The principal Argyll town of Oban, the unofficial capital of the West Highlands, supports a wide range of shops, leisure and recreational facilities and professional services. There are primary schools, including a newly opened campus, a high school, a leisure/sports centre and a general hospital as well as churches of various denominations. It has an attractive sea front and bustling harbour from which Caledonian MacBrayne ferries serve many of the Hebridean Islands.