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The Rockfield Centre's café, red chairs at wooden tables under tall school windows.
Argyll and Bute

The Rockfield Centre

Oban's community hub in the old Rockfield Primary School, saved by a community campaign in 2014, with a café, exhibitions, events and community meals.

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Welcome

On the hill above Oban's town centre, the old Rockfield Primary School was saved by the town itself.

In 2014 a community campaign bought the building, and volunteers, staff and neighbours have turned it into the Rockfield Centre, a hub for the people of Oban and for anyone passing through.

The old classrooms are bright and airy, with tall windows, and they are put to every use: a café with red chairs and wooden tables, gallery rooms for exhibitions, workshops and classes, and space for groups and clubs. Community meals are served regularly, with plant-based choices, and the programme runs to live music, talks and nights themed on food from around the world.

It holds resources on Oban's heritage and a community book bank. Check the centre's own pages to see what is on during your visit, then walk down into the town, or up to McCaig's Tower for the view over the bay.

Close byThe Waterfront Fishouse, ObanA seafood restaurant on Oban's Railway Pier, cooking locally caught fish and shellfish as plates to share, with windows over the bay.2 min by roadSee itMussels and prawn cocktail with white wine on a restaurant table
Before you go

Open through the week for the café, exhibitions and events; the centre lists its events on its own site and social pages.

Where
Rockfield Brae, Oban PA34 5DQ.
Here
A café, exhibitions, events and community meals.
Where it is

On Rockfield Brae, on the hill above Oban's town centre.

Close byOban.
  1. Alba the Artshop, ObanAlba the Artshop, ObanUnder a mile1 min by road
  2. George Street Fish Restaurant & Chip Shop, Argyll and ButeGeorge Street Fish, ObanUnder a mile1 min by road
  3. McCaig's TowerMcCaig's TowerThe colosseum on the hill above the bay.Under a mile2 min by road
  4. Oban DistilleryOban DistilleryA small distillery in the middle of the town.Under a mile2 min by road
  5. Dunollie CastleDunollie CastleThe MacDougalls' castle on its crag.2 miles5 min by road
Directions
Mussels and prawn cocktail with white wine on a restaurant tableRestaurantsThe Waterfront Fishouse, Oban0.3 miles
Harbourfront buildings and a red-roofed pavilion along the bay.AttractionsOban Harbour0.4 miles
Colourful waterfront buildings and McCaig's Tower overlooking Oban harbourAttractionsOban0.4 miles
The Oban Inn, Argyll and ButeRestaurantsThe Oban Inn0.4 miles
Whole lobsters on ice beside a chalkboard sign reading "lobsterRestaurantsOban Seafood Hut0.4 miles
The CalMac terminal on Oban's waterfront.AttractionsOban to Lismore Ferry0.4 miles
Oban Whisky and Fine Wines, Argyll and ButeShoppingOban Whisky and Fine Wines0.5 miles
A large abstract painting and framed works in the white gallery.AttractionsPassing Place Gallery0.5 miles
The Modern Croft, ObanShoppingThe Modern Croft, Oban0.5 miles
Stay nearby

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

The Drury from the lawn below: a grey granite Victorian villa with sandstone bay windows, dormers in the slate roof and tall chimneys.The Drury
  • Sleeps 22
  • In Oban
  • Under a mile from the Rockfield Centre
Free 18–20 OctGlencruitten House, Argyll and ButeGlencruitten House
  • To stay
  • In Argyll and Bute
  • A mile from the Rockfield Centre
Check datesTimber cabin with copper roof beside a loch, shaded by oak treesUisge Bothy
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Oban
  • 4 miles from the Rockfield Centre
Check datesBlack timber-clad cabin with corrugated roof and stove flue, set among trees and long grassBeatha
  • Sleeps 2
  • In Oban
  • 4 miles from the Rockfield Centre
Check datesPlaces to stayEvery stay in Argyll and ButeAll our places to stay nearby, to search by date and by who is coming.See them all
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