🌳 Outdoor0–11–33–55–88–1212–16🆓 Free entrySeasonal openingSchool holiday activitiesMemberships available🛝 PlaygroundAdventure play🌲 WoodlandEducational
What’s there
- Café on site
- Paid parking
- Baby changing
- Picnic area
- Dogs welcome
Access & inclusion
- Step-free access
- Changing Places toilet
Parking charges apply: Up to 1 hour & Saturday Early Bird* GBP3.80, Up to 2 hours GBP7.00, Up to 4 hours GBP9.00, Over 4 hours GBP9.50; Minibuses GBP11.00, Coaches GBP15.00, Motorbikes GBP3.00. Free for Forestry England national members and Salcey Forest members only. 6 accessible parking spaces. Card payments accepted; pay by phone (RingGo) available. No overnight stays in vehicles.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
A medieval royal hunting forest with many miles of ancient wood banks and building remains. The 'druids', or veteran oaks, are rare wildlife habitats; some are over 600 years old. The forest has way-marked walking and running trails, a family cycling trail, adventure play areas with slides and swings, a Go Ape course, a disc golf course, and an onsite cafe serving homemade food. A Room on the Broom interactive trail winds through the woodland with themed activities and forest facts.
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
- Extra jumper
- Picnic blanket
- Folding stool
- Notebook
- Changing mat
- Sunglasses
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