Prestongrange Museum

14/05/2026

Hello Prestongrange friends and followers, it's been great to welcome school visits in the last week. We have lots more booked in, and so will have a slightly reduced timetable for tours for the next few weeks. On Wednesdays, we will not be offering tours until Weds 17 June. On Thursday mornings, we will not be doing them until Thurs 11 June. We are still however running tours on Thursday afternoons (2pm), on Fridays and both weekend days (11.30 and 2pm). So hopefully people can find a slot that suits them. Many thanks for your cooperation- it's so important that local children can have these visits to find out about this amazing place on their doorstep!

09/05/2026

We had a brilliant time last weekend at the Big Prestongrange LEGO Build! It was a great atmosphere and people worked really hard to complete the Cornish Beam Engine. Come and view the finished article in the Visitor Centre! A huge thank you to everyone who took part. And a special thank you to Fiona, from Historic Environment Scotland, and Alistair, Master Lego-builder! 😁🏆

05/05/2026

A quick heads up that there'll be no guided tours tomorrow, or Thursday morning, due to school visits. Tours will resume on Thursday afternoon. Thanks

30/04/2026

Excited about our Big Prestongrange LEGO Build this Sat and Sun (2nd and 3rd May)! As we're expecting to be busy building, full guided tours will not be available, but visitors will still be able to access the Beam Engine and Engine Shed. Or you can borrow a headset and take the audio tour. Cafe will be open as usual.
Please note that visitors coming by car will need to come via the bottom road (B1348) as Manager's Brae (Drummohr House Road) is closed.

12/04/2026

Looking forward to this at the start of May.
Get in touch with any queries 🟥🟨🟩🟦

02/04/2026

Lovely to be welcoming visitors back to Prestongrange!
Just a little update for this Saturday 4th April: access to the buildings on site will be available as usual (Engine Shed and Beam Engine). Full guided tours however will resume from Sunday 5th April.
Also on Saturday cash payments only please.
Do come and try our Easter trail and egg hunt🥚🍫🐣!

05/03/2026

Spring was definitely springing at Prestongrange yesterday! Looking forward to re-opening on Weds 1st April (Wee Weds will start the following week on the 8th)

31/01/2026

https://sites.google.com/edubuzz.org/plhshomerooms/project-based-learning/project-3-paths-to-prosperity/museum

Follow the link to visit the virtual museums created by Preston Lodge's S1! 2 of us from East Lothian Museums recently went into school to help give tips and ideas. They look great- well done everyone!

🎉Our museums are ready!🎊

09/01/2026

Happy New Year! We are now advertising for seasonal and casual museum assistants at Prestongrange- and across the East Lothian Council museums.

find and apply for our vacancies using myjobscotland

19/12/2025

I did wonder about posting this- not so much due to the bad pun, but to the fact that the image was created by AI...
But, as the photos of the genuine article show, there's nothing like the real thing!
Happy Christmas, Prestongrange friends, and look forward to seeing you in 2026!