Robert Burns was born on 25th January 1759 , in Alloway, a suburb of Ayr on the Firth of Clyde.

Scotland's most celebrated bard Robert Burns is renowned the world over. Author of famous poems such as  Auld Lang Syne and  Tam O' Shanter, Burns was born in Alloway (a mile and a half south of Ayr) in 1759 and died 37 years later in Dumfries. 

Almost since his death in 1796, the birthplace of Robert Burns in the leafy village of Alloway has been a place of pilgrimage for many visitors each year. The work of Burns is characterised by its references to the places in which he grew up, and his poetry and songs weave a fascinating trail through the Ayrshire countryside known today as Burns Country.

You can find as much Burns memorabilia here as you need

• Burns Cottage in Alloway, where Burns lived till he was seven years old. This white cottage was actually built by Burns' father

• Burns Museum right beside the cottage

• Burns Monument , with its Corinthian pillars on the banks of the River Ayr

• The Auld kirk and Land O'Burns Centre ( Burns heritage Park )

• Mauchline - where Burns once farmed at Mossgiel Farm

• Burns museum and memorial tower at Mauchline

• Bachelors' Club, a few miles west of Mauchline at Tarbolton, where Burns founded a debating society in 1780, and is now a National Trust museum

• Irvine , where Burns worked as a flax dresser from 1781 to 1784, has a Burns Museum