Shipley Country Park visitor centre

The visitor centre is a good place to start your visit. It has a range of facilities on offer to enable you to enjoy your visit to the full.

Temporary closure of the Shipley Visitor Centre

Shipley Visitor Centre will be closed between 17 February and 10 March 2025 for essential site maintenance. The toilets at the Visitor Centre will remain open during this period. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Barefoot Lodge Tea Rooms, at Derby Lodge, provides hot drinks and food between 9.30am and 3pm every day except Wednesdays.

What's at the visitor centre

• a well stocked gift shop
• toilets and Changing Places
• Tramper hire and other access for all facilities
• baby changing facilities
• Green Room - available for hire
• wide range of leaflets and booklets
• helpful staff available
• refreshments
• wildlife garden
• natural play area
• toddlers play area
• adventure play area
• horse corral (horse riding)
• events field
• the nearby Cinderhill Circuit and Trim Track
• car parking

A map of Shipley Country Park is attached to this page.

Shop opening times

• April to October: 9.30am to 4.30pm including weekends and bank holidays
• November to March: 10am to 4pm including weekends and bank holidays

For further information please email countrysideservice@derbyshire.gov.uk or contact the visitor centre on telephone: 01629 533991.