September 2025 by Trisha Owen
Great place to visit and enjoyed walking around, staff helpful, Great shop to buy all different kinds of gifts.
5 *'s. Great welcome at front desk.
Lovely day out.....
BUT...
the cafe food is not good, service slow, hot drinks not that hot, but just warm. Prices very expensive. For a cheese and onion toastie for two £22.00 Served with small lettuce leaves garnish & small coleslaw portion.
Latte £3.80 each, more expensive than local cafes !! You can't take picnic food to eat on grounds.
I'd take food and eat it in our car if visiting again !!
Ironworks 5/5
Staff 5/5
Gift Shop 5/5
Cafe 0/5
September 2025 by Andrew Cooper-Holmes
Fantastic place , sculptures are incredible. Food in the cafe was delicious . The staff were all friendly, welcoming and really helpful . Will definitely be coming back to try one of your afternoon teas .
September 2025 by Ruth Burnett
A wonderful, vast collection of modern sculptures for those of us who aren't arty, but like sci-fi films and nature. I absolutely loved the Transformers, Avengers and superheroes. And the spoon Gorilla. The little sheep with springs for curls made me chuckle!
I bought a £3 off peak (September weekday) early bird (10-11am) ticket online and was surprised at the check-in desk that they wanted me to pay £2 for parking when the website says in 2 places that parking charges are for peak season. She gave me a car parking coupon anyway 'this time'. And happily went on to charge everyone else that day for parking. Don't be fooled by all the signs saying ANPR cameras, the car parking voucher goes on your dashboard for your way out - no numberplate entered into a system or noted down. It's a white business card stamped with the date, so not exactly high-tech or gonna be picked up by any cameras!
I had a nice coffee in the cafe and sat on a lovely ironwork seating. The food menu looked tempting and reasonably priced. £9.50 for eggs benedict I think.
Dog friendly except in the showroom/shop so I didn't go in or buy anything from there. The wind-chimes/spinners might have been nice to browse through
It's a vast place with so much to see in the fields with good gravel paths so no muddy feet. It would warrant a return visit or two to see it all
September 2025 by Ethel Sumner
My friend and I had a brilliant day at the British Ironwork Centre. There was so much to see, we ran out of energy so will have to go back again. Items in the shop were reasonably priced and the cafe was lovely, really big portions so make sure you're hungry. I also picked up a couple of bargains in the clearance centre so don't forget to look there. I wish they had mobility scooters though because both my friend and I have limited mobility and would have loved a scooter so we could get round more.
September 2025 by Amy Ainscough
Communication is great, we enquired about booking a school group and Chloe was very informative regarding what was on offer for school-aged children and how we go about booking for our group. Myself and the pupils are really looking forward to our visit.
September 2025 by Hilary Lambert
Unbelievable, what an amazing adventure, we never knew what we would be seeing next....I felt like a kid in a sweet shop!
The forge cafe was great value with tasty food, generous portions and friendly staff.
We will be back!
September 2025 by BARRY MASON
Had a good day out and staff very welcoming
September 2025 by Donna Whistance
Myself and my husband went for afternoon tea. The setup, selection and staff were brilliant. The food was beautiful, highly recommend. We will definitely be going back.
September 2025 by sarah
A fantastic day out ! Loads of amazing sculptures to see in lovely surroundings , thought provoking messages , the knife angel gives you goose bumps ! helpfull and friendly staff . We had booked the afternoon tea and it was incredible. The cafe is clean and accessible..the food super tasty , fresh sandwiches, massive scones and pieces of cake which we brought home as there was so much . Chloe and sarah were lovely and nothing was too much trouble .
Definately recommend ! need to book well in advance and free entrance and parking as we'd booked the afternoon tea .
Thank you for a lovely day
September 2025 by Val Hussein
Visited the cafe today for afternoon tea as a birthday gift. Wonderful experience. Food ample relish and fresh. Attentive service and pleasant surroundings. Great value for money even enough to take home and share well worth a visit. . Thank you For a really pleasant tasty experience. .
September 2025 by Carol Turner
Absolutely wonderful day with so many interesting things to see
September 2025 by Steve Knight
Brilliant experience , the sculptures were a pleasure to look at staff were very polite and helpful
September 2025 by Dawn Caine
Great place for a visit. We have been coming here for years and every time we see something different. The food is lovely and this time we had an afternoon tea which was amazing. Week worth a visit.
September 2025 by Ellen Clay
Wow what a fantastic day out all the family enjoyed it even the hard to please 17 year old grandaughter we will definately be returning and I have already shared our experiences with friends. You cater for every age and the food was lovely from the outdoor cafe and live music accompanied our food and drink. Thankyou for such a lovely informative day out.
September 2025 by Penny B
THIS IS AN AMAZING PLACE! So much to see, for young and old. It was easy to find and parking was helped by directions from staff. I was blown away by the many sculptures, so many talented people out there. Mostly outdoors, a few paths were not suitable for people with mobility issues, but I'm sure that will change in the future. The Forge Cafe was fantastic, service was relatively quick despite being very busy, easy to order via their app whilst sitting at the table, food was good. The shops had a lot to offer, but unfortunately, there wasn't enough time to explore them. Certainly warrants another visit next year if not sooner.
Highly recommend visiting this hidden gem!
