Christmas and New Year. Wheelchair access to centre, gardens and toilets. Many exhibits rely on touch, sight or sound so are suitable for the blind and deaf. Centre has permanent exhibitions on local and natural history. There is an exhibition of mini-habitats for close up views of small creatures in their natural surroundings.
Staff are on hand to answer questions and there is a programme of guided walks and tours.
The centre has a wildlife garden, pond and wildlife meadow. In Shipley Glen. The stone circle opposite the Bracken Hall centre is a remnant of the Iron Age. Shipley Glen is also an ideal starting point for moorland walks. Shipley Glen Tramway Prod Lane, Baildon, Shipley, BD17 5BN. 01274 589010.