Museums & Galleries · Outer Hebrides
Kinloch Historical Society
📍 HS2 9PS
Photo: John Allan (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Two museum rooms and an archive with local artefacts
- Gift shop selling local crafts and publications
- Charity shop run by community volunteers
- View monuments including the Land Raiders and Clan Mackenzie memorials
- Join Kinloch Krafters craft sessions on Wednesdays
Kinloch Historical Society is a community museum and archive on the Isle of Lewis, based in a refurbished former schoolhouse midway between Stornoway and Tarbert. You can browse two museum rooms and a heritage store covering local history, culture and genealogy, with volunteers on hand to help trace ancestors. The hub also includes a gift shop stocking local crafts and publications, a charity shop, a launderette, and weekly craft sessions with the Kinloch Krafters. It suits visitors interested in Hebridean heritage, family history or quiet rural exploring, with spacious parking and electric vehicle charging on site. For those wanting to stay nearby, BritStays lists 1 bookable place to stay within 5 miles, making it workable as part of a short visit to this Museums & Galleries attraction in Na h-Eileanan Siar.
Practical details
- Open
- Gift shop open Monday to Friday, 10am-4pm
- Parking
- Spacious car parking with electric vehicle charging
- Accessibility
- Disabled toilet available in rental office area
- Booking
- Contact the archive by email for genealogy help
From the attraction's own website on 10 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Parking
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The Summer House
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