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The forest is looking beautiful following the recent snow.
The car parks are open but please take extra care as the roads, car parks and paths will be icy.

Visit the new Alice Holt Forest website by clicking here.

Our events programme and newsletter, Your Forest, is available here.

A short section of tarmac leads you into three parking areas and the central activity area for this wood. The first car park you approach is suitable for the all ability trail and easy access to the Forest Centre. Travelling on to the second and largest parking area you are well positioned for all the children's play areas. The final car park takes you further into the wood and is perfect for the large picnic area near the Timberline adventurous play area.

Disposable BBQs are not permitted on site.
There are 3 pre-bookable BBQs available for hire.
To check BBQ availability and to pre-book please call 01420 23666.

Get more from Alice Holt Forest throughout the year with the new Discovery Pass
The Discovery Pass is an annual parking permit with some additional benefits. For £40 you can visit Alice Holt Forest as many times as you like within 12 months and don't forget that the forest is open all through the week and in the evenings.
You will also receive 10% off at the Cafe, 20% off at Go Ape (Monday to Friday in term time - conditions apply), 10% discount on parts, accessories, hire and servicing at Quench Cycles (Monday to Friday in term time, excluding bank holidays) and national benefits too. For the full list of benefits and current offers click here.
You will also receive an E-newsletter packed with information about events, activities and wildlife in the forest.
You can apply online at here or the Discovery Pass is available from the Café on site.

Dogs are welcome, but they must be kept on a lead in the car parks, by the Cafe, play areas and Ponds. Please clean up after your dog and use the bins provided.

How to get there:

Main entrance is in Alice Holt Forest Centre which is part of Alice Holt Forest.

From the A31 turn off at Farnham onto the A325. Stay on the A325 for approximately 3 miles. From Portsmouth and Petersfield take the A325 towards Farnham. At the Halfway House Pub on the A325 turn off the main road following signs for Alice Holt Forest. The entrance is 300 yards along this road on the left. The nearest station is at Bentley. From here you can walk through Alice Holt Forest to the Forest Centre along public rights of way. Alternatively take the train to Farnham and catch a bus to Bucks Horn Oak.

For satnav users, the postcode is GU10 4LS.

Farnham is the nearest town or village.

OS Grid Reference: SU 807 416
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info

Postcode GU10 4LS (for satnav purposes)

Other places to go in Alice Holt Forest Centre

Alice Holt Christmas Tree Sales Centre

What's on in Alice Holt Forest

February

Pushy Mothers
Monday 23 January 2012
Monday 30 January 2012
Monday 6 February 2012
Monday 20 February 2012
Monday 27 February 2012
Monday 5 March 2012
Monday 12 March 2012
Monday 19 March 2012
Monday 26 March 2012
Monday 2 April 2012
Monday 16 April 2012
Monday 23 April 2012
Monday 30 April 2012
Monday 7 May 2012
Monday 14 May 2012
Monday 21 May 2012
Monday 28 May 2012
Monday 11 June 2012
Monday 18 June 2012
Monday 25 June 2012
Walking to Health Walks
Tuesday 7 February 2012
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Tuesday 28 February 2012
Tuesday 6 March 2012
Tuesday 13 March 2012
Tuesday 20 March 2012
Tuesday 27 March 2012
Tuesday 3 April 2012
Tuesday 10 April 2012
Tuesday 17 April 2012
Tuesday 24 April 2012
Tuesday 1 May 2012
Tuesday 8 May 2012
Tuesday 15 May 2012
Tuesday 22 May 2012
Tuesday 29 May 2012
Tuesday 5 June 2012
Tuesday 12 June 2012
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Tuesday 26 June 2012
Nordic Walking
Thursday 9 February 2012
Thursday 16 February 2012
Thursday 23 February 2012
Thursday 1 March 2012
Thursday 8 March 2012
Thursday 15 March 2012
Thursday 22 March 2012
Thursday 29 March 2012
Tuesday 24 April 2012
Tuesday 1 May 2012
Tuesday 8 May 2012
Tuesday 15 May 2012
Tuesday 26 June 2012
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Tuesday 10 July 2012
Tuesday 17 July 2012
Den Building
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Wednesday 4 April 2012
Thursday 7 June 2012
Winter Adventure
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Willow Bird Feeders
Thursday 16 February 2012
Little Explorers
Monday 27 February 2012
Monday 5 March 2012
Monday 12 March 2012
Monday 19 March 2012
Babes in the Wood
Monday 27 February 2012
Monday 5 March 2012
Monday 12 March 2012
Monday 19 March 2012

