Open Country
Helping People with Disabilities to Access the Countryside
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Outings
Our most popular activity, we have frequent outings to local country houses, museums, parks and gardens, markets and historical sites of interest.
Open to anyone with a physical disability or sensory impairment, there are two outings each month to a wide range of wheelchair accessible locations. The fully accessible bus picks people up from home and drops them off afterwards.
CHAMPION CHURCHES
Explore some of the finest churches in Herriot Country. Admission: FREE, but donations welcome to individual churches.
IT’S THE PITS!
A chance to go underground at the National Coal Mining Museum Admission: FREE Travel Time: 1.5 hours
FOUNTAINS ABBEY AUTUMN DRIVE - IN
A free evening floodlit drive through the estate. Seasonal refreshments available. Admission: FREE, Travel time: 30 mins, meet from 5pm.
MAGNA
Visit Rotherham’s amazing Science Adventure Centre. Wrap up warm! Admission: £8 Travel time: 1.5 hours
CHRISTMAS Meal, Darley Mill
Festive fare in Nidderdale with a helping of retail therapy to follow. Cost: TBC Travel time: 30 mins.
CHRISTMAS CANAL CAPERS
Enjoy mulled wine and mince pies aboard ‘SCAD’s Endeavour’ on the Leeds Liverpool Canal. Cost £12.00 plus transport Travel time: 45 minutes
An example of some of our Outings over a 3 month period
Please do let us know if you’ve booked and then can’t come to an Activity, so we can give someone else your place.
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BOOKINGS
To book a place, telephone David or Sam at Open Country on (01423) 507227. email : info@opencountry.org.uk