Welcome to LionMouth.....



GOOD NEWS
Our new refreshment Centre is now open. The Rainforest Cafe, located in the bottom car park near our demonstration gardens was opened on the 24th April by the Mayor of Durham.

​Its is open from 10.00am till 2.30 pm for self service drinks, confectionary, cakes and scones. There are plenty of seats and picnic tables scattered throughout our gardens and walkways where you can sit and relax and take in the beautiful scenery.

​It will close over the winter season but open again when spring returns. 

What is LionMouth.......?

LionMouth Rural Centre is a non profit community organisation (CIC) which promotes wellbeing of the vulnerable in our community through the provision of meaningful, practical and creative activities.

LionMouth Rural Centre sits in seven acres of land bounded by the river Deerness to the South and the Deerness Valley Walkway to the North. The mixed woodland hides deer, otters, kingfishers and a wide variety of interesting wildlife. There are walkways through the woods, as well links to many established walking and cycling routes. We have an ancient meadow upon which our bees start their pollen collecting journeys, and a wild meadow down by the river which we can be used for events, camping, and outdoor workshops.

On our top terraces we have a plant nursery that sells hardy perennials, herbs and shrubs all propagated on site within our fully functioning horticultural unit. This is complimented by the Rainforest Cafe that offers up home made cakes and scones and other refreshments. We have a large, well equipped Art room and a separate pottery unit. Our workshop is where old unwanted pieces of wood get upcycled into funky furniture, 'useful' things and art work. 
 
See whats happening at the Lionmouth Blog page.......
Although we are open to the public five days a week, are main priority is to support people with learning, mild mental, physical or social difficulties by nurturing their well-being through horticulture, arts, nature, woodwork, cookery and sporting activities. We don't offer counselling, therapy or medical intervention (although our working environment does much of that by itself), but inclusion, awareness, acceptance and practical education.

We also offer a series of steps towards employability courses focusing on mainly improving confidence, social skills and some qualifications.

Volunteers are always welcome, although our criteria is that volunteers assist with the delivery of sessions in a supervisory capacity. ​

Our staff are highly qualified in their fields, with years of practical experience of working with people with a wide range of needs and abilities to back it up with.

Check out what we are up to on our Facebook page...
LionMouth Rural Centre
​The Workshops at Broadgate Farm, 
Esh Winning, 
Durham
​DH7 9QE

[email protected]
0191 373 4794 or 07814883048                 www.facebook.com/lionmouth.org.uk