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EASTER 2024

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Join us for a day out at the Forbidden Corner between the 25th March – 1st April and help Wizard Stoln Cairngorm complete the Easter spell!

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Schools Welcome!

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Why not bring a school party and enjoy the fun with special group rates out of season.

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Launch of The Forbidden Corner Jigsaw

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Watch this space for more personalised goods coming soon to The Forbidden Corner Shop

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Any room at the Inn !!

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Did you know that The Forbidden Corner is next door to the famous Saddle Room Restaurant with 5 Star accommodation ??

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The Yorkshire Post readers just voted us as one of Yorkshire’s top attractions!

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The Yorkshire Post have just released their list of ‘Best Tourist Attractions in Yorkshire’ as voted for by their readers.

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Digital innovation to transform Forbidden Corner adventures

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We are always looking at ways to improve our customer experience on site and we have some exciting things in the pipeline. If you are interested in finding out more check out this article on our latest project!

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The Forbidden Corner voted Best Family Attraction!

We are so pleased to announce that we were recently voted ‘Yorkshire Dales Best Family Attraction’ in Little Viking’s 2021 awards. Check out all the winners at http://www.little-vikings.co.uk/little-vikings-awards… A big thank you to everyone who voted for us, it really means a lot.

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Forbidden Corner Wins Gold At Yorkshire in Bloom

Our gardening team have done us proud once again. We were awarded Gold and Silver gilt awards for The Forbidden Corner and Tupgill Park at this years Yorkshire in Bloom awards. Have a read of what the judges had to say. ‘ The Forbidden Corner, LeyburnGold Overall ImpressionThroughout the amusement site the planting complements the […]

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A few pictures of Dreygo’s Visit to The Forbidden Corner

We had a great day last Saturday when Forbidden Corner’s grand wizard Stoln Cairngorm and his pet dragon Dreygo visited. Dreygo behaved very well and managed to go the entire day without eating any children (a personal best)

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New Play Park!

We are excited to unveil our new play park for 2019! Relax on our new benches whilst the kids explore our bespoke play area. Tickets are by pre-booking only; call 01969 640638 or book online at https://www.theforbiddencorner.co.uk/booking/ .

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Tom and Nick Bailey

The Forbidden Corner Gardeners visit BBC’s Gardeners World

We are very proud of our gardening team at The Forbidden Corner and to reward them for doing such a great job we sent them to BBC’s Gardeners World last week. Tom met a couple of his heroes, Nick Bailey and Adam Frost. They had a great time and hopefully picked up a few new […]

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Celebrate Fathers Day this Sunday at The Forbidden Corner

Come and celebrate Fathers Day this Sunday at The Forbidden Corner! Dads get a free drink from the cafe with their admissions! Book online today.

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Lucy Pittaway Artwork

We are very proud to be stocking Lucy Pittaway’s fantastic artwork in our gift shop. If you are visiting make sure to check them out!

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Tour de Yorkshire 5th May 2019

The Tour de Yorkshire route will be passing The Forbidden Corner entrance gates again on Sunday 5th May 2019 We will of course be open for business as usual, but there will be some brief road closures between 2.15 – 3.20pm while the race passes by our entrance gates on the Carlton to Middleham section. […]

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We’re a 2018 Family Favourites finalist!

The nominations are in and we’re delighted to announce we are a ‘day out with the kids’ 2018 Family Favourites finalist!! Please help us reach the top spot by voting here https://awards.dayoutwiththekids.co.uk/vote-yorkshire/

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Halloween 2018 at The Forbidden Corner

Our Halloween Week returns for 2018. From Saturday 27th October to Sunday 4th November, we will be having Halloween themed events. If you visit on any day between these dates you can take part in The Forbidden Corner Halloween Quiz, with prizes for those that can find the lost bones hidden throughout our gardens. On […]

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The Forbidden Corner ‘Save our Tower’ Petition

The Forbidden Corner has delighted and continues to delight many, many visitors of all ages each year and the attractions have been steadily increased over the years that it has been open to the public. The latest new attraction, has met with the disapproval of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority who served a notice […]

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White Rose Awards 2018 Finalist

We are absolutely delighted to announce that we are finalists in Welcome to Yorkshire’s prestigious White Rose Awards 2018. We have been nominated for Large Attraction of the year and are extremely excited and thrilled to be shortlisted for this award. Standard higher than ever as shortlist released for top tourism awards Judges for the […]

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White Rose Awards 2017 Finalist

We are absolutely delighted to announce that we are finalists in Welcome to Yorkshire’s prestigious White Rose Awards 2017. We have been nominated for Large Attraction of the year and are extremely excited and thrilled to be shortlisted for this award. Standard higher than ever as shortlist released for top tourism awards Judges for the […]

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Looking for some new staff

Job opportunities at The Forbidden Corner

We are currently looking for some new staff to join our award winning team. We are looking to employ a new Cafe Cook/Supervisor who should have experience of working in a busy cafe environment and be passionate about delivering superb customer service to our customers. We are also looking to recruit shop and cafe assistants. […]

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We are open for 2017

We are open!

Welcoming everybody to the 2017 season here at the Forbidden Corner. For those revisiting there have been a few changes since last year, we now have a superb revamped menu. For those of you who have never visited us before book your tickets today to avoid disappointment, our booking number is 01969 640638 or you […]

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Christmas 2016 – Meet Santa

Meet Father Christmas at The Forbidden Corner. Santa Claus and his Grotto are back for Christmas 2016. On Sunday 4th, 11th and 18th of December, Father Christmas will be making his annual trips to meet the visitors at The Forbidden Corner. You can meet Santa and tell him what you are wanting for Christmas (as […]

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Halloween 2016 at The Forbidden Corner

It has become a bit of a tradition to have a week long celebration here at The Forbidden Corner, what else would you expect from The Strangest Place in the World? This year our Halloween Week will run from Saturday 22nd October until Monday 31st October 2016. There will be a Halloween Quiz running throughout the week […]

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We’ve been awarded a Silver Gilt at Yorkshire in Bloom

Yorkshire in Bloom is a charity and is our regional body representing the Britain in Bloom campaign that is organised by the Royal Horticultural Society. YiB organises annual competitions to encourage communities of whatever size; small villages, towns or a big city, to make a positive and lasting improvement to their local environment for the […]

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