Grounds Café Hicks Lodge, serving our signature coffee, delicious homemade cakes, soups and stews,  looks out over the beautiful surrounding forests and lake of The National Forest.  This former coal mining site has been totally transformed with new woodland planting.  A mix of trails provide walking, running and mountain biking routes, which weave their way around through this stunning area.

The visitor centre, managed by Forestry England, is also home to our Grounds Cycle Centre, providing bike hire for the adventurous individual to families, tots and learner riders.  The Cycle Centre provide servicing  and sales too, providing for all your cycling needs. So our café is simply a perfect start and finish for all your adventurous activities.