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Ocean Explorer Centre in Oban
Ocean Explorer Centre in Oban

Ocean Explorer Centre in Oban

Scotland | Argyll & Bute | Oban
Animals, Nature and Wildlife, Free, Museums

Want to learn all about the science behind our oceans? The Ocean Explorer centre in Oban is a free indoor centre with lots of fun and educational marine science activities for you to explore. You can take a visit to the polar-themed cinema and watch short films on marine science, discover the largest mountain chain on earth on a 3D globe and explore the life in a drop of sea water using a high-spec microscope!

Where can I visit an ocean museum in Oban?

Explore what lives in beneath our oceans at the Ocean Explorer Centre in Oban, easily accessed by taking the picturesque new cycle path from Oban’s Ganavan beach to Dunbeg.

There is a 35 seater café is located near the beach with spectacular views of the Morvern peninsula. It’s a perfect meeting place serving breakfast, lunch, afternoon teas and home baking and only uses fair-trade teas and coffees and where possible organic and local products. The Ocean Explorer Centre empowers audiences to contribute positively to a healthy and sustainably managed marine environment through greater awareness and understanding of the marine system and the challenges it faces.

  • Open Monday-Friday: 10am-4pm
  • Free entry

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