Bike hire can be arranged through Swinley Bike Hub, located adjacent to the Discovery Centre. Telephone 01344 360299.

Personally, I think so. You can park there for the whole day for £4 and if you take the stub into the ticket office you can get £2 off the adult admission to the interactive science exhibition, making an adult ticket £5.60 instead of £ 7.60. For families, it's £20.40 for 2 adults and 2 kids or 1 adult and 3 kids, which works out to a fiver per person, and if it's just one parent and a toddler, it works out slightly cheaper than an adult ticket, £6.55. All in all, it's several hours worth of fun indoors. And once the kids have exhausted everything inside, there's the outdoor play area and picnic bit, which is AWESOME. Well worth the price and hours of entertainment value!

Hi Amy, The car park opens at 7am so you can access at any time after that. The coffee shop and toilets normally open at 9am and the Discovery Centre opens at 10am. Please note that the coffee shop is currently closed for refurbishment, it will reopen on Saturday 17 March. Hope that helps. Sarah

yes,

Hi James, Sorry for the late reply. We offer a range of activities suitable for up to age 11/12. Some of our puzzles have grownups stumped and everyone loves building a house in our Build It. We also have other outdoor activities so we are definitely worth a visit.

No, but there is a café with reasonable priced food

Hi Pat. We are very suitable for 2 and 4 year olds. We have a Build It zone with diggers and large foam bricks, a woodland and water zone with a stream where you can build dams and play with boats, a role play shop with a till, a ball pond and large piano that you can play on to name a few of the exhibits. We also have a large outdoor play area suitable for under 5's. Hope that helps.

Hi Cara, Yes you can pay £2 for four hours or £4 for all day. During the winter months our car park is open from 7am until 6pm. Hope that helps. Sarah

Hi Chris, During the summer holidays and at weekends our café opens at 9am. They sell a range of sandwiches and snacks including bacon/sausage rolls, pots of fresh fruit, cereal bars and tea and coffee. At other times, they open at 10am-5pm. Hope that helps.

We allow assistance dogs inside at The Look Out. Dogs are allowed freely in the forest, but in the picnic area we ask that they are kept on short leads and in control as there are a lot of children running around. I hope that answers your question but if not, please call on 01344 354400. Thanks.