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General Arrangements for Visiting 14 India Street

Regular tours - please book in advance

The house in which James Clerk Maxwell was born is normally open to visitors for pre-arranged tours Tours are conducted by volunteers and standard tours take approximately 90 minutes. Please note, the house is on two levels, the first level is entered via a short flight of steps, and the upper level can only be accessed by a full flight of stairs.

There is no charge, but donations to the Foundation are always appreciated.

From recent visitors:

Fantastic! Our group included scientist and social scientist practitioners but we all enjoyed and understood this presentation. Maxwell came alive and was appreciated for his contribution to life!

Wonderful! I came in knowing nothing of Maxwell but left with a whole new knowledge of an amazing man. Thanks for the wonderful tour!!

You could also combine a visit to James Clerk Maxwell’s Birthplace with the self-guided James Clerk Maxwell walking tour of Edinburgh.

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How to book a tour

Please read the appropriate note below for your group size, give us as much advance notice as you can and e-mail us with the following information:

Please send your email to:     Visits__email

The James Clerk Maxwell Foundation will use the information you send solely for the purposes of (i) arranging and contacting you about your visit; (ii) collecting visitor numbers by world region.


Admission is by advance e-mail request only. We will send you notification as to whether a place is available prior to the visit date. Please note unless we receive your request at least 48 hours in advance there is no guarantee that the venue will be staffed and open to visitors.


Provided you are able to give sufficient advance notice, special arrangements may be made for larger groups to visit. Group visits must be requested and arranged by a group spokesperson who intends to be present at the visit itself.

Requests from third party tour organisers will not be considered.


If you are travelling a considerable distance with a specific aim of visiting James Clerk Maxwell’s birthplace, e.g. for academic, scientific or historic reasons, requests for a visit by special arrangement may be considered if one of our hosts has availability during your stay in Edinburgh.


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