A bike circuit of the island is 11 miles along quiet, level roads.Walk up to the island's highest point, the Glaid Stone at 127 m, for views over the Firth of Clyde.Specimens are caught by students and are returned to the sea after three weeks in the aquarium. Aquarium and museum showing local sealife. 55.74938 -4.90831 4 Robertson Museum and Aquarium, Marine Parade KA28 0EG.Other prominent rocks around the island have been similarly embellished. It was first painted circa 1913 by Robert Brown. 55.75269 -4.92353 3 Crocodile Rock is a large rock on the foreshore painted with a crocodile's face.The small attached "Museum of the Cumbraes" may be open, otherwise just admire the facade and have a cuppa. The building was badly damaged by fire in 2001 but has been restored and is now mainly a community centre with a cafe. Fine old building built in 1745 to house the Revenue officers of the sailing ship "The Royal George", which hunted smugglers. In the entrance porch are several Celtic crosses, found on the island in the 19th century. Scottish Episcopal (Anglican) cathedral, the smallest cathedral in Britain, built in Gothic revival style (architect William Butterfield) and opened in 1851. 55.7556 -4.9243 1 Cathedral of the Isles ( Collegiate Church of the Holy Spirit), College St, Millport KA28 0HE.FSC Millport hosts visitors of all ages, abilities and backgrounds from nursery schools, primary and secondary schools, Universities, adult learners and research placements from all over the world. Today FSC Millport has revamped the station with state of the art purpose-built conference facilities, twin bedroom en-suite accommodation, 7 teaching spaces (comprising classrooms and laboratories), a research vessel and a fully equipped research aquarium with fresh running sea water throughout the site. We believe the more we know about the world around us, the more we can appreciate its needs and protect its diversity and beauty for future generations. In 2014 the centre was taken over by the Field Studies Council (FSC), an environmental educational charity committed to providing learning opportunities and first-hand experiences to people of all ages and abilities. The site has long been renowned for its facilities and exceptional teachings on natural histories and biological sciences. The centre is situated on the West Coast of Scotland on one of the country’s most accessible islands - only 8 minutes on the ferry from Largs and an hour from Glasgow with excellent road, rail and air links.įirst founded in 1897, the centre was purpose built for the study and teachings of marine life, and is one of the oldest marine stations in the UK. Located on the Isle of Cumbrae, the Millport Field Centre is a multi-purpose site providing excellent facilities for educational and recreational use. This booking system and any information appearing on this page is provided for your information and convenience only and is not intended to be an endorsement by VisitScotland of the content of such linked websites, the quality of any accommodation listed, or of the services of any third party. VisitScotland does not have any control over the content or availability of any external website. If you proceed to make a booking you will leave our Website and visit a website owned and operated by a third party. Any booking you make will not be placed with VisitScotland and we will have no liability to you in respect of any booking. You may use this booking system to place direct bookings with third party accommodation providers. It is intended to provide real time availability information relating to accommodation which is also provided by third parties. This booking system and any information appearing on this page relating to the availability of any accommodation is provided by third parties and not by VisitScotland.
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