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High Lodge Today - latest information on services and facilities

How to find us

We are located on the main Brandon to Thetford road (B1107) in Suffolk. Our postcode is IP27 0AF for GPS systems.

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Opening hours

High Lodge Opening Hours		March	Apr	May-Aug	Sep-Oct	Nov-Feb
Site Gates*	Daily	9 - 5	9-6	9-7	9-6	9-5
Site Entry & Information Office and Café	Weekdays	10-4	9-5	9-5	9-5	10-4
Site Entry & Information Office and Café	Weekends and Holidays	10-5	9-5	9-5	9-5	10-4

* Last admission is 45 minutes before the site gates close.

The Forestry Commission Byelaws are available to download.

FC Byelaws (PDF)

Facilities

Parking

There is adequate parking on site for most days of the year. The site entry fee includes the parking fee. The VAQAS recommended minimum visit time is 4 hours.

Toilets

Toilets are available inside and outside the Forest Centre. Both have fully accessible facilities.

Café

The Café serves a variety of home produced and locally sourced food.

Site Entry and Information Office

This is the place for information about the forest and what it has to offer. Leaflets, Maps and Discovery Pass purchase are available from here.

Adventurous Play Area

The play area is set among the trees with challenges for children of most abilities and ages. Five giant wooden play sculptures are linked by an easy access trail suitable for buggies as well as wheelchairs and easy walking.

Dogs

Dog waiting patiently at the entrance to High Lodge Forest Centre Dogs are welcome in the forest in certain areas including the area immediately around High lodge. We request that dogs are kept on leads. This is for the safety of the other forest users as well as to protect the wildlife.

Facilities for the less able

High Lodge is fully wheel chair accessible and has fully accessible toilet facilities both in the centre and in the new toilet block. An easy access trail is available from just outside the centre, it passes by the five giant play sculptures and has seats along the way. Most of the walking trails around the High Lodge are flat but the surfaces may be uneven.