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The blue front of the Hebridean Whale Centre on Tobermory's Main Street.
Isle of Mull

Hebridean Whale Centre

The Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust's free centre on Tobermory's harbour front, with exhibitions, sightings and talks.

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Welcome

The Hebridean Whale Centre is the visitor centre of the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust, a marine conservation charity, on Main Street in Tobermory among the harbour front's brightly painted buildings.

It is the place to learn what swims in the seas round Mull before you go looking.

Its interactive exhibitions are packed with the whales, dolphins and porpoises of the local waters and the trust's work to protect them, through research with local communities and education. Staff and volunteers are on hand to answer questions, tell you about recent sightings and share local knowledge for your visit, and there is a programme of guided walks and talks to help you spot and identify whales and dolphins yourself. Entry is free, and donations and what you spend in the gift shop go to the trust's work. In 2026 it is open every day from 10am to 5pm until the end of October.

Round the cornerCafé FishA seafood restaurant on the upper floor of Tobermory's pier, fed daily by its own fishing boat, the Highlander.1 min by roadSee itDiners at a table by the bright windows of Café Fish, painted fish on the walls.
Before you go

Open every day from 10am to 5pm until the end of October 2026; closed in winter.

Free, with donations welcome. It is on Main Street, on Tobermory's harbour front.

Getting there
CalMac ferry: Oban to Craignure (50 minutes), Lochaline to Fishnish, or Kilchoan to Tobermory.
Hours
Daily 10:00 to 17:00, to the end of October.
Entry
Free; donations welcome.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
10am–5pm
Tuesday
10am–5pm
Wednesday
10am–5pm
Thursday
10am–5pm
Friday
10am–5pm
Saturday
10am–5pm
Sunday
10am–5pm
Where it is

28 Main Street, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, PA75 6NU.

Close byOn Tobermory's Main Street.
  1. A man serving a customer at the hatch of the Fisherman's Pier trailer, the chalkboard menu beside it.Fisherman’s Pier Fish and ChipsA silver fish and chip trailer on Tobermory's harbour front, open every day from noon to 8pm.Under a mile1 min by road
  2. The blue front of Brown's on Tobermory's Main Street, a rally car parked outside.Brown's TobermoryA long-established family shop on Tobermory's Main Street selling hardware, kitchenware, wines and malt whisky.Under a mile1 min by road
  3. Inside The Galleon: white walls, a high ceiling with a round window, tables and a staircase.The GalleonA family-run bistro up the brae from Tobermory's Main Street, with menus that change with the island's larder.Under a mile1 min by road
  4. The green 'Tobermory Stores' sign over the shop window, a painted mural below.Tobermory StoresAn independent grocer and delicatessen on Tobermory's Main Street, with Mull produce and food to take away.Under a mile1 min by road
  5. Dùn Ara's crag across a green field, the sea and hills beyond under a blue sky.Dùn AraThe ruined stronghold of the MacKinnons on a rocky crag on Mull's north coast, reached on foot from Glengorm.6 miles14 min by road
Directions
Diners at a table by the bright windows of Café Fish, painted fish on the walls.RestaurantsCafé FishA step away
The whitewashed front of the Tobermory Distillery visitor centre, painted with the year 1798 and bottles.ToursTobermory distillery0.3 miles
Colourful waterfront houses at Tobermory reflected in still harbour waterAttractionsTobermory0.4 miles
AttractionsRubha nan Gall Lighthouse0.9 miles
A tall waterfall pouring over dark rock in Aros Park, a burn tumbling through boulders below among trees.AttractionsAros Park Waterfalls1.6 miles
Inside the Glass Barn: tables under a glass roof covered in a green vine, the fields beyond the windows.CafeThe Glass Barn4.5 miles
AttractionsLoch Torr Wildlife Hide5.2 miles
Aros Castle on its green knoll above a still bay at low tide, trees and a white house along the shore.AttractionsAros Castle8.7 miles
ShoppingEas Fors, Salen9.7 miles
Stay nearby

Places to stay near the centre, and when each is next free.

The house's gabled wing with a decked terrace and two chairs, solar panels along the roof, seen across a grassy slope.Borradill House
  • Sleeps 6
  • In Glenborrodale
  • 8 miles from the Whale Centre
Free 15–17 NovBorradill Cottage, ArdnamurchanBorradill Cottage
  • Sleeps 4
  • In the Isle of Mull
  • 8 miles from the Whale Centre
Free 29 Nov – 1 DecA white harled house with a slated roof sits behind a clipped hedge along a gravel drive, hills rising behind autumn trees.Glenhurich Lodge
  • Sleeps 11
  • In the Isle of Mull
  • 20 miles from the Whale Centre
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