If yopu want to know the history of shipbuilding on the clyde this is the place to go. Fairfield heritage museum has modern mix with old traditional museums, 3D presentations on history of the firm, some great displays on model ships from past to present. The building alone is worth the visit the stunning boardroom shows shipbuidng at its best on the Clyde. Fairfield is open from 1 -4pm Monday to Friday. small gift shop selling gifts. Big thanks to local guide for showing me round telling us the history of Shipyard.

Stunning restoration of a stunning building. I was last here around 10 years ago, and the once-magnificent rooms were in a dilapidated (bordering dangerous) state. The painstaking restoration must have taken years. But my, it was worth it. Presenting the history of Govan shipbuilding must have been another mammoth task, but again, I was very impressed. Everything was laid out in interlinking rooms with artefacts, details about famous ships, historic information and recorded voices of shipbuilders themselves from times gone by. An absolute jewel of a place which everyone should see. Within these opulent walls, ornate cornice, and marble pillars, this shaped and formed the very heartbeat of Govan. Credit also to the dedicated staff members, knowledgeable, warm, and friendly.

This is a great few hours of enjoyment with so much detail about his site since 1850 onward. Amazing and thoroughly enjoyed with someone local guide volunteers who know all the detail and give this place that personal touch 👍🏽. Highly recommend.

Visited the Fairfield museum during recent time off. Fantastic building, excellent information and extremely friendly helpful staff. I never realised the part that the Clyde had on global shipbuilding and the information combined with the old items associated with the Fairfield shipyard is honestly brilliant. The two volunteers (never caught the names of the two men) were very helpful and enthusiastic. Entry is free (I paid the 3 pound suggested donation) and car parking at the side. You should definitely visit here if you have 1-2 hours and are in the area.

There are displays, models, and films here that cover the history of shipbuilding on the Clyde, particularly by Fairfield. I learned about the engineering of ships, but also about the working conditions and the effects on Govan. You could cruise through just looking at pictures in 1/2 hour. But if you're curious, as I was, give it more like 90 minutes. There's a tiny selection of things to buy, no café. Street parking only, not too crowded. Bus stop is near, or walk from Govan subway, all on sidewalks. Don't miss Govan Old Church and its amazing stones while you're here - 2/3 of the way back to the subway.

Great place to visit. Has alot of information about the shipyards in the past and the present

Superb restoration of the main offices building of The Fairfield Shipbuilding Company. The museum gives a good flavour of the history of the site and the changing fortunes of the firm.

Must see the offices of the famous shipyard which are still in use today.

Visited today 29/06/2022, was made very welcome from the staff and we had a wee chat before my guide Jim gave me a quick but informative tour before leaving me to wander around on my own. The restoration of the building is fantastic, especially the main reception with the marble columns and stairs with the big chandelier. The boardroom is a real trip back in time and very grand looking. The museum itself was full of great information and the interactive telivisions were a great help, I even saw and heard story's about guys I knew from my time working in the yard. Would definitely recommend a trip to the museum in Govan, it doesn't cost anything to get in but donations are very welcome to help with the upkeep.

Fantastic place. An excellent piece of history. Well laid out panels of story of shipbuilding industry. Opening hours are a bit limited but understandable if it is voluntary workers who run it. Would make better use of boardroom area would go back a million times 👍👍🌞

Great to see such a majestic old building refurbished sensitively and being fully used. Fascinating displays and great insight into the industry that made the Clyde so famous as world leader of shipbuilding. Delightful, helpful and knowledgeable staff who made us very welcome.

Fairfield was once the most important shipyard in the World. It was in danger of demolition but a group of local people saved it. It has been returned to its former beautiful self. And, the museum is most historically informative. Much better than most, so called, professional museums, eg the Burrell Collection.

The guide was an absolute star! Seemed genuinely pleased we came and was so enthusiastic about the building and Govans shipbuilding heritage. Quite possibly the most engaging tour I have ever had. Being from the area, it was fantastic to see how important the yard and it's history is to Govanites. I learned a lot on this tour, particularly about the amazing Isobella Elder. Would 100% recommend.

Amazing insight into Glasgow's ship building heritage. A small museum, but so much to take in.

Excellent! A wonderful exhibition in the middle of Govan. All about the ship building on the Clyde. Well worth a visit, oh and its Free..

Nice place for boat history

Really worthwhile to visit if you are interested in shipbuilding or local history. Wonderful displays and films and really knowledgeable and friendly guides.

Vary good museum, but sad if you grew up here in the 80's

So interesting, free entry

Didn't know what to expect but had a lovely surprise. Very well done, great exhibition and very friendly volunteers. Good luck for the future.

