Delamere Forest

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Enjoy a fun day out in Cheshire’s largest woodland!

Located between Liverpool and Manchester, Delamere Forest provides a stunning setting for your next family adventure. Whether a leisurely wander through the trees, scaling the heights at Go Ape, an adventure in the deep, dark wood finding all the sculptures from the Gruffalo story or enjoying a family bike ride on our traffic-free trails, Delamere Forest is bursting with opportunities to explore the great outdoors. Explore the stunning landscape on a choice of five waymarked shared-use trails or the blue-graded single track bike trail. If you’re stuck for wheels why not visit Delamere Forest Bike Hire, who’ll happily fix you up with a hire bike, they’ve got something to suit everybody. Be sure to visit the eco-friendly visitor centre which is also home to the Delamere Forest Café – for all the post-fun refreshments you’ll need. You can become a Delamere Forest member for £72 and get free parking all year round, plus a range of discounts and benefits. You’ll also be supporting the nation’s forests. Find out more here.

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Parking: ANPR (number plate recognition) pay-on-exit system in the main Visitor Centre car park and ANPR Pay-on-arrival system in Treetops Car Park and Whitefield Car Park.

You can become a Delamere Forest member for £72 and get free parking all year round, plus a range of discounts and benefits. Or consider our National Membership at £94 to access all our forests under a single membership. You’ll also be supporting the nation’s forests. Find out more: https://www.forestryengland.uk/delamere-forest/delamere-forest-membership

Opening Times

All year, 2024 (1 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024)
Day	Times
Monday - Sunday	08:00	- 17:00

* Delamere Forest is open every day apart from Christmas Day. During Winter, car parks are open from 8am to 5pm and during Summer from 8am to 8pm. Car park opening times change the Monday after the clocks change (01 April & 28 October 2024)

Directions

Road Directions

Situated approximately 10 miles from the outskirts of Chester and close to the M56. The forest park is well sign -posted from the A54, A556 and B5152.

Public Transport Directions

Free admission to those arriving by public transport or bike

By Rail- train to Delamere Station which is located on the outskirts of the forest, 10-minute walk to visitor centre, plus enjoy the forest with no parking charge

TripAdvisor

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Recent Reviews:

Keith B
Leicester, United Kingdom
Excellent Walk but beware
Thursday, 17th October 2024
Lovely walk through the woods in the autumn sunshine. Would highly recommend EXCEPT the high price of parking £7 per 2hrs. Also rather frustrating with the signage. Quite confusing and a walk which... Read full review
Alyson W
Warrington, United Kingdom
New visitor, lost in the forest
Tuesday, 29th October 2024
I visited the Forest yesterday for the first time in many years. Impressed with the new car park and Visitors' area. I decided to purchase an annual car parking pass for £92, as I am retiring in a... Read full review
NorthwestTraveller91
Manchester, United Kingdom
Trip Type:
Family
Gruffalo Trail
Saturday, 2nd November 2024
A lovely morning spent searching for the Gruffalo! Lots of negative reviews nearly made us not visit. So glad we went to look for ourselves. Read full review