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Dalby Courtyard


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About Dalby Courtyard

Dalby Courtyard is the home to a variety of workshop units, offices and a cafe and bike hire business.

The workshop units provide a workspace for artists who can produce their crafts in an idyllic setting.

The courtyard is home to  Pulpitations, paper art studio, run by Niki Hampson. Gifts and commissions can be purchased from workshop units.

Offices located in the courtyard include:  Purple Mountain Head Office.

The bike centre and cafe are run by Purple Mountain. The bike hire centre offers people who want to try out the cycle trails within the forest, high quality bikes to suit all ages and abilities. For more information contact 01751 460011. The cafe can provide good, wholesome and locally sourced food. This is a friendly place to finish off a day's cycling in the forest.

How to get there:

Dalby Courtyard is in Dalby Forest. Thornton-le-Dale is the nearest town or village.

Follow directions for Dalby Forest given on the Dalby Forest page. The Courtyard is located in the village of Low Dalby one and a half miles from the entrance to the forest.

OS Grid Reference: SE 856 874
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info

What's on in Dalby Forest

March

  • Bushcraft for Adults
    Saturday 20 March 2010 to Sunday 21 March 2010
    Saturday 15 May 2010 to Sunday 16 May 2010
    Saturday 18 September 2010 to Sunday 19 September 2010

April

May

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The courtyard at Dalby Visitor Centre

Facilities:

ToiletsParkingEasy AccessRefreshmentsOther Facilities
Refreshments

Purple Mountain Cafe will provide good, wholesome and locally sourced food. A friendly place to finish off your day out, enjoy a good coffee and a big fat slice of homemade cake. For more information please telephone 01751 460011 or 07966 571080.

Other Facilities

Purple Mountain Bike Centre will offer people who want to try out the new forest tracks, high quality bikes to suit all ages and abilities. For more information please telephone 01751 460011.

Activities

Cycling Moor to sea cycle trail
Ellersway Family Cycle Route
BLUE Cycling Trail
RED Cycle Trail

Contact:

Tanya Rex
Business Centre Manager

e-mail: tanya.rex@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

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16/May/2009

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Workshops and Offices for rent

Unit 1 - 24 square metres
Unit 2 - 30 square metres
Unit 5 - 38 square metres
Unit 6 - 26 square metres
Office 1 - 9.5 square metres
Office 2 - 12.3 square metres
Office 3 - 11.0 square metres

The rent for these units also includes electricity, water and waste collections but does not cover telephone and business rates.

Annual rent values supplied on enquiry.

All enquiries to Tanya Rex or see the attached information for further details.


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