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The Motorist
Indoor Entertainment Centres · Sherburn in Elmet, North Yorkshire
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Closed — opens tomorrow at 9am
🏠 Indoor & outdoorBirthday parties
What’s there
- Café on site
- Free parking
- Birthday parties
Free on-site parking for guests, per the venue's own parties page; the site describes an 800-space car park.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
The Motorist is a car-themed venue combining a restaurant and café, a well-stocked shop, a car garage and an events space under one roof. Its calendar is built around vehicles, with weekend coffee-and-cars mornings, Saturday socials and midweek evening car meets, so visitors can wander the car park and look at classic, modern and performance cars alongside their food. Families come for a relaxed meal, a coffee and a browse, and the venue also hosts birthday parties and special-occasion celebrations. The large car park makes it easy to arrive by car, and the setting suits children who are interested in cars and motorbikes. It is best treated as a café and events venue with a strong automotive theme rather than a play venue, so check the current event programme before visiting.
Questions parents ask
- Is there food and drink on site, or should we bring a picnic?
- The Driver's Lounge serves breakfast, lunch and dinner with fresh, flavourful dishes prepared by their chefs. There is a café on site, so you can eat without needing to bring your own food.
- Is there parking, and how far is it from the car?
- The Motorist has an 800-space car park on site, making it straightforward to park for a family visit.
- Can I manage the site with a toddler and an older child at the same time?
- We haven't confirmed whether the site is buggy-friendly or step-free, so it's worth contacting them before your visit to check what will work best for your family.
- Does it work in bad weather?
- The Motorist is both indoors and outdoors, so there are covered areas and indoor spaces to enjoy even if the weather is poor.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
Wet wipes
Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
Sunglasses
Refillable coffee cupA lot of cafés knock money off.
Lunch boxes
Bum bag
Boiled sweets for the carEars on hills, boredom on motorways.
Flask of tea
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