Why pick Bedgebury?
- Excellent year-round facilities: a fully-equipped classroom with nearby toilets, and undercover eating space for 80 children
- Inspiring programmes led by experienced staff
- A range of wildlife habitats suitable for environmental studies
Get active
Why not enhance your visit with something different? Bedgebury also offers the following opportunities to enjoy being active outdoors:
- Plant Hunter's Play Trail: widely considered to be the best adventure play trail in the South East. Why note combine a half day education visit with a session on our play trail?
- Cycling
- Orienteering in the forest
- Go-Ape
We aim to offer activities that are as inclusive as possible. For more details please call 01580 213045.
We lead full and half day programmes throughout the year, subject to seasonal variation.
Wherever possible we are happy to adapt programmes and activities to suit your educational needs. For education enquiries or to discuss your visit please telephone 01580 213045 or email cath.weeks@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
Click the heading above to see the range of programmes led by our education staff.
Self-led visits
We welcome bookings from schools and groups that wish to visit Bedgebury to carry out their own activities.
Contact us on 01580 213045 to book the date of your visit. We are happy to provide advice about Bedgebury and we can advise on other activities taking place on the same day that might affect you. Self-led groups must pay the standard admission charges. Details of these and general Bedgebury information can be found on this website.
Normal public facilities such as toilets and picnic tables are available to self-led groups. However, use of the classroom, our teaching staff and resources are not included.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR SELF-LED GROUPS
If someone in your group has an accident whilst at Bedgebury the emergency response number is 01580 879820, should you need assistance. The line is staffed during office hours - outside these hours please call 999 for help. All accidents occurring at Bedgebury, whether in office hours or outside them, MUST be reported to us by calling 01580 879820.
