The Scottish Sea Life Sanctuary
Sea Life Centre
About
Nestling in a mature spruce forest on the shores of beautiful Loch Creran the Scottish SEA LIFE Sanctuary enjoys one of the most picturesque settings in Britain, and is home to some of the UK´s most enchanting marine creatures.
In crystal clear waters you can explore over 30 fascinating natural marine habitats containing everything from Octopus to Sharks. Come nose to nose with the graceful rays as they swim to the surface to greet you or stand in the middle of a huge shoal of salmon making you dizzy as they constantly swim around you in our unique shoaling ring.
Every day there is a range of talks and feeding demonstrations from our team of marine experts which may allow you to hand feed some of our sharks and rays or perhaps to learn about and hold some starfish and crabs.
When you have done that, take a look at our SOS seal rescue facility which includes a busy Seal pup nursery and find out about the work involved in caring for the numerous stray, sickly or injured seal pups which we receive every year.
Always present are our two resident common seals - Lora and Brendan. The grace and elegance of these enchanting mammals can be viewed in our Underwater Seal Observatory.
All this and much much more is undercover and outside in our extensive forest grounds we have a children´s play area - can you stay on the trim trail; plus nature trails and new forest walk.
To round off the trip why not visit our beautifully situated shoreline coffee shop to enjoy a snack and then treat yourself to a present to remind you of your day from our SEA LIFE gift shop. Altogether it makes for a great day out.
Contact Information
Scottish Sea Life Sanctuary
Barcaldine
Oban
Argyll
PA37 1SE
Tel: 01631 720386
Web: www.sealsanctuary.co.uk
Email: oban@sealsanctuary.co.uk