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Welcome

Dalby The Great Yorkshire Forest offers over 8,000 acres of woodland to explore and enjoy, including inspiring play areas for children, family picnic and BBQ areas and planty of waymarked trails for all abilities.

Dalby Forest Visitor Centre

Level access

The main entrance has level access.

There is level access from the main entrance to:

Visitor Centre, Ellerburn, Low Dalby HubVisitor Centre external area

Hearing

We have a hearing loop in Information Point.
Some staff have disability awareness training.

Visual

Glass doors have contrast markings.
We have display information in large print.
We have information in large print.
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General

Some staff have disability awareness training.
We have emergency evacuation procedures for disabled visitors.

Getting here

Dalby Forest Visitor Centre
Low Dalby, Thornton Le Dale
Pickering
North Yorkshire
YO187LT

Travel by public transport

You can get to Dalby Forest by bus.
Nearest bus stop located on Whitby Gate for the regular Coastliner bus service. Moorbus will stop within the forest at the Visitor Centre. The bus stop is 2.5 miles / 4.0 km from Dalby Forest.

For local Coastliner bus service information visit www.yorkbus.co.uk/Coastliner.htm

For Moorsbus information visit www.moorsbus.org Please note this service does not run daily.

Parking

We have a car park. There are accessible parking spaces. Parking is not free.
There is a drop-off point at the main entrance. The drop-off point has a dropped kerb.
From the car park to the entrance, there is level access. The route is 2000mm wide, or more.
We have a transport service, to take visitors from the car park to the main entrance.

Wheel chairs available.

Arrival

Path to main entrance

From the street to the main entrance, there is level access.
The path is 2000mm wide, or more.

Main entrance

The main entrance has level access.
The door is 2000mm wide.
The main door is side hung and automatic.

Getting around inside

Visual Impairment - General Information

We have contrast markings on all glass doors.

Things to See and Do

We have display information in: large print.

Visitor Centre, Ellerburn, Low Dalby Hub

From the main entrance to this area, there is level access. The route is 2000mm wide, or more. The door is 1500mm wide.
Some display information is low, for wheelchair users. There are seats.
There is a hearing loop.

Getting around outside

Visitor Centre external area

From the main entrance to this area, there is level access.

Outdoor seating area outside Visitor Centre cafe. Play area that is accessible.

Courtyard external seating outside the cafe.

Some trails on site are accessible - please ask for further information.

Customer care support

Accessibility equipment

We provide wheelchairs. Wheelchairs are free.
We have a hearing loop in Information Point.

2 mobility scooter for hire. Contact 01751 460295 to book.

We have an area to charge mobility scooters and battery powered wheelchairs.

Visitor Centre

Emergency evacuation procedures

We have emergency evacuation procedures for disabled visitors.

Customer care support

Some staff have disability awareness training.
We have information in large print .
Colour contrast
Guide info
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