A 19th-century lodge nestled in the North York Moors National Park, offering interactive exhibits, a shop, and a café, surrounded by scenic walking trails and picturesque views of the heather-covered moors.
What an incredible place. We were visited on Friday and it was so good we came again on Saturday. 4 adults, 3 children aged 4, 2, 7 months. We spent 3 hours there on each visit. The cafe is absolutely gorgeous, delicious and well priced. The interactive gallery space downstairs was brilliant and the kids loved using the fishing rods and doing the puzzles. Upstairs there was so much to entertain them, the little tunnel was a big hit, as was the arch building. It felt like a well cared for, clean and safe space. The playground is wonderful and we all enjoyed it, despite the rain! We didn't have time for the mud kitchen but we are already planning to return. What a brilliant place! 10/10 would recommend to families. Paid for parking.
I just love the exhibitions that are held here. Two of the best for me personally - The Lost Words in the past and on now, The Lost Spells. Lovely to see children engaging in the activities there too. It's great for families to visit, space to play, a play area, lots of nature and easy walks. Car parking is a little expensive, but I don't mind this when it is supporting the local economy. The cafe provides welcome refreshments. There are lots of lovely gifts, books, handcrafted items, cards and paintings by local artists. The staff are always friendly and helpful. Walking from the Centre is easy and is particularly glorious at the moment with the heather in full bloom.
Good for little kids. Cafe allows dogs inside. Walks are very short 5 mins. Dogs must be on lead and not allowed in woods at all. Parking expensive, 2 hour minimum PS3.50.
Nice place to visit, lots of things to see and do. Seems very child friendly with activities and things to do. It has a good cafe too, but for us the main attraction is the art gallery, which always displays really top notch artworks of a very high quality. Very inspirational!
They have a revamped children's play area, with wooden climbing sections and zip lines. Our child loved it! There are toilets, a walk, woodland with hidden gnome houses, and of course the centre itself, which also has a cafe to eat in or take out. It's well worth a few hours visit on a nice day.
Great place for a family day out! Good facilities for children as well as the elderly. This is a favourite place of our 94 years old aunty who loves the painting gallery. She still paints too and is always happy (and looking forward) to seeing what's in the gallery. Nice small cafe, with good food and good service. Toilet and parking lot for disabled available. Oh.. One more thing... since December 2020, this place is recognised as one of the international dark skies reserves Let's support them!
On-site services
Online appointments
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Good for kids
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What an incredible place. We were visited on Friday and it was so good we came again on Saturday. 4 adults, 3 children aged 4, 2, 7 months. We spent 3 hours there on each visit. The cafe is absolutely gorgeous, delicious and well priced. The interactive gallery space downstairs was brilliant and the kids loved using the fishing rods and doing the puzzles. Upstairs there was so much to entertain them, the little tunnel was a big hit, as was the arch building. It felt like a well cared for, clean and safe space. The playground is wonderful and we all enjoyed it, despite the rain! We didn't have time for the mud kitchen but we are already planning to return. What a brilliant place! 10/10 would recommend to families. Paid for parking.
I just love the exhibitions that are held here. Two of the best for me personally - The Lost Words in the past and on now, The Lost Spells. Lovely to see children engaging in the activities there too. It's great for families to visit, space to play, a play area, lots of nature and easy walks. Car parking is a little expensive, but I don't mind this when it is supporting the local economy. The cafe provides welcome refreshments. There are lots of lovely gifts, books, handcrafted items, cards and paintings by local artists. The staff are always friendly and helpful. Walking from the Centre is easy and is particularly glorious at the moment with the heather in full bloom.
Good for little kids. Cafe allows dogs inside. Walks are very short 5 mins. Dogs must be on lead and not allowed in woods at all. Parking expensive, 2 hour minimum PS3.50.
Nice place to visit, lots of things to see and do. Seems very child friendly with activities and things to do. It has a good cafe too, but for us the main attraction is the art gallery, which always displays really top notch artworks of a very high quality. Very inspirational!
They have a revamped children's play area, with wooden climbing sections and zip lines. Our child loved it! There are toilets, a walk, woodland with hidden gnome houses, and of course the centre itself, which also has a cafe to eat in or take out. It's well worth a few hours visit on a nice day.
Great place for a family day out! Good facilities for children as well as the elderly. This is a favourite place of our 94 years old aunty who loves the painting gallery. She still paints too and is always happy (and looking forward) to seeing what's in the gallery. Nice small cafe, with good food and good service. Toilet and parking lot for disabled available. Oh.. One more thing... since December 2020, this place is recognised as one of the international dark skies reserves Let's support them!
