Admission Information

What you will see

The story of jute and the story of Dundee are inseparable. The industry employed 50,000 people in the city at its peak and supplied much of the world’s demand for jute goods. As you explore the self-led museum at your own pace, you will:

• Soak up the atmosphere of the cobbled 19th-century courtyard.
• Enter a busy jute office of 1900 and meet some characters of the period.
• Find out how jute was harvested in India, how and why it came to Dundee and more about Dundee’s bustling docks.
• Experience the incredible sounds of the machines and see the jute process from raw fibre to woven cloth.
• See a typical Dundee ‘palette’, and learn about tenement life and the health of the mill workers.
• Discover who ‘kettle bilers’ were and all about the reversal of traditional gender roles in Dundee – finding out about mill girls, Suffragettes and the unions.
• Visit the Victorian Half-Time School and also see how the workers spend their precious leisure time.
• Enjoy drop-in family activities in our specially designed Red Box learning hub.
• Appreciate the stunning mill architecture from the two viewing platforms in the High Mill and watch in awe as the 1801 Boulton & Watt beam engine tuns into action.

Don’t forget to stop by our gift shop and our award-winning café to get a well-earned cup of tea and Dundee cake!

 

 

 

 

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Location

Verdant Works
West Henderson’s Wynd
Dundee DD1 5BT

t: +44 (0)1382 309060
e: enquiries@dundeeheritage.co.uk

 

Additional travel information:

By rail – Dundee is on the main East Coast line, and the railway station is approximately ten minutes from Verdant Works.

You can book your Train tickets now on the Trainline website.

By bus – Most buses from Fife stop at Greenmarket, which is just at the side of the railway station, so only a ten-minute walk to Verdant Works. If you are coming from Forfar, Verdant Works is a short walk from the High Street. All buses from Perth, Blairgowrie and Coupar Angus stop outside the Overgate shopping centre. For those travelling from further afield by bus, Verdant Works is a 20-minute walk from the Dundee bus station. In the summertime, you can take the Xplore Dundee tour bus, which will lead you to Verdant Works; the main hop-on stop is at our sister museum, Discovery Point. You can view the Dundee Xplore bus map for local bus routes and stops.

By Bike, Just outside Verdant Works, you can find a regular bike rack to secure your bike. Verdant Works is perfect for a ‘rechariging’ pit stop at our award-winning Cafe. Along Riverside, about a 15-minute walk away from Verdant Works, you will find Dundee Cycle Hub, the place to hire a bike to cycle the extensive cycle routes around Dundee.

By road – Verdant Works is in the Blackness area of Dundee on West Henderson’s Wynd. On entering Dundee, you should follow signs for ‘city centre’, and Verdant Works is signposted throughout the city. Enter the DD1 5BT postcode in your sat nav. Free car & coach parking is available in our dedicated car park. If you need an alternative car park, you can find them on the Dundee city Parking map, which includes EV charging points.

 

For Accommodation nearby, see here.

Please note that there are no luggage storage facilities available at Verdant Works.