visitor centre

British

noun

another term for interpretive centre

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"This planning permission will now allow the trustees to press ahead with their plans to redevelop and extend the former FLS Clatteringshaws Visitor Centre, near New Galloway," said a statement from the trustees.

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It added that they would create an "astronomical observatory, planetarium and visitor centre in the heart of the internationally-recognised Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park".

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The trust said on Friday it was responding to the "harsh realities of the current economic climate" and while its "colony stud" would remain open, it had now made the decision to close its visitor centre, cafe and shop.

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It is now the responsibility of The Big Cran Co, a public interest company, which six years ago announced £7m plans for a restaurant, museum and visitor centre.

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His wife teaches at the secondary school, his daughter attends the nearby elementary school and he works at the visitor centre just a block away.

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