Follow the Gruffalo and Friends Through Alice Holt Forest

Follow the Gruffalo and Friends Through Alice Holt Forest

Follow the Gruffalo and Friends Through Alice Holt Forest
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What would you discover if you “took a stroll through a deep dark wood”?

In Alice Holt Forest, it could be almost anything – play trails, cycle tracks, table tennis, adventure play areas and even story book characters like the Gruffalo…

 

The Trails

Alice Holt Forest, Story Trails and Adventure Play Areas in Farnham, HampshireVarious trails criss-cross Alice Holt Forest. Some are easy access, others are wilder.  Some are flat, others have steep hills.

They are all marked and there are free maps available.

 

 

Story Book Trails

Alice Holt Forest, Story Trails and Adventure Play Areas in Farnham, HampshireAlice Holt Forest is one of the venues that hosts story book activity trails based on the books of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

 

 

 

Alice Holt Forest, Story Trails and Adventure Play Areas in Farnham, HampshireTrails have included The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo’s Child, The Highway Rat and Zog.  

At the time of writing, there is a Superworm Trail.  

 

 


Alice Holt Forest, Story Trails and Adventure Play Areas in Farnham, HampshireYou buy a map bursting with activities to try along the trail – drawings to colour, puzzles to ponder and woodland things to spot.  

 

 

 

 

Alice Holt Forest, Story Trails and Adventure Play Areas in Farnham, HampshireAlong the way you also come face to face with characters from the stories, including the Gruffalo, Stick Man and the Gruffalo’s child.

 

 

 

 

The Timberline Play Trail

Alice Holt Forest, Story Trails and Adventure Play Areas in Farnham, HampshireThe 1km long Habitat Trail leads you past both adventure play areas

 

 

 

 

 

Alice Holt Forest, Story Trails and Adventure Play Areas in Farnham, Hampshireand also hides huge play sculptures.

 

 

 

 

 

The Adventure Play Areas

Alice Holt Forest, Story Trails and Adventure Play Areas in Farnham, HampshireAlice Holt has two adventure play areas.

Playwood Adventure Play Area is next to the cafe and has large wooden climbing frames, slides and swings.

 

 

 

Alice Holt Forest, Story Trails and Adventure Play Areas in Farnham, Hampshire

Timberline Adventure Play Area is a five minute walk from Playwood and is a huge, circular obstacle course with wooden climbing frames, slides, bridges and nets. 

 

 

 

Other Activities

Alice Holt Forest, Story Trails and Adventure Play Areas in Farnham, HampshireAlice Holt also has an Activity Centre and Shop that offers cycle hire 

 

 

 

 

Alice Holt Forest, Story Trails and Adventure Play Areas in Farnham, Hampshiretable tennis

 

 

 

 

 

Alice Holt Forest, Story Trails and Adventure Play Areas in Farnham, Hampshirevolleyball

 

 

 

 

 

Alice Holt Forest, Story Trails and Adventure Play Areas in Farnham, Hampshireand badminton.

 

 

 

 

 

Alice Holt Forest, Story Trails and Adventure Play Areas in Farnham, HampshireThere is also orienteering 

 

 

 

 

Alice Holt Forest, Story Trails and Adventure Play Areas in Farnham, HampshireGo Ape 

 

 

 

 

 

and lots of picnic spots to try.

 

 

 

 

 

The Cafe 

Alice Holt Forest, Story Trails and Adventure Play Areas in Farnham, HampshireThis is located next to the main entrance and Visitor Centre.

You can its picnic tables to eat food you have bought there or brought from home. 

 

Read More

 

Visit the Alice Holt Forest website

 


Further Information

Nearest Town: Farnham
County: Surrey
Nearest Postcode: GU10 4LS

Opens: Daily
Cost: Free

Where to Eat: Bring a picnic, hire a barbecue or eat at the cafe. 
Facilities: Picnic tables, barbecue hire, cafe, ice creams, drinks, snacks, toilets, accessible toilets.

How Long We Spent There: 3 hours
Buggies: Buggy friendly

Parking: There is a large car park.
Cost of Parking: Various, starting from £3 for one hour. 

Wildlife You Might See: Ducks, geese, woodpeckers, hedgehogs, tadpoles, frogs, birds, insects and the odd story book character.

Information Written: March 2016
Information Checked: February 2023

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