Abbots Wood

(Average user rating 4 unrated

3.9/5)

Abbot's Wood is a mixed woodland of approximately 360 hectares, offering waymarked forest trails, an adventure play area and barbecue / picnic sites.

Discovery Pass
Enjoy Seven Sisters, Friston Forest & Abbots Wood through the seasons with an annual Discovery Pass from the Forestry Commission.
Save money and time - get free car parking for one year at the following car parks:

Abbots Wood - Forestry Commission
Butchershole, Friston Forest - Forestry Commission
Litlington Road, Friston Forest - Forestry Commission
Seven Sisters Country Park Riverside - East Sussex County Council
Seven Sisters Country Park Forest - East Sussex County Council

Purchase you pass for £25 online or onsite at the Seven Sisters Country Park Visitor Centre. The Disovery Pass also gives you a range of benefits - visit the website for details of the current offers.

How to get there:

Hailsham is the nearest town or village.

Abbot's Wood is signposted off the A22 between Hailsham and Polegate and is also signposted off the A27 at Wilmington.

OS Grid Reference: TQ 555 073
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info

Places to go in Abbots Wood

Abbots Wood

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User Comments

4 Stars
Lovely woodland and a nice mature lake.plenty of pike and bream,a few carp and other species in there.could do with a little bit of management with regards to weeds.in reply to some peoples comments about the trees being 'chopped' down south of the lake- coppicing is an essential part of the cycle of maintaining a healthy woodland and providing habitats for a wealth of wildlife.look into these things before you comment please,or volunteer to help manage the woodland instead of making negative remarks and being idle.

josh kimble, 24/Jan/2012

3 Stars
Our OS map wasn't sufficient for all the little paths and to avoid getting overly lost we had to retrace steps a bit. A big sign with a map on or a leaflet would be so useful - we found we couldn't do any ambitious circular trek because of the lack of maps. This would really improve facilities - particularly if you're going to charge for parking - which you do...

Jamie Bennett, 11/Dec/2011

4 Stars
The lady (above) is absolutely right. This is a lovely wood, but today we got badly lost in it -- even with a compass and an Ordnance Survey map! You really ought to put up some sort of plan of the walks. Even a sign saying 'TO THE LAKE' would be helpful. (We never found it...)

David, 11/Sep/2011

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