{"id":24,"date":"2010-09-16T12:02:12","date_gmt":"2010-09-16T11:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=24"},"modified":"2026-04-23T12:45:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T12:45:27","slug":"visitor-centre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/visitor-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Tadhail Oirnn"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped eplus-wrapper wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border eplus-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-HP-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1587\" height=\"2245\" data-id=\"16291\" src=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-HP-Poster.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16291\" style=\"border-radius:0px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-HP-Poster.png 1587w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-HP-Poster-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-HP-Poster-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-HP-Poster-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-HP-Poster-50x71.png 50w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-HP-Poster-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-HP-Poster-1448x2048.png 1448w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-HP-Poster-8x12.png 8w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-03-HP-Poster-600x849.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1587px) 100vw, 1587px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border eplus-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-Weekly-Talks-poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"16293\" src=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-Weekly-Talks-poster-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16293\" style=\"border-radius:0px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-Weekly-Talks-poster-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-Weekly-Talks-poster-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-Weekly-Talks-poster-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-Weekly-Talks-poster-50x71.png 50w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-Weekly-Talks-poster-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-Weekly-Talks-poster-1448x2048.png 1448w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-Weekly-Talks-poster-8x12.png 8w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-Weekly-Talks-poster-600x849.png 600w, https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-Weekly-Talks-poster.png 1587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group eplus-wrapper has-tertiary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-13c21986 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:0px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Our exhibitions tell the story of the people and landscapes of Harris and the Western Isles \u2014 from the geology that shaped the islands, to the first settlers, the community of St Kilda, and the long history of emigration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/product\/book-your-tickets\/\">Buy your exhibition tickets online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Alongside the exhibition, our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/stories\/\">Sgeulachdan<\/a><\/strong> section shares features on villages, families and island life. In <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/resources\/\">Fiosrachadh<\/a><\/strong>, you\u2019ll find learning materials, images, audio recordings from across the Western Isles, and family charts for the people of St Kilda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">We also host <strong>weekly talks<\/strong> on Hebridean ancestry, Gaelic language and Harris Tweed weaving, running from April to October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/product\/talk-hebridean-ancestry-adult\/\">Talk &#8211; Hebridean Ancestry <\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/product\/talk-gaelic-tasting-adult\/\">Talk &#8211; Gaelic Tasting<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/product\/talk-introduction-to-harris-tweed-adult\/\">Talk &#8211; Introduction to Harris Tweed<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group eplus-wrapper has-tertiary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-59f1a580 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading eplus-wrapper\">Tha taghadh fharsaing de leabhraichean ri lorg anns a bh\u00f9th againn, a\u2019 gabhail a-steach ficsean, eachdraidh ionadail, eachdraidh a\u2019 Gh\u00e0idhealtachd, msaa.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Also available in our Hebrides People Visitor Centre shop are Harris Tweed gifts, Hebridean soaps, greetings cards by local artists, a selection of teas from Tiree Tea, Gneiss Things stone jewellery, and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group eplus-wrapper has-tertiary-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-23b1a4dc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:0px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading eplus-wrapper\">Amannan Fosglaidh<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper\">Monday to Thursday <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10am to 3pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading eplus-wrapper\">C\u00ecsean-Inntrigidh an Taisbeanaidh<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper translation-block\">\u00a35.00 (Inntrig an-asgaidh dha clann fo aois 16) <br>Buidhnean turais - cuir fios thugainn<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/hebridespeople.com\/gd\/product\/book-your-tickets\/\">Ceannaich tiogaidean a seo<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper has-link-color wp-elements-b6f5a51d058840965cf22d06ef14b238\">Ionad Tadhail Hebrides People<br>An Taobh Tuath <br>Na Hearadh <br>HS3 3JA<br><br>F\u00f2n: 01859 520258<br><br>Post-d: <a href=\"mailto:info@hebridespeople.com\" class=\"ek-link\">info@hebridespeople.com&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our exhibitions tell the story of the people and landscapes of Harris and the Western Isles \u2014 from the geology that shaped the islands, to the first settlers, the community of St Kilda, and the long history of emigration. 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