Museums & Galleries · Inverness
TimeSpan
📍 KW8 6JA
Photo: Anne Burgess (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Reconstructed Victorian street with Smiddy, village shop and croft house
- Original blacksmith's tools and equipment from Helmsdale's old workshop
- Exhibits on herring fishing, Highland Clearances and 1869 gold rush
- Gartymore Croft House shows crofter life after Clearances
- Geology and herb gardens alongside the museum and gallery
TimeSpan is a cultural hub in Helmsdale combining a local history museum, contemporary art gallery, library and archive, a café, shop, and geology and herb gardens. You'll find a reconstructed nineteenth-century street with a blacksmith's Smiddy, village shop and Gartymore Croft House, alongside exhibits covering the herring fishing industry, the Highland Clearances, the 1869 gold rush and the last wolf shot in Sutherland. It suits anyone curious about Highland social history and heritage storytelling, and it's open every day from 10am to 5pm. Based in Helmsdale, it's handy for a stay nearby, with Helmsdale station just 0.2 miles away and six bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays.
Practical details
- Open
- Open every day 10am–5pm
- Best for
- Visitors interested in local history and contemporary art
From the attraction's own website on 5 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Cafe
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Guided Tours
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