Dalby Forest Visitor Centre
Outdoor Play & Adventure Playgrounds · Pickering, North Yorkshire
Also nature reserves, country parks & beaches
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Closed — opens tomorrow at 9am
🏠 Indoor & outdoor🌲 Woodland🛝 Playground
What’s there
- Café on site
- Paid parking
- Baby changing
- Picnic area
- Dogs welcome
Access & inclusion
- Changing Places toilet
Pay parking at the Visitor Centre car park (pay machines and the information point); members park free; no charge for drive-through under 30 minutes or for motorcycles.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
The Visitor Centre is the main starting point for Dalby Forest, a large woodland in the North York Moors National Park. Families use it as a base for the day. Inside there is a cafe with indoor and outdoor seating, a gift shop stocked with local produce and children's toys, and an information point where staff can suggest easy trails for little walkers as well as cycling routes. Just outside, the Grandfather Oak play area has swings, slides and a separate section for smaller children, and the wider forest has Gruffalo-themed trails and a designated stargazing site. Pick up a trail map before heading out, as the paths range from short woodland loops to longer routes.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
Wellies
Wristband for lost childrenWrite your number on it before you go in.
Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
Binoculars
Tick removerCheck behind knees and ears when you get home.
Windbreak
Reusable cutlery
Sun cream- Foldable water bowlIf the dog's coming, it needs a drink too.
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