Alice Holt Forest, Bucks Horn Oak, Farnham GU10 4LS

Alice Holt's Timberline Play Trail

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Wildland

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Time

Paid (car parking charges apply

Cost

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A children’s play trail within Alice Holt Forest, a larger woodland destination with walking and cycling trails, play areas and other outdoor activities.

The trail is a family-focused way into Alice Holt Forest, where woodland walks and other outdoor activities can extend a short visit. Trail-specific details are limited in the supplied evidence, so check current arrangements before setting out.

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The experience

Use the Timberline Play Trail as the focus of a family visit to Alice Holt Forest. The available sources do not give the trail’s route, duration or specific play features; verify those details before travelling.

Things to do

Explore a waymarked forest trail

Good Journey describes a choice of four walking trails and two cycling trails at Alice Holt Forest. Check route details and suitability before choosing one.

Use the forest café

Forestry England lists a café at the visitor site. Its published hours in the supplied source are daily, 9:00am–4:00pm; check for changes before visiting.

Make a day of it

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Quick forest play visit

01
Check current Timberline Play Trail details with Forestry England before setting out.
02
Park at Alice Holt Forest, allowing for the applicable car-park charge.
03
Visit the trail and return to the visitor centre area.

Half day · Half day

Make a half day of Alice Holt

01
Check the trail’s current arrangements and parking charges before travelling.
02
Visit the Timberline Play Trail.
03
Choose a forest walking or cycling trail, or use the forest’s other play areas if suitable for your group.
04
Finish with the café, listed by Forestry England as open daily from 9:00am to 4:00pm.

When to go

· Forestry England advises arriving before 10:30am or after 2:30pm during busy school-holiday and weekend periods.

No trail-specific seasonal guidance is included in the supplied sources.

Check the forecast and current site information before travelling; no trail-specific weather guidance is provided.

What to look for

The supplied sources do not describe trail-specific features. Good Journey mentions wooden animals and Gruffalo sculptures at Alice Holt Forest, but does not establish that these are on the Timberline Play Trail.

Best time to go

Check before visiting; no trail-specific seasonal information is provided.

Forestry England recommends arriving before 10:30am or after 2:30pm to avoid busy car-park periods during school holidays and weekends.

How long to spend

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Perfect for

Families · Young children

Before you go

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Address

Alice Holt Forest, Bucks Horn Oak, Farnham GU10 4LS

Phone

+44 300 067 4600

Website

forestryengland.uk

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Practical information

Opening & access

At Alice Holt Forest. The forest is open to visitors; car parking is charged. The supplied sources do not confirm Timberline Play Trail-specific access arrangements or charges, so check before visiting.

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Parking

Car park at Alice Holt Forest; charges vary by time and season. The Forestry England source advises arriving before 10:30am or after 2:30pm during busy periods.

Toilets

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Food & drink

Forestry England lists a café open daily from 9:00am to 4:00pm.

Dogs

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Accessibility

The source row reports a wheelchair-accessible car park and entrance for the listing. Trail surface and wheelchair access along the trail are not confirmed.

Cost

Paid (car parking charges apply; other trail-specific charges are unconfirmed)