The art of innovation

We are delighted to provide our ever-growing number of visitors with a state-of-the-art Visitor Centre. Guests can use this award-winning building and its facilities for a variety of corporate, educational or private purposes.

Designed by the architect Alfred Munkenbeck of Munkenbeck & Marshall, the striking Centre was opened by Richard Attenborough in June 2001. It is an unashamedly modern building that stands in stark contrast to the Victorian Gothic splendour of Mount Stuart. Inside, you will find an impressive restaurant, gift shop, acclaimed art gallery and 50-seat auditorium. The garden centre is situated directly next door.

Complementing and accentuating the beauty of its natural surroundings, the Centre is wrapped in weathering hardwood louvres, with frameless glass walls on the upper floor overlooking pasture, gardens and the secluded coastline beyond. As we had hoped, the Centre has become an attraction in its own right. Shortly after opening, the building was awarded the Glasgow Institute of Architects' Design Award for 2001. It received the 2002 RIBA Award and was short-listed for the Stirling Prize.

Mount Stuart, Britain’s most astounding Victorian gothic house