Things to do at Blackwood Forest, Hampshire

Choose your nature-loving friend in the Forest Retreat, give them a name and bring them to life before starting your next adventure. Perfect for rainy days and DIY cabin activities.

Build a Forest Friend

Calling mini explorers! Get hands-on in the forest with our new Elvis Owl Nature Trail, designed with our friends, Wrendale Designs. Join Elvis Owl to explore the incredible wildlife around you, get stuck into activities and learn amazing things about nature.

Pre-book self-led trail

Spend some time with our resident Forest Ranger Alison and learn the secrets of Blackwood Forest.

Forest Survival
Mini Forest Rangers
Little Wild Ones
Guided Woodland Walk
Nature by night | Sept - March

Pre-book Forest Ranger activities

Join us every Wednesday & Saturday in the Forest Retreat from 5pm. Get the brains in gear with our Forest Quiz Night sharer in the Forest Retreat. Tuck into five mouthwatering small plates for £19 – just right for two.

Pre-book quiz sharer

Head to the Forest Retreat and discover your creative side. Choose from a selection of woodland animals and experiment with spongy foam clay or a ceramic pottery item and paint a masterpiece to take away that same day. Small, medium and large sizes available.

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• Adult bike full break hire
• Children's bike full break hire
• Adult bike day hire
• Children's bike day hire
• Family bike accessories

• Relax & unwind treatments (1 - 4 hours)
• Time for two treatments (1 - 2 hours)
• Mummy to be spa treatments (2 hours)
• Pamper day (3+ guests)
• Premium spa treatments (1.5 - 4.5 hours)

• Air rifle
• Clay pigeon shooting
• Archery
• Outdoor escape game

• Hampshire vineyard tour
• Go Ape segway
• Go Ape tree top adventure
• Go Ape tree top adventure plus
• Go Ape tree top challenge

Celebrate in style and enjoy an incredible night in with your own personal chef experience, brought to you by Yhangry. Get an exclusive £100* off at check-out. Just use code: FOREST100

Book your chef*

All you need to ease into holiday mode

• Takeaway Chicken Combo
• Takeaway Burgers
• Takeaway Curry
• Takeaway Pizza

The ultimate holiday treat

• Case of wine (6 bottles)
• Draft beers kit
• Edmunds cocktails (6 bottles, shaker & ice) from £43
• Wine selection (1 bottle)

Our most popular hampers

• The Food and Drink selection
• The Breakfast hamper
• The Essentials hamper
• Just for two selection
• The Premium Selection

Put together your own break with our extras and activities. Whether it’s the convenience of cycle hire to save loading up your bikes or a relaxing reward such as movie night treats, you can bring together all the elements that make your holiday special to you.

Hampshire is perfect for a cycling holiday. with plenty of stopping off places for picnics or pub lunches. From routes around the cathedral city of Winchester to National Cycle Routes that take you down to the south coast.

Hiking holiday? Explore the Hampshire countryside on riverside and forest walks; hike across the downs and stop off at quaint village pubs; climb hills and walk along chalkland ridges for fabulous views all the way down to the south coast.