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02
Feb
Brimham Rocks visitor centre closes for £15,000 makeover
The visitor centre at Brimham Rocks has closed while it undergoes a £15,000 makeover.
The National Trust-owned site closed the doors to its visitor centre on Monday (January 26) as it prepares to be “transformed into a self-led exhibition space for visitors to discover more about Brimham Rocks”.
It is expected to reopen mid-May but work to convert the unit is already underway and new flooring is due to be installed next month.
A spokesperson for Brimham Rocks told the Stray Ferret:
The Brimham Rocks Visitor Centre is set for a long awaited makeover, a project that has been in the pipeline for over four years with many visitors commenting on the current space as a missed opportunity.
The space will be transformed into an engaging and informative hub where visitors can discover more about the geology, wildlife, and social history that make Brimham Rocks such a special place.
A Manchester-based firm called 24Designs has secured the £15,000 contract to deliver the work, Brimham Rocks said, which will include new signage and “interactive features”.
The spokesperson added:
During the refurbishment, indoor space will be limited, but the second hand bookshop will remain open as usual.
This investment forms part of the National Trust’s longer term strategy to strengthen relationships with visitors and the local community, and to enhance the overall experience at Brimham Rocks.
Before the site was acquired by the National Trust in 1970, the visitor centre was known as Brimham House.
The charity says the eighteenth-century building was constructed for ‘the accommodation of strangers’.
But, two years after the National Trust took over Brimham Rocks, the house was restored to be used as an information centre for visitors and provide accommodation for a warden.
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