🌳 Outdoor
What’s there
- Free parking
- Picnic area
- Dogs welcome
Free parking available 24 hours a day. No designated accessible parking spaces. Access road and car park are not lit after dark.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Chopwell Wood really is a wood for everyone. This 360-hectare mixed woodland is a real gem, set right on the fringe of Gateshead. Miles of paths allow fantastic access, walking and cycling into the heart of this fascinating woodland. Chopwell Wood is one of the sites taking part in Forestry England's Feel Good in the Forest project, which is aimed at improving physical and mental health. Activities include walking trails, cycling, mountain biking, horse riding, geocaching and orienteering. The site has a picnic area and easy access trails. Parking is free and the forest is open 24 hours a day.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Wellies
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Sun cream
- Sick bagsYou only forget these once.
- Waterproof trousers
- Travel games
- Umbrella
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