Planning your visit


Opening times for Danby Lodge National Park Centre (formerly The Moors National Park Centre) and Inspired by... gallery
- January and February, weekends only until 20 February, 10.30am to 4.00pm
- Daily 21 - 28 February, 10.30am to 4.00pm
- Daily 1 March to 31 October, 10.00am to 5.00pm
- Daily November and December, 10.30am to 4.00pm
- Closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
- Daily 26 December - 3 January 2023, 10.30am to 4.00pm
- January and February, weekends only until 12 February 2023, 10.30am to 4.00pm
Opening times for Park Life Café
Please note Park Life Café may be open at different times to the National Park Centre. It's worth checking their Facebook page for the latest opening hours.
How to find us
Danby Lodge National Park Centre and Inspired by... gallery are in the north of the National Park, less than a mile from Danby village. Danby Station on the Esk Valley Railway (OS Grid Reference: NZ 717 084) is a 20 minute stroll away along a minor road, though do look out for traffic.
Find out how to get here by public transport, including details of Sunday and August Bank Holiday bus services using the Moors Explorer (from Hessle and Hull on 24 and 31 July; 7, 14, 21, 28 and 29 August 2022). Moorsbus services also resume from 2 July until 25 September (M3/M6 services from Guisborough/York/Malton/Pickering).
There is a pay and display car park.
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