Visitors' Centre
The Park and the car park are open at all times. The toilets, which are situated at the back of the Visitors’ Centre, are open from 9am until 5pm but may be locked overnight. The Visitors' Centre is staffed at peak times, if you have any queries about natural history or our events then a Ranger will be on hand to help you. In the Visitors' Centre there are leaflets about the Park and events, the other Countryside Services sites, the surrounding area and wildlife organisations. There are also activities for children and fun & informative displays. We would appreciate dogs being kept on a lead when within, and immediately surrounding, the Visitors’ Centre.
Café
The cafe, located within the Visitors' Centre, is open 10am until 4pm every day throughout the year, except Christmas Day. We serve a variety of home cooked fayre such as soup (in the winter months), filled rolls, toasties, home made cakes & biscuits (see the daily selection board for choices). If you pre-order your food before you walk you can be sure of a warm and refreshing welcome when you return. Larger groups can usually be catered for but arrangements must be made at least two weeks in advance.
Car parking
The car park is located at the entrance to the park in 4 parking bays with only a short walk down to the Visitors’ Centre. Disabled drivers, or those with disabled passengers, can drive down to the Visitors’ Centre and park in the Countryside Centre car park or behind the Visitors' Centre.
Path network
The Park has a network of hard surfaced paths suitable for wheelchairs, pushchairs and all season walking. At wet times of year many other paths make wellies or sturdy boots essential to keep your feet dry! The leaflet has a map of the Park with the main paths shown, see the link to the right.
Seating
There are plenty of seats and picnic benches around the Park for those needing a rest, a short break or an unusual spot for a picnic.
Disabled Access
The park has disabled parking at the Visitors’ Centre, drive past the main parking bays and carefully on down the drive. If the Countryside Centre car park is open please park in here, if not then please park carefully behind the Visitors’ Centre. If there is a Ranger around then the Countryside Centre car park can be opened. Please do not block the emergency access or other gates. A disabled toilet is located in the Visitors Centre that requires a radar key which the Rangers or café staff can provide upon request.
The Park has a network of hard surfaced paths which are suitable for wheelchairs, although a strong “pusher” may be necessary! We have battery powered wheelchairs for use by our visitors, which can go around the Park on the harder paths. These have simple hand controls and can be used after a short training session. Please phone and speak to a Ranger to book one in advance as they are very popular.