even filmed a TikTok for us too!

As it's Volunteers Week, we would like to say a huge thank you to Jessica and all our volunteers again! Even though we may not have had the opportunity to catch up with everyone ( and we know some of them don't like having their photo taken 😂), we want all our volunteers to know that we think you're stars and we couldn't do it without you!⭐

And... if you're still looking for your next adventure you could always try volunteering with us. If you fancy giving it a go, we'd love to hear from you. 💛💛

03/06/2026

You've probably heard of going from rags to riches, but have you heard of going from a domestic servant to policewomen? 👮‍♀

This week's Worker of the Week is Alice Maud Trent did just that. She was a member of the Women's Police Force at H.M. Factory Gretna and later moved to the USA.

Want to read more about her? You can here: www.devilsporridge.org.uk/worker-of-the-week-alice-maud-trent

With our weekly Worker of the Week blog post we aim to share the story of someone connected to munitions factory H.M. Factory Gretna. A huge thank you to Nigel for his research on this one and everyone who has helped with this series.

June marks the anniversary of when the Women's Police Force at H.M. Factory Gretna peaked in 1917, with 167 members. To help mark this we'll be sharing the story of another member of the Women's Police Force again next week. Stay tuned! 🚓

(Photo Source: Ancestry Public Member Tree).

01/06/2026

Have you heard that it's Volunteer's Week?

Here at The Devil's Porridge Museum we have an awesome team of volunteers! They welcome you into our museum, research, help in our collections, with events or educational visits, in our garden, Café and more.

We would like to take the opportunity to say a huge thank you to them all! 👏👏

We're hoping to be able to catch up with a few of them this week. Stay tuned for more. 👀

The Devil’s Porridge Cafe

31/05/2026

It's last day in May, but do you know what happened in June 1918? 👮‍♀️

In June 1918, the Women's Police Force peaked with 167 members at H.M. Factory Gretna. Members of the Women's Police Force helped to make sure that everything ran smoothly at the factory and looked after those who worked there.

Look out for us sharing some the stories of those who worked in the Women's Police Force at the factory in June! 👀

30/05/2026

Looking for somewhere to cool down? 🫠 🌞

Why not pop in and visit us? The Devil's Porridge Museum has air conditioning and some explosive history to share. 💥

(Plus we sell ice cream in our gift shop! 🍦 )

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29/05/2026

Have you heard of 30 Days Wild? 🐾

This is a free, month long challenge run by The Wildlife Trust in June. There's lots of different activities to complete, designed to help you enjoy nature. 🌱

From listening to birdsong to planting wild flower seeds there's something for everyone and you can choose between an adult or child's pack, so the whole family can get involved!

Check out The Wildlife Trusts website to find out more and choose if you'd like to join in:
www.wildlifetrusts.org/30dayswild

Please be aware that 30 Days Wild is not run by The Devil's Porridge Museum, but we thought some of you might be interested in getting involved! 😃

28/05/2026

Looking for a challenge? 👀

Eastriggs Community Group is giving people the opportunity to design an Eastriggs' Flag with the chance of winning £50 and their flag flown at The Green!

You have until the 30th June 2026 to get involved. Make sure you check all the details on Eastriggs Community Groups page before you get creative.

Please be aware that this activity is not run by The Devil's Porridge Museum and we recommend you refer to Eastriggs Community Group's page for further information.

27/05/2026

Would you work at a munitions factory with your sister?

Ethel Mary and Florence Tinkler both worked at H.M. Factory Gretna in World War One. They're also both this week's Worker of the Week... and they both appeared in the local newspaper.

Strangely, both newspaper articles involved different sorts of matches... 💍🔥

Find out more here: www.devilsporridge.org.uk/worker-of-the-week-ethel-and-florence-tinkler

Every week we've been sharing the story of someone connected to H.M. Factory Gretna. A huge thank you to our awesome research volunteers and everyone who helps to make this possible. 👏

(Did we first share this blog post last year? Yes. Do we think it deserves sharing again? Also yes. We promise we'll have some new ones written for you soon! 😀)

Address

Stanfield, Annan Road, EASTRIGGS
Annan
DG126TF

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	10am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	10am - 4:30pm
Thursday	10am - 4:30pm
Friday	10am - 4:30pm
Saturday	10am - 4:30pm
Sunday	10am - 4:30pm

Telephone

01461 700021

Website

http://www.devilsporridge.org.uk/

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