🌳 Outdoor1–33–55–88–1212–16🆓 Free entry🌲 WoodlandAdventure playSeasonal opening
What’s there
- Paid parking
- Buggy friendly
- Picnic area
- Dogs welcome
Pay and display car park at Forestry Commission Simonside car park, accessed via the B6341 road south of Rothbury.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
The Simonside Hills lie within Northumberland National Park on the northern-most edge of Harwood Forest, near Rothbury. A range of striking sandstone hills with well-marked trails offering panoramic views of the Cheviots and the Northumbrian coastline. Features two waymarked walking trails (a 1-mile short loop and the 4-mile Simonside Ridge Walk), plus picnicking, mountain biking and horse riding areas. The summit reaches 430m and is a popular family walking destination. Managed by Forestry England.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Wellies
- Wristband for lost childrenWrite your number on it before you go in.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Tissues
- Travel sickness bands
- Picnic blanket
- Woolly hat
- Spare carrier bagFor the wet things. There are always wet things.
- Toddler reins
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