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Tobermory
The island's main town is a picturesque little fishing port and yachting centre with
brightly painted houses arranged around a sheltered harbour, with a grid-patterned 'upper
town'. The village was the setting for the children's TV program
Balamory
, and while the
series stopped filming in 2005, regular repeats mean that the town still swarms in summer
with toddlers towing parents around looking for their favourite TV characters (frazzled
parents can get a
Balamory
booklet from the tourist offices in Oban and Tobermory).
Sights & Activities
MARINE DISCOVERY CENTRE
( 01688-302620;
www.whaledolphintrust.co.uk
; 28 Main St; admission free; 10am-5pm
Mon-Fri, 11am-4pm Sun Apr-Oct, 11am-5pm Mon-Fri Nov-Mar)
The Hebridean Whale & Dolphin
Trust's Marine Discovery Centre has displays, videos and interactive exhibits on whale
and dolphin biology and ecology, and is a great place for kids to learn about sea mam-
mals. It also provides information about volunteering and reporting sightings of whales
and dolphins.
| Wildlife Exhibition
MULL MUSEUM
( 01688-302603;
www.mullmuseum.org.uk
; Main St; admission by donation; 10am-4pm Mon-Fri
Easter-Oct)
Mull Museum is a good rainy-day retreat. There are interesting exhibits on
crofting and on the
Tobermory Galleon
, a ship from the Spanish Armada that sank in
Tobermory Bay in 1588 and has been the objective of treasure seekers ever since.
| Museum
TOBERMORY DISTILLERY
(
| Distillery
10am-5pm Mon-Fri Easter-Oct)
The
01688-302647;
www.tobermorymalt.com
; Ledaig; tour £3;
tiny Tobermory Distillery was established in 1798.
| Gallery
AN TOBAR ARTS CENTRE
( 01688-302211;
www.antobar.co.uk
; Argyll Tce; 10am-5pm Mon-Sat May-Sep, plus 2-5pm Sun Jul
& Aug, 10am-4pm Tue-Sat Oct-Apr)
An art gallery and exhibition space with a good vegetarian-
friendly cafe.
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