PLAN YOUR VISIT
Everything you need to know before visiting the Argyll Beaver Centre
WELCOME TO
THE ARGYLL BEAVER CENTRE
We look forward to meeting you at our fully sustainable visitor centre set in Scotland’s beautiful temperate rainforest. Admission is free. Donations help us maintain and run our social enterprise to support our environmental education work and are always very welcome.
Tucked down a forest track, the centre is remote but reachable by car, on foot or by bike. Our car park is free for visitors during opening hours.
OPENING TIMES
Summer 2026
March 31st to October 30th
Tuesday – Friday and Sundays
10am – 5pm
Winter 2026/27
November 1st 2026 to March 22nd 2027
Wednesdays and Thursdays and every third Sunday
10am – 4pm
Free admission
WHAT’S ON OFFER
WILDLIFE
& DISCOVERY
Enjoy our hands-on displays.
Look for red squirrels, badgers, pine martens and woodpeckers from our wildlife viewing hide.
Watch wildlife from our window at our feeding station.
Learn about work underway locally to protect and restore rare habitats and species.
WALKS
& EXPERIENCES
Book a beaver walk or bespoke guided tour.
Stroll up to our world-class viewpoint.
Our free car park has access to walks and cycling trails.
AT THE
CENTRE
Make something crafty - for children of all ages!
Browse our shop for wildlife themed books and gifts.
Eat your picnic in our oak cruck-frame barn.
We're happy to chat about wildlife and the local area, and can help with tourist and wildlife-spotting information.
Pick-up leaflets and maps.
GOOD TO KNOW
Composting toilet
with baby-changing and disabled facilities
Free car park
for visitors
Leaflets and maps
available
We’ll happily
re-fill your water bottles
Use our solar generated electricity to charge your e-bike
ACCESSIBILITY
We welcome visitors of all abilities.
There is an allocated parking space for people with mobility issues at the closest end of the car park. A short wheelchair accessible track takes you to the centre, where we have mobile ramps available to negotiate the small step into the centre. There is always someone at the centre to set the ramps up. The door to the centre is 71cm wide. There is also a toilet close to the centre and again the ramps can be set up to allow access.
There is a lovely, newly-surfaced, all-abilities access trail around nearby Loch Barnluasgan. It’s a flat gravel track about a mile long, and can be accessed in a wheelchair or on a mobility scooter from its dedicated Forestry and Land Scotland car-park.
HOW TO FIND US
Follow B841 through Cairnbaan along the Crinan Canal to Bellanoch, turn left onto B8025 signed Tayvallich (you will see a red beaver sign here). After 1.4km you will see a sign on the left for ‘Visitor Centre’, turn left down the forestry track signposted ‘Wildlife Visitor Centre’. Our car park is 600 metres along this track on the left and is clearly signed.
Argyll Beaver Centre
Barrandaimh
Lochgilphead
PA31 8SN
Scotland
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Public transport
Two local bus services - numbers 425 & 426 - stop at the war memorial at Loch Barnluasgan. From here, it is a 25-minute walk up to the Argyll Beaver Centre. Routes and timetables are available on the West Coast Motors website. Please note, these services are sporadic, so it is worth planning ahead.
ANY QUESTIONS?
If there’s anything else you’d like to know before your visit, please get in touch.