Additional information for planning your visit
 Facilities in and around the Hub include:
- Toilets - including one disabled toilet
- Baby changing facility - based in the disabled toilet
- Shower – key available from the Ranger’s Office. Charge is £1.00
- Ranger’s Office, open daily 8.30am - 5.00pm from 29th September 2008.
- First Aid post at the Ranger’s Office
- Centre for Contemporary Art & the Natural World
- Forest Cycle Hire, open daily 9am-5pm.
- Go Ape! highwire adventure course
- Car park
- Children's sand pit play area
- Picnic & BBQ area
- Refreshments at weekends and bank holidays
- Dog waste bins
New facilities for 2009. Please note that the mobile phone signal at Haldon Forest Park is poor, and we do not have a payphone on site. Back to top  Currently we have the Green Box Mobile Foods van on-site for refreshments at weekends and on Bank Holidays. We have now secured funding for a permanent cafe on-site, beside the Centre for Contemporary Art & the Natural World.
We also have a charming picnic area a short distance from the main car park, which offers views through the trees towards Dartmoor National Park. You are welcome to bring your own barbecue and use it in this area. All we ask is that you bring some water to put it out with, and disposable barbecues are placed on firebricks, not directly onto the grass or the picnic benches. Please take the ash home with you and dispose of it responsibly. Back to top Forest Cycle Hire are open 7 days a week, 9am-5pm, and can be found in the Hub, near the Ranger's Office. See cycling page for Winter opening details. Forest Cycle Hire stock a full range of frame sizes for children and adults, plus tag-alongs, child seats, and buggys. Using only Claud Butler mountain bikes assures a high quality ride, and something for everyone! Call 01392 833768 for bookings and information. There are designated disabled parking bays at both the main car park and Mamhead car park.
There is a disabled toilet available at the main car park. Please note however that there are no toilet facilities at Mamhead car park. In addition we have two all-ability trails, which use the ‘Access for All’ standard devised by the Fieldfare Trust. The rolled stone surface is level and suitable for wheelchairs, pushchairs, and people with mobility problems. There are also regular resting points along these trails. The Mamhead Sensory Trail includes a series of sensory waymarkers, and there is a low-level site map at the Hub. Find out more about these trails. Back to top  There are two car parks at Haldon Forest Park.
To reach the main car park follow the road along the top of the ridge, heading for Belvedere Tower. After about a mile you will see the Forestry Commission Office entrance on your left. Continue along the ridge road until you come to the car park entrance on your left.
Charges are for all day parking: - Cars: £1.50
- Minibuses: £5.00
- Coaches: £10.00
- Annual permits: £12.00 (now reduced to £6 for the remaining months to 31st March)
To reach Mamhead car park from the main car park head for the racecourse, follow the road under the A38, and turn left over the new A380 bridge. If coming off the A380 turn off at the top of the hill towards Starcross. On both routes, take the first right signposted for Ashcombe, and go straight over the crossroads and the car park is 200 yards on the left. This car park is free of charge as there are no other facilities, but provides access to the Mamhead Sensory Trail. Note that parking may be limited at peak times. Back to top Schools and groups are always welcome at Haldon Forest Park, but we would encourage you to contact us to find out whether there is anything else going on. We do have a number of large events booked, particularly over the Summer and on weekends. You may wish to avoid these events, or maybe you would like to join in! Minibuses can be accommodated in the main car park, but coaches cannot. Please contact a Ranger to discuss a coach drop-off. If you would like to apply to hold an event at Haldon Forest Park you can now download an application form or apply online. Please note that the mobile phone signal at Haldon Forest Park is poor, and we do not have a payphone on site. Back to top Dogs are certainly welcome at Haldon Forest Park – what better way for you and your dog to get some exercise? Dog waste bins are located in the main car park, on the road leading to the Forestry Commission Office, in the Mamhead car park, and at the entrance to the Mamhead Sensory Trail. The Canine Corner notice board at the entrance to the main gateway car park is regularly updated with news of events and other information for dog owners. More information for dog walkers. Back to top During December we have a Christmas Tree Sales Centre in the Gateway Car Park. Back to top Works associated with the cafe renovation and improvements to the cycle trails may cause some disruption during winter 2008/09 and spring 2009. Cycle trail works may extend into summer. We will aim to minimise the inconvenience to our visitors, but would appreciate everyone's patience and co-operation with all warning signs during this period. Essential felling works will be taking place along the A380 and Mamhead levels (Dawlish road) this winter, to remove potentially dangerous trees. Thinning in the Harcombe area will re-commence in the autumn, to be completed by January 2009. Access is open as usual, but please be aware that you may occasionally encounter lorries collecting previously cut timber. You must obey all operational warning signs. Tower Wood will be thinned from September onwards. Temporary closures will affect the Family Cycle Trail and Horse Riding Trail in that area. Signs will be in place, and most work will take place during school term time. We thank you for your patience during this necessary work. We will endeavour to keep all waymarked trails open during operations, but please take care. Expect to encounter timber lorries at any time, and obey all operational warning signs. Remedial works and general maintenance will also be taking place across the Forest Park throughout the year. Back to top
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