The Forest Park Centre

The Forest Park Centre will be a high quality development which will embrace the concepts of simplicity of style, living in harmony with nature, and natural and artistic beauty. It will incorporate visitor attractions which are stimulating, fun and accessible.

The visitor facilities which will be provided by the scheme will include:

• Education and conference facilities.
  
• Restaurants/ catering utilising organic produce potentially grown on site or from the north west region.
  
• Exhibition areas for interpretation of the sites’ assets and the key philosophies of sustainable living.
  
• Themed bookshops on alternative technology and sustainability issues.
  
• Sustainable development resource centre.
  
• Timber craft workshops and gift shop outlets.
  
• Centre for conservation volunteers.
  
• Bike hire .
  
• Sculpture gallery and external sculpture trail.
  
• Central health/ bathroom facilities for campers and for the support of hard outdoor pursuits (e.g cross country running, fitness training etc).
  
• Short stay high quality eco accommodation for specialist visitor use, or for use in conjunction with residential courses, conferences or workshops.
  
• Managers accommodation and office space.
  

Around the main built centres:-

• Top quality adventure play space for children.
  
  
• Tree-top walkway.
  
  
• Extensive trails for walking, biking, horse riding and running.
  
  
• Nature reserve and nature area.
  
  
• Outdoor exhibition and event areas.
  
  
• Parking and picnic spaces in an attractive woodland garden setting.
  
  
• Overnight camping and caravanning.
  
  
• Individual workshops for larger scale timber crafts and/or farriers.
  

The project will aim to deliver a combination of fun, beauty, peace, education, usefulness, relaxation, and food. It will aim to impress visitors from outside the region, to attract a loyal base of more local regular visitors, and to provide a launching point for the exploration of the wider tourist offer of the region.