British Ironwork Centre Avis 

Booked for an afternoon tea. Nice & pleasant place to visit. Boxes were provided to take left overs home as we could not finish all the food. Did some Christmas shopping in the process. It was a very cold day so will have to revisit in the summer season. Staff were very helpful & pleasant. Special mention to Nick.
Highly recommended for adults & children alike

We are local and have visited a few times before. Every time we go there are different 'rules' Today we paid £6 for the privilege of shopping and eating in the cafe. It makes no sense not to have a different ticket for the sculpture park which I am sure is worth £6. The whole of one area is now taken over by the cafe reducing the stock and resulting in everything being quite crammed. I did find an item to buy and after a staff member locating it, she told me it had been sent to the till, it hadn't! We then went for a light lunch, it was £11.25 for soup because it is served with bread and a cheese scone (which we didn't want but there was no option to reduce to only soup) Then there is the parking debacle whereby you are asked to display a ticket on your exit with threats of cameras and fines. This simply cannot be true as there is no connection between the ticket and your registration number, no cameras are visible and your registration number is never taken. It is just one more weird aspect of this place along with being given a wristband to go shopping. My advice is that this is a good place to visit the sculpture park but for shopping/cafe I am not sure I would recommend.

Excellent quality delivery and price.
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Perfect place to visit whatever the weather.
My little ones LOVED exploring the sculptures with new ones being added all the time.
Pushchair and wheelchair friendly!

Amazing place to visit, push chair and wheelchair friendly, local and easy to find, wonderful sculptures all around great fun for all ages! Staff are polite and friendly and will help whenever needed! Cheap admission fee of £5 per adults and children go free😃

We’ve just booked a school trip for later in the year, staff were really helpful and made the process easy. Looking forward to it.

A very easy booking process. We are looking forward to our trip.

What a fantastic day, All the staff are really friendly and helpful including Chloe and Emily in the cafe. The afternoon tea was so delicious, everything tasted homemade. The sculptures were just amazing as was the shop. Will definitely return. Fab day for all ages, would definitely recommend

I visited the Ironwork centre over half term with family, to prepare for a school visit. I was impressed by the range of sculptures on display, the details and information to support the idea and designs. My children were delighted to see their most loved characters brought to life. The centre is large and spacious and is well laid out my kids were happy to wander around and it was not crowded over the half term. We had a voucher to use over half term, so only had to pay for half of our admission fee, this was reasonable and reflected the items we were visiting.
The staff were very welcoming and the cafe and shop was a treasure trove of all delightful pieces. I will be returning not only with my class visit but personally to get the full Christmas experience. It all looks fantastic!

Visited twice now. Love the place. Love the ingenuity of some of the sculptures - the Knife Angel was amazing! Great for kids - and off peak entry prices very reasonable.
The Forge Cafe is well worth a visit - food good, reasonably priced and good value. Plenty of choice with scones to die for! Looking forward to indulging in an Afernoon Tea in the future.
Good shop with many quirky things to buy.

Charged £14 entry each to view and then buy a lampost. £4 parking also. I made it clear we had only come to purchase lampost. To add insult we were refused entry to the cafe as we only had a buyers ticket. What a rubbish place!!.

The sculptures are really impressive however the cafe was a nightmare, waited an hour and half for a couple of sandwiches and coffee !!! I went after an hour to request a refund as we had waited so long , the lady said she would first check with the kitchen and advised the food was ready , I thought ok fine , went back to the table , bought out 1 meal and still no sandwiches or drinks ! Another 20 mins later after watching several staff i and out and asking twice more where the food was it eventually came out !! The best of it is the website advises you use thier cafe , however waiting and 90 mins for a couple of sandwiches was ridiculous and then to be lied to was just disgusting to be honest !! Was so fed up we ended up leaving the place shortly after , take your own food or be prepared for a very very very long wait !!

A fabulous day out for all ages. Incredible food and delicious drinks. All the staff are friendly and happy to help with whatever you may need.

A wonderful day out. We have taken our children from school on many school trips here. Would highly reccommend.

I absolutely love driving passed the British ironworks and seeing the amazing sculptures they have created and displayed at the entrance. I can’t wait to come with our reception class to explore all the other amazing things. Thank you ironworks for arranging a great trip for our little ones.

Looking forward to visiting with my school! Can’t wait to experience it with the children!

Great experience, thank you.

Chloe has been really helpful with organising a school trip to the Ironwork centre and made the whole process a delight! We cannot wait to bring Y3&4 now!

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We had an amazing day out at the British Ironworks! The sculpture park is absolutely incredible – full of impressive and unique pieces that really capture the imagination. The children loved exploring and discovering all the different sculptures, and it made for such an engaging experience.

The staff were welcoming, friendly, and very helpful throughout our visit. It’s a place that combines creativity, learning, and fun beautifully.

A well-recommended day out for families, schools, or anyone who appreciates art and nature together.