March

Pushy Mothers
Monday 23 January 2012
Monday 30 January 2012
Monday 6 February 2012
Monday 20 February 2012
Monday 27 February 2012
Monday 5 March 2012
Monday 12 March 2012
Monday 19 March 2012
Monday 26 March 2012
Monday 2 April 2012
Monday 16 April 2012
Monday 23 April 2012
Monday 30 April 2012
Monday 7 May 2012
Monday 14 May 2012
Monday 21 May 2012
Monday 28 May 2012
Monday 11 June 2012
Monday 18 June 2012
Monday 25 June 2012
Walking to Health Walks
Tuesday 7 February 2012
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Tuesday 28 February 2012
Tuesday 6 March 2012
Tuesday 13 March 2012
Tuesday 20 March 2012
Tuesday 27 March 2012
Tuesday 3 April 2012
Tuesday 10 April 2012
Tuesday 17 April 2012
Tuesday 24 April 2012
Tuesday 1 May 2012
Tuesday 8 May 2012
Tuesday 15 May 2012
Tuesday 22 May 2012
Tuesday 29 May 2012
Tuesday 5 June 2012
Tuesday 12 June 2012
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Tuesday 26 June 2012
Nordic Walking
Thursday 9 February 2012
Thursday 16 February 2012
Thursday 23 February 2012
Thursday 1 March 2012
Thursday 8 March 2012
Thursday 15 March 2012
Thursday 22 March 2012
Thursday 29 March 2012
Tuesday 24 April 2012
Tuesday 1 May 2012
Tuesday 8 May 2012
Tuesday 15 May 2012
Tuesday 26 June 2012
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Tuesday 10 July 2012
Tuesday 17 July 2012
Little Explorers
Monday 27 February 2012
Monday 5 March 2012
Monday 12 March 2012
Monday 19 March 2012
Babes in the Wood
Monday 27 February 2012
Monday 5 March 2012
Monday 12 March 2012
Monday 19 March 2012
Babes in the Wood Easter Special
Wednesday 28 March 2012
Little Explorers Easter Special
Thursday 29 March 2012
Easter Clue Trail
Saturday 31 March 2012 to Sunday 15 April 2012

April

Pushy Mothers
Monday 23 January 2012
Monday 30 January 2012
Monday 6 February 2012
Monday 20 February 2012
Monday 27 February 2012
Monday 5 March 2012
Monday 12 March 2012
Monday 19 March 2012
Monday 26 March 2012
Monday 2 April 2012
Monday 16 April 2012
Monday 23 April 2012
Monday 30 April 2012
Monday 7 May 2012
Monday 14 May 2012
Monday 21 May 2012
Monday 28 May 2012
Monday 11 June 2012
Monday 18 June 2012
Monday 25 June 2012
Walking to Health Walks
Tuesday 7 February 2012
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Tuesday 28 February 2012
Tuesday 6 March 2012
Tuesday 13 March 2012
Tuesday 20 March 2012
Tuesday 27 March 2012
Tuesday 3 April 2012
Tuesday 10 April 2012
Tuesday 17 April 2012
Tuesday 24 April 2012
Tuesday 1 May 2012
Tuesday 8 May 2012
Tuesday 15 May 2012
Tuesday 22 May 2012
Tuesday 29 May 2012
Tuesday 5 June 2012
Tuesday 12 June 2012
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Tuesday 26 June 2012
Nordic Walking
Thursday 9 February 2012
Thursday 16 February 2012
Thursday 23 February 2012
Thursday 1 March 2012
Thursday 8 March 2012
Thursday 15 March 2012
Thursday 22 March 2012
Thursday 29 March 2012
Tuesday 24 April 2012
Tuesday 1 May 2012
Tuesday 8 May 2012
Tuesday 15 May 2012
Tuesday 26 June 2012
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Tuesday 10 July 2012
Tuesday 17 July 2012
Den Building
Tuesday 14 February 2012
Wednesday 4 April 2012
Thursday 7 June 2012
Easter Clue Trail
Saturday 31 March 2012 to Sunday 15 April 2012
Camp Fire and Food
Wednesday 11 April 2012
Family Bushcraft Day
Saturday 14 April 2012

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User Comments

I am looking for somewhere for a day out with my horse in asafe environment in southern england on FC land. Now I have to contact TROT. I just want to turn up & pay a car park fee if necessary, like all the other user groups do . TROTs fees are complex. I dont want a season ticket - just a day out like other people. Horse riders are members of the population too not special people.

