This community-run visitor center serves as a base for tours of Eilean Ban – the island used as a stepping stone by the Skye Bridge – where Gavin Maxwell (author of Ring of Bright Water) spent the last 18 months of his life in 1968–69, living in the lighthouse keeper’s cottage. The island is now a nature reserve, and 1½-hour tours (departing 2pm weekdays) are available – book in advance, or be at the visitor center for 1pm to buy a ticket on the day.
The visitor center also houses a child-friendly exhibition on Maxwell, the lighthouse and the island’s wildlife.
