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Savernake Forest

Nature Reserves, Country Parks & Beaches · Marlborough, Wiltshire

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Open now — closes 7pm

🌳 Outdoor0–11–33–55–88–1212–16🌲 Woodland🆓 Free entryEducational

What’s there

  • Free parking
  • Picnic area
  • Dogs welcome

Parking is available at Postern Hill. There are no parking charges. Please note that the car park is locked at 7:00pm all year round.

Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.

Savernake Forest is a historical woodland south of Marlborough with over a thousand years of recorded history. It is designated a Special Site of Scientific Interest and a registered important historic park. The forest contains one of the country's oldest trees, the Big Bellied Oak, visible from the A346. There are surfaced and non-surfaced walking paths through varied landscapes and habitats. Picnic areas are available throughout the forest. Gender-neutral toilets are open from Easter to the end of October half term. The forest is free to explore year-round, with parking available at Postern Hill.

Our gender-neutral toilets are open from Easter until the end of October half term.

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