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Explore Great Hockham
(Average user rating: 4 unrated 4/5)

A family picnicing in the forest 

Hockham is a pleasant picnic site away from the main forest but easily accessible. 

Full of history

In the eastern area of the Brecklands, drier sandy soils are replaced by clays. Here, during the last Ice Age, retreating glaciers left damp hummocks and hollows, distinctive features of the landscape which are known as pingos.

The northern part of the wood connects, through Cranberry Rough (an area of important wildlife value) into the Great Eastern Pingo Trail.

What do other visitors say?

Shame about the Peddars Way being wrecked by a couple of new farm developments on the route. No longer pleasant for horse riding due to very high volume of fast moving agricultural machinery on the single track lane. The road & verges are ruined too. Used to be so lovely to go from picnic site along to Thompson Water.

Anonymous, 19/Nov/2012

Would be nice to have some seats along the walks

Anonymous, 23/Sep/2012

Thank you for your feedback, I will inspect the site and make improvements where necessary.

Nicky Russell - Recreation Ranger, 13/Jul/2012
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Advice for visitors

What's Here?

  • Dogs on lead
  • Walking
  • Horse riding
    • The Forestry Commission has a Open Access policy for horse riding. As a consequence there are very few way-marked trails in the forest. O.S.Explorer map 229 shows areas owned by the Forestry Commission and open to the public to ride. Deboxing areas can be found at the east end of the Harling Drove (FR23) and north of the railway line at Santon Downham. The areas north of the railway line are best suited to horse riding as this is away from the concentration of visitors using High Lodge and the cycling trails. Please observe all signs especially those relating to 'Forest Operation'.
  • Parking
    • Off of the A1075
  • Picnic
    • You are welcome to picnic here but please do not BBQ.
More about what's here

Location

OS Grid ref: TL938919

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Contact

Nicky Russell

01842 819081
nicky.russell@­forestry.gsi.gov.uk

Opening & Parking

Opening Times:
Dawn to Dusk
Parking
Off of the A1075

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