Visitor Centre open daily 10-4. Guided tours Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays, book in advance

Your Visit

Welcome to the Bridging the Tamar Visitor and Learning Centre

Come and explore!

Visit us to find out all about the Tamar Estuary’s iconic bridges, the 20th century Tamar Bridge and Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s 19th century Royal Albert Bridge.

Open daily
Free entry
What you'll find

Open daily - free entry

Guided tours

The Centre is open daily 10am – 4pm and is free to enter.
You can join a special pre-booked guided tour daily on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays. These are led by our friendly volunteers and offer an insight into the bridges.
Tues 11 am-12 noon and 2-3pm
Thurs 11 am-12 noon and 2-3pm
Sat 11 am-12 noon
Booking essential via our events page

Your Visit
Your Visit
Your Visit
Your Visit
Your Visit
Your Visit

COVID19

Although there are no government restrictions regarding COVID19 anymore we continue to support people if they would like to wear masks and socially distance. Our tours are outdoors unless it is poor weather and are limited to 10 people. Hand sanitiser is provided in the Visitor Centre.

Facilities

We recommend spending a couple of hours here to look around the exhibition and join a guided tour. If you have longer the Bridge is ideally situated to explore the town of Saltash which has many independent shops and cafes.
Although there is currently no dedicated shop or café at the Learning Centre we are working on a guidebook and postcards for visitors to purchase in the future.
We have a lovely picnic area overlooking the river.
We have toilets (including accessible toilets), a baby change facility, and a lift. Parking is free of charge.
We run schools workshops. These may be happening during your visit.

Families

We welcome families. We have interactive exhibits, spotters trails, and dressing up materials. We have baby changing facilities on site. The cantilever is flat and level and enables pedestrian access to walk the length of the Tamar Bridge.

“I can imagine how this visit will inspire engineers of the future.”

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Finding us

Pemros Road, St Budeaux, Plymouth, PL5 1LP

Accessibility Information
Bridging the Tamar site map with access routes
  • The site is accessible by many bus routes, including the City Bus route 12/12A which stops at Pemros Road and goes to Saltash and Plymouth.
  • The train station in Saltash is a 15-minute walk across the Tamar Bridge to the Bridge Offices.
  • Parking for cars is available on site (41 spaces), including 3 dedicated accessible spaces close to the building.
  • There are also 2 EV charging spaces for the public to use.
  • The Centre is accessed by three flights of stairs with 8 steps, 6 steps and 6 steps from the bottom or there is an accessible lift which brings you up to the lobby.
  • There is an accessible toilet in the Learning Centre.
  • A baby changing facility is available.
  • There is currently no adult changing facility.
Access Statement