Anonymous, 13/Jul/2009

5 Stars

Anonymous, 1/May/2009

5 Stars
A fantastic place to visit with the family. Since our last visit the children's play area near the cafe had wooden huts installed, and in the words of my 2.5 year old son, they were "amazing!"

Alan Campbell, 24/Apr/2009

Please tell us about your visit

Please email us at kathleen.calver@forestry.gsi.gov.uk if you have an enquiry or would like a reply to your comments.

Families picnicking at Alice Holt Woodland Park

Facilities and Activities

The Cafe on site provides hot food, hot and cold drinks, snacks and ice creams.

Three very different play areas provide a challenge for all ages. Timberline provides older children with an assault course made of ropes, poles and chains suspended from the trees. Playwood, designed for younger children offers a stimulating experience themed on the forest. Finally the Habitat trail takes visitors on an exciting route around the forest punctuated with unusual play structures representing the creatures of the forest. Disposable BBQs are not permitted on site. There are 3 pre-bookable BBQs availble for hire. To check availability and to book please ring 01420 23666.

Alice Holt Forest is an ideal place for a walk in the woods. You can follow the waymarked trails or walk your own routes. There are four waymarked trails including the Easy Access Trail, which is suitable for wheelchair users, and the Habitat Trail, which is particularly popular with families. A map of the wood is available at the Cafe.
Lodge Pond Trail
The Habitat Trail
Habitat Trail
Willows Green Trail

There is a popular waymarked family cycle trail through the forest. Cycle hire is available on site through Quench Cycles.
Family Cycle Trail

There are a number of suitable routes for horse riders within the forest. A permit is required by all horse riders who wish to ride off the public bridleways in the forest. Please contact TROT on 01622 735599 to apply for a permit (for more information see the link on the right of this page).

Our Education Service offers a wide range of programmes of study for all ages from pre-school to post 16. The pre-school and primary programmes - Welcome to the Woods, Super Sensations, Tremendous Trees, Forest Homes, Marvellous Maps, Fantastic Forests, Planet Earth and Team Tactics - have strong National Curriculum links. Team Tactics is also suitable for all ages for any group that wishes to develop teamwork skills. At Secondary and Post 16 levels programmes are particularly relevant for geography, biology, environmental science, and leisure and recreation students. The emphasis is on involvement and learning through personal experience and study. Programmes can be tailored to meet specific requirements. The Education Service at Alice Holt has become very popular with a record number of visits. Schools and Colleges are advised to book early.

Permits are available through Farnham Angling Society.

Alice Holt is home to a wide range of wildlife including insects, birds and mammals, bats and roe deer, green woodpeckers and squirrels to name but a few.

Maps for the permanent orienteering course can be purchased from the Forest Office (Monday - Friday bewteen 9am - 4 30pm) on 01420 23666.

Disposable BBQs are not permitted on site. There are 3 pre-bookable BBQ pitches on site, which can be hired between 10am-3pm or 4pm-close (summer months only). Please contact the Forest Office on 01420 23666 to check availability and to book.

Three very different play areas provide a challenge for all ages. Timberline provides older children with an assault course made of ropes, poles and chains suspended from the trees. Playwood is designed for younger children and offers a stimulating experience themed on the forest. The Habitat trail takes visitors on an exciting route around the forest punctuated with unusual play structures representing the creatures of the forest. The 3D Maze is a recent addition to the forest and is spread over 4 levels.

Contact:

Recreation Officer
01420 520212
e-mail: kathleen.calver@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

Forest maps and Your Forest, our events programme and newsletter, can be picked up from the car parks and at the Cafe.
Your Forest is also available by clicking here.