A MUSEUM telling the story of one of Dunbar’s most famous sons has scooped a top award.

John Muir’s Birthplace has been named as a Travellers’ Choice award-winner for attractions.

Winners are based on a full year of Tripadvisor reviews, prior to any changes caused by the pandemic.

Duncan Smeed, chairman of the John Muir Birthplace Charitable Trust, said: “On behalf of the partner trustees of John Muir Birthplace Charitable Trust – Dunbar Community Council, East Lothian Council, Friends of John Muir’s Birthplace and the John Muir Trust – I am delighted that the hard work and planning that goes into the staffing and resourcing of the birthplace has been recognised.

"Comments by visitors are invariably very positive and highlight the very warm welcome they receive from the Birthplace staff and volunteers, and the inspiring nature of the exhibits that tell the story of Muir’s life and legacy.

"This Travellers’ Choice Award will be a major boost to the efforts to promote Dunbar as a destination of choice for visitors – both local and from afar.”

The museum, based in the house that Muir was born in, looks at how he became one of the driving forces behind the modern conservation movement.

Muir emigrated with his family to the USA and would become a key figure in the formation of the country’s national park systems.