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Grown up dressing up at Grantown Museum 

Be transported to the past in this unique dressing up experience.  Choose from over 20 exquisite, handmade replica costumes in sumptuous fabrics. Embody Claire (or Jamie!) from Outlander, become a young Victoria or dine at Downton. Channel Jane Austen or party like its 1799. 
Book an hour in the museum or an afternoon 'on location'​ with our expert dresser who will take you on an adventure through time. Take home a video and souvenir photographs and feel what it was like to be dressed in the finery of the day - corsets, petticoats, bustles and crinolines included! 
Grantown Museum has commissioned 20 reproduction costumes in sumptuous fabrics covering the period from the 1750's to the 1920's.
These are available to try on and photograph (and video) for you to experience a flavour of life in another era.
We have some basic garments that you can try on by yourself for free, but most of the collection requires assistance to get dressed (in the 18th and 19th centuries ladies had a maid, sister or mother to help them dress). We can photograph and video the experience for you, or you can bring your own camera or phone. 

Interview and tour of the museum and costumes

You can see a short video on YouTube where Suzi talks about some of the Outlander costumes here - youtu.be/SJLODP-XuUo
You can also see a longer (50 minute) tour of the museum and the costumes here -  vod.virtualtoursofscotland.com
These videos were shot by Diane and Andrew of Outlander: The Past Lives Experience  - ​outlanderpastlives.com

Grantown Museum 
Burnfield House,
Burnfield Avenue,
Grantown-on-Spey
​Morayshire PH26 3HH
visit our main website  - grantownmuseum.co.uk
01479-872478
Opening Times for 2024
30 March - 31st October 

Saturday: 11am - 3pm
Monday - Friday: 10am - 5pm


Adventures in Costume is part of Grantown Museum - please email or call to make an appointment to try on the costumes.
We might be able to accommodate walk ins, but it would be best to let us know ahead of time.

Email - [email protected]

All costumes created by Suzi Wilson
Thanks to all the following for their help with this project -
Jim Dunn for his wonderful photography
Guy Macpherson-Grant for allowing us to take the photographs at Ballindalloch Castle
​Lily and Nova for being super models
Claire Thom for knitted costume 
Helen & Dan for fixing everything!


Visitor Reviews

lucy yu
5 Stars : 9 August 2021
Had an hour amazing experience of ‘adventure in costume’ with Suzi in Grantown-on-Spey museum. She is very patient all of us, including three children, and very knowledgeable about her stuff. The dresses are amazingly made. Can’t recommend highly enough!

Edward Hodgkiss
5 stars : 14 September 2021
Lovely museum very friendly staff, we took part in the Adventures in Costume with Suzi and we had an amazing time. Suzi was so wonderful and patient with us and we all had fun. We will return without doubt to do it again.

Grantown Museum and Heritage Trust
The Trust is a Registered Charity: No. Sc 005132  
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​Burnfield House, Burnfield Avenue, Grantown-on-Spey Morayshire PH26 3HH

Opening Times for 2024
30 March - 31st October 

Saturday: 11am - 3pm
Monday - Friday: 10am - 5pm
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