2012 Opening Times
January – Easter:
Monday – Friday: 11am – dusk
Weekends and school holidays: 10am – dusk
Easter to September
Monday – Friday: 10am – 4:30pm
Weekends and school holidays: 10am – 5:30pm
October to Easter
Monday – Friday: 11am – dusk
Weekends and school holidays: 10am – dusk
Closed 25th & 26th December 2012 and 1st January 2013
2012 admission charges
- Adult: £7.80
- Child: £6.80 (Under 3′s admitted free)
- Explorer Family Pass: £28 (2 adults and 2 children)
- Ranger Family Pass: £32 (2 adults and 3 children)
- Student / OAP: £7.20
- Tropical Butterfly House Membership: from £49 per year (plus £1 pp per visit)
Wise Old Owl cards are available for discounted entry for Senior Citizens during weekdays! Ask at the admission Kiosk next time you visit!
The centre is fully accessible to wheelchair users except for a small corner of the Butterfly House which can be viewed from an alternate platform.
DIRECTIONS
From the M1
Exit the M1 at junction 31 and take the A57 signposted to Worksop. Turn left off the A57 at the second set of traffic lights signed to Dinnington. At the brow of the hill turn right just before ‘The Cutler’ public house and carry on along Woodsetts Road. We are approximately half a mile out of the village of North Anston on the left hand side of the road.
From the A1 northbound
Exit the A1 following signs for the A57/ Worksop. At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto the A57. Go across 6 roundabouts. After half a mile, turn right at the traffic lights on to the B6060. At the brow of the hill turn right just before ‘The Cutler’ public house and carry on along Woodsetts Road. We are approximately half a mile out of the village of North Anston on the left hand side of the road.
From the A1 southbound
Exit the A1 to join the M18. At the end of the M18, merge on to the M1 southbound and follow above directions from M1
We have ample free car parking, right outside the entrance.
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The nearest train stations are Worksop (5 miles) and Kiveton Park (3 miles). Bus services operate from Rotherham, Sheffield and Worksop – please contact South Yorkshire Travel Line on 01709 515 151 for further information.




