About Dalby Forest Visitor Centre and Shop
Update 2nd March 2010: The forest drive is open, please drive to the conditions. All facilities are currently open. For further information please call the Visitor Centre on 01751 460295 before you travel. Thank you for your patience at this time.
Dalby Forest Visitor Centre is situated along the forest drive just beyond the forest village of Low Dalby.
Facilities within the centre include an information desk, Forestry Commission shop, exhibition area, education meeting room, external and internal toilets and Treetops Restaurant with terrace. The Visitor Centre sells maps and booklets about the various walks and cycle trails within the forest.
Opening hours for the Visitor Centre are 9.30am until 4.30pm, daily throughout the year.
The visitor centre is also the new home of the Dalby Astronomical Centre where events are held throughout the year.
Visitors requiring assistance can contact a member of staff from the Visitor Centre on 01751 460295.
The following admission charges apply: foot, cycle and horse access is free; cars and MPVs £7.00 (a seven-day pass is available for £15.00); motorcycles £2.00; mini-buses £12.00; coaches £25.00 (by appointment only). Discovery Passes for the forest can be purchased from the Visitor Centre for £42.00 (cars & MPVs). Disabled badge holders are not exempt from charges.
Conference and special occasions in the forest. To book a meeting/conference or special occasion to be held at the Visitor Centre please contact Tanya Rex on 01751 460454 or email tanya.rex@forestry.gsi.gov.uk.
For Education or Recreation bookings please email nym@forestry.gsi.gov.uk or call 01751 472771.
How to get there:
Dalby Forest Visitor Centre and Shop 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 Visitor Centre is located approximately one and a half miles from the entrance to the forest.
OS Grid Reference: SE855878
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info
Other places to go in Dalby Forest
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
- Star Watching Friday 5 February 2010
Friday 5 March 2010
Friday 2 April 2010
Friday 7 May 2010
Friday 3 September 2010
Friday 1 October 2010
Friday 5 November 2010 - Dalby Duck Dash Monday 5 April 2010
- Easter Fun Day Wednesday 7 April 2010
- Paper in the Making Wednesday 14 April 2010
Wednesday 27 October 2010
May
- Star Watching Friday 5 February 2010
Friday 5 March 2010
Friday 2 April 2010
Friday 7 May 2010
Friday 3 September 2010
Friday 1 October 2010
Friday 5 November 2010 - 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 - Dawn Patrol Saturday 1 May 2010
- Comitatus - The End of the Roman Empire. Saturday 15 May 2010 to Sunday 16 May 2010
- Big Bank Holiday Build Monday 31 May 2010

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Activities


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Dalby Beck Walk (Red) Dalby Beck Walk (Yellow) |
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A wide variety of education activities are provided most using a 'hands on' approach. Mini-beast hunting, shelter building, stream studies and habitat exploration are just some of the things on offer to educational groups of all ages. Activities are matched to key stage targets making it easier for teachers to link visits to their educational needs. |
Contact:
Tanya RexBusiness Centre Manager
e-mail: tanya.rex@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
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