Super interesting, but without a guided tour a bit difficult to grasp for a tourist. Reading everything takes long but is worth it. A very important part of Glasgow history 👍

Very impressed with the history of the shipyard and the Govan area.

Volunteers were amazing made the visit very interesting enjoyed the exhibits. Well worth a visit

A very interesting place with fantastic memories of a great place, the folks who gave us the talks were really good, will certainly visit again.

Good guiding and film made it an excellent visit.

Nice if you want to know more about local history.

It is place worth visiting,lots of ship building memorabilia, and the volunteers know there stuff.

Small heritage museum based in Govan telling the history of the Fairfield Shipyard

Interesting and staff very knowledgeable. Doesn't take long and enjoyed it

Beautiful building and a wonderful history lesson the guy who told us the story (Bob) I think Hooe I got his name right was superb and all volunteers. well done to all the people involved in the restoration a great story of the upper Clyde shipbuilders and the people of the surrounding area.

Great history. Alan and Jim were excellent guides and very enthusiastic about the story to save this beautiful building. Definitely worth a visit.

Wonderful museum, anyone interested in Glasgow's shipbuilding heritage will love it. Very friendly and knowledgeable volunteers and staff to help you. They also feature excellent talks on all aspects of ships, bookable through Eventbrite. A true Glasgow treasure, well worth the short trip from the city centre. There's also a small shop selling terrific memorabilia.

If you want to learn about the scale & scope of Glasgow's shipbuilding industry Fairfield Heritage is for you. There is a comprehensive display telling the story behind the development of what was the world's leading shipbuilding industry on the Clyde. You can also see some beautiful mdel ships. All this is set in a magnificent building. Thoroughly worthwhile & free too.

A very cute museum, worth the detour if you have any interest in shipbuilders or the history of Glasgow.

Should be part of the Glasgow museum tour. A hidden gem that is wrongly overlooked. A must visit to see Glagsows real industrial history first hand. Parking also available.

Great Information about the history of shipbuilding in Glasgow. It is fantastic that this historical building in Govan was saved.

A lovely interesting building

What a brilliant day out in Govan. Shipbuilding was the heart of Govan for so many people for so many years. We need to celebrate it. Innovation. Industry. All brought to life by the really enthusiastic volunteers. Can't recommend this highly enough.

Very interesting and informative historical building and exhibition. Have attended a lecture. Relaxed atmosphere

Absolutely fascinating and it brought back all those b&w news broadcasts from the '60's & '70's and whodda thunk that I would be working in the former Fairfields yard well into the twenty-first century ... ? ? ?

Great museum. Friendly staff and volunteers.

Fantastic old building and shipbuilding exhibition. Should make more of the shipbuilding heritage in Glasgow

Ghost night. Very interesting place

Very interesting and informative and a awesome lady who remembers the Clyde shipbuilding at its zenith thank you

Historical

Great place very interesting

A wee gem of local history ..a great exhibition of everything to do with the shipyards and their workers..great wee videos..and also get help with your family Genealogy..and find your relatives in ww1....friendly helpful staff ..a place not to be missed.

My heritage

A much loved building, central to the Clyde shipbuilding story - and shaped like a ship in plan!

What a lovely building, steeped in ship building history. It is open each week day. Check for times.

A hidden gem, we heard of this place during our visit to the Govan Stones, which is just nearby. Sauntered over and we were very pleasantly surprised by the museum here covering a shipbuilding history of Glasgow. Very modern refurbished space, covering social and industrial areas of local history. Some excellent interactive touchscreen modules, scale models and real memorabilia. Great experience.

Very interesting history of the govan shipyards plenty of pictures / artifacts/movies. The architecture inside the building is outstanding.

Great bit of Govan history

Lots to see. Brilliant helpful friendly staff.

Fabulous day staff are brilliant and very helpful x Only things that where missing was smell and noise of the shipyards. Defo be back and will highly recommended it

Our dad worked at fairfields and we were really interested in what working life was like for the men, fascinating, tough men who worked the ship yard

very interesting staff who no all about the shipyards

We highly recommend that you visit this historic building, the contents and ambassadors of this museum are highly knowledgeable of the shipbuilding history, particularly of the Goven area of the Clyde, this I suggest is not to be missed, its part of our national history.

Interesting history of the ship yards.

Great history about the worlds best shipyards

Interesting.

Great wee place

Loved every minute of it I managed to walk through the iconic gates my Dad used to work there I have memories of the Govan fair .

Not bad

Surprisingly interesting small museum showcasing the time when Clyde built was the best. Well worth a visit even if you're not into engineering.

So so interesting, so much to see and learn will need to go back, well done to the group that look after this fantastic venue

Good way to spend an hour or so