đź“ŤDurlston Country Park, Lighthouse Road, Swanage, BH19 2JL
Durlston’s Learning Centre hosts a range of fun and educational events for all ages, and is also home to the Park’s observatory and stargazing evenings.
There’s a well-equipped activity room, which can be hired by schools, colleges and community groups. It can accommodate up to 50 people, and has a digital whiteboard and small reference library available to use.
Located right next to Durlston’s car and coach park, there are picnic benches outside and wet-weather lunch spaces inside, which can be booked through the Learning Centre.
Ranger-led events and activities usually start here.
For more information and to enquire about booking the Learning Centre, visit Durlston’s website: https://www.durlston.co.uk
Events at The Learning Centre
Christmas Card Wood Engraving Workshop (Durlston) 
Sat 14 Nov 2026
Art Workshop with Madeleine Devenay: Buildings in a Landscape (Durlston) 
Sat 6 Jun 2026
11.00 - 13.00
Glass Engraving Workshop (Durlston) 
Sat 9 May 2026
11.00 - 12.30
Introduction to Linocut Workshop (Durlston) 
Sat 18 Apr 2026
10.30 - 16.00
Wood Engraving Workshop (Durlston) 
Sat 21 Mar 2026
10.30 - 16.00
Dinosaur Discovery (Durlston) 
Thu 19 Feb 2026
10.30 - 11.30
Stargazing at Durlston 
Sat 24 Jan 2026 - Fri 25 Apr 2025
Wellbeing Swanage Talk (Durlston) 
Tue 2 Sep 2025
19.30 - 21.00
Take 3 Exhibition (Durlston) 
Sat 24 May 2025 - Sun 8 Jun 2025
10.30 - 16.00
Brilliant Bird Feeders Kids' Activity (at Durlston) 
Thu 2 Jan 2025
14.30 - 16.00
Kids' Christmas Eve Drawing Workshop (Durlston) 
Tue 24 Dec 2024
10.30 - 12.00
Christmas Tree Decoration Drop-In (Durlston) 
Sun 8 Dec 2024
11.00 - 16.00
Kids' Drawing Workshop (at Durlston) 
Tue 27 Aug 2024
10.30 - 12.00
Flowerpot Planting Kids’ Activity (at Durlston) 
Thu 22 Aug 2024
10.30 - 12.00
Family Orienteering (at Durlston) 
Thu 1 Aug 2024
10.30 - 12.00
On the Wild Side Exhibition (at Durlston) 
Sat 25 May 2024 - Sun 9 Jun 2024
10.30 - 16.00
Allsort'd Information Evening (at Durlston) 
Tue 7 May 2024
18.30
