The Lincolnshire Bird Club

Gibraltar Point Visitor Centre opens its doors


24th August, 2006


A new visitor experience on the Lincolnshire coast has arrived. The
re-developed Visitor Centre at Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve is
now open.
The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is opening the doors of the newly
refurbished Visitor Centre at Gibraltar Point ahead of the official opening
planned for October. Set within 1,000 acres of internationally important
wildlife habitat on the Lincolnshire coast, visitors can now enjoy new
interactive exhibitions, a gift shop and café.
Kim Hudson, Head of Centre at Gibraltar Point, said: "There has been a
visitor centre at Gibraltar Point for many years but the re-development has
allowed us to extend the centre and bring in state of the art equipment from
a video-microscope to view the smallest of marine life to a large screen in
the café showing some of the wildlife highlights of the reserve. The staff
and volunteers have been working really hard to get the centre ready for
opening and we're all looking forward to welcoming the first visitors."
Within the re-developed Visitor Centre visitors will be able to enjoy:
** The Wild Coast Exhibition - a brand new exhibition about the habitats and
wildlife of Gibraltar Point including 3-d models of sand dunes and
saltmarshes were you can, for example, peer inside the burrow of a
natterjack toad.
** The Nature Discovery Room - with interactive displays to help you
discover how to be a nature detective and lots more, and with marine tanks
with animals found in the sea off the Lincolnshire coast.
** The Point Café and Look-out - sample the homemade cakes or enjoy a light
meal in the new café and enjoy the spectacular views across the reserve and
The Wash from the Look-Out.
** Gift Shop - great gifts for all tastes and occasions including quality
gifts on a wildlife theme, greetings cards, soft toys, a selection of
natural history books, and a range of bird feeders and food.
Entry to the Visitor Centre is free. There is also a full programme of
events and activities, and opportunities to join the team of Visitor Centre
and Education Volunteers.
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The Gibraltar Point Visitor Centre Opening Times
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* 1st April - 31st October: everyday from 10.00am - 5.00pm.
* 1st Nov - 31st March: everyday from 11.00am - 4.00pm.
Exceptions to these opening time (for example Christmas Day) will be
published.
The re-development of the Visitor Centre has been funded by the European
Regional Development Fund and Single Programme through Lincolnshire
Enterprise, Lincolnshire County Council, the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme
money of Waste Recycling Group Ltd (administered by WREN), Centrica and the
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.
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