Haldon Forest Park - Forestry England

Haldon Forest Park - Forestry Commission - walking with view

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Haldon Forest Park is made up of 3,500 acres of woodland, just 15 minutes from Exeter. Open 364 days a year, it’s the perfect place to immerse yourself in the great outdoors. With miles of trails for walkers, runners, cyclists and horse riders, there’s something for everyone at Haldon Forest Park. Enjoy expansive views, exhilarating mountain biking, tree top adventures and orienteering courses. What will you discover?

Accessibility: Trampers (off road mobility vehicles) are available to hire through Countryside Mobility Scheme

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Guide Prices

Ticket Type	Ticket Tariff
Free Admission	Free
Car Parking / Minibuses - All day	from £6.00 to £8.00 per ticket
Car Parking / Minibuses - up to 2 hours	from £3.00 to £4.00 per ticket
Car Parking / Minibuses – up to 4 hours	from £4.00 to £6.00 per ticket
Coach Parking - all day	from £15.00 to £17.00 per ticket
Forestry England Membership	£40.00 per ticket

Regular visitors can save money and support the forest with a Forestry England membership for Haldon Forest Park, just £38 for parking for a whole year and access to a range of exclusive benefits and discounts.

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Opening Times

Open all year except Christmas Day (1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021)

Facilities

Accessibility

Accessible to Wheelchair Users
Guide Dogs Permitted
Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors
Ramp/Level Access
Toilets for Disabled Visitors

Catering

On-Site café/restaurant - The Ridge Cafe serves a delicious range of locally sourced food and drink.
Picnic Site

Children & Infants

Facilities for children

Establishment Features

Dogs Accepted
Event venue - If you would like to hold your event at Haldon Forest Park please contact the Permissions desk via southpermissions.westengland@forestryengland.uk.
Toilets

Key Features

Forest Location
Outdoor Attraction

Parking & Transport

Car parking
On site parking
Parking (charge) - see tariff above or visit https://www.forestryengland.uk/haldon-forest-park

Specialist Features

Family Fun
Marketed towards children
Marketed towards families
Marketed towards senior citizens
Marketed towards student/youth

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Map & Directions

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Road Directions

Located just off the A38, follow the brown signs for the forest park.

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TripAdvisor

TripAdvisor Traveller Rating:

553 reviews

Excellent
326
Very Good
161
Average
34
Poor
16
Terrible
17

Recent Reviews:

Rebecca D
London
Wonderful morning out!
2nd June 2021
We visited in May half term and did the Kiddens cycle trail (dark blue) with our 6 and 7 year olds, which seemed to have been created by a mountain biking ARTIST and to somehow consist of all... Read full review
Tom C
Trip Type:
Family
Segway
9th June 2021
We visited the Forest for the Segway experience. It was brilliant both instructors were very helpful and informative and made the whole experience fun. Read full review
philiprT690CB
Trip Type:
Friends getaway
Park is great pity you can't use money 😕
23rd June 2021
It's a disgrace, they refuse the queen's currency, so unless you're packing plastic don't waste your time, Read full review