Roundhay Parks Visitor Centre in Leeds
Roundhay Parks Visitor Centre in Leeds
The Visitor Centre is based in the conservatory at the Mansion and celebrates the rich history and culture of Roundhay Park in Leeds through an exciting and innovative public exhibition which communicates fascinating information for all ages through interpretation and interactive exhibits.
Many of the exhibits connect directly with our park visitors through audio memories and also through the many items of archive material donated to Roundhay Park over the years.
The Visitor Centre also has a shop which sells leaflets, books and souvenirs of Roundhay Park as well as more general gifts for all the family.
Admission to the exhibition area is free and is open from 10am – 4pm in winter and 10am – 6pm in summer. Open all year except, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
The Visitor Centre also has public toilet facilities and pre-bookable access scooters available on loan.
Roundhay Park is also proud to announce the opening of two, purpose built, education rooms situated at the Mansion. These rooms are only available to pre booked groups – please contact the visitor services team for more information.
Roundhay Park spans over 700 acres of rolling parkland, lakes, woodlands and gardens and is home to Tropical World, which attracts thousands of visitors all year round.
Within the park you can find an abundance of wildlife including woodpeckers, common warblers in spring and summer, mute swans, visiting whooper swans, great-crested grebes and herons. Mammals include foxes, roe deer, voles, moles, rabbits and grey squirrels. There are good crops of crocus in spring, followed by daffodils and bluebells and gorse is present in the northern side of the park.
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Posted by admin on April 1st, 2011 :: Filed under Conservatories Leeds
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