Barnluasgan Visitor Centre
About Barnluasgan Visitor Centre
Barnluasgan Visitor Centre provides the ideal starting point for walks and cycling in the famous knap and dale landscape of this National Scenic Area.
The All Ability Wildlife Trail beside the Loch at Barnluasgan is ideal for the less able and those with young families.
Knapdale is full of historic and archaeological sites, the ancient Castle Dounie, Arichonan Township or the ruins of the water mill at Kilmory Oib are the evidence of man's past in Knapdale.
Both the freshwater and sea lochs of Knapdale are a haven for wildlife. Seals, otters and porpoises can often be seen from the shores of Loch Sween or the Sound of Jura. Information on all this can be found in the unmanned centre.
How to get there:
Barnluasgan Visitor Centre is in Knapdale Forest. Lochgilphead is the nearest town or village.
From A816 one mile north of Loghgilphead. Follow B841 towards Crinan then B8025 from Bellanoch towards Tayvallich. Barnluasgan Visitor Centre is at the junction of the road to Achnamara village.
OS Grid Reference: NR 790910
For details of public transport visit http://www.travelinescotland.com
Other places to go in Knapdale Forest

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Barnluasgan Trail Loch Coille-Bharr All Ability Wildlife Trail |
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Permits for the lochs around Knapdale are available from local hotels and tackle shops. |
Contact:
Joanne Thomson01631 566155
e-mail: joanne.thomson@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
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29/Jun/2009