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The wild woods - Bedgebury Forest

Bedgebury Pinetum, Goudhurst TN17 2SJ, England
Ranked #2 of 3 attractions in Goudhurst
4.0 of 5 stars 10 Reviews
Type: Biking Trails
Activities: Picnicking
Owner description: A 9km-square preserve of fairly unspoiled woods, with a Pinetum featuring many species of conifers and wildflowers, Bedgebury Forest also offers fine...... more » Owner description: A 9km-square preserve of fairly unspoiled woods, with a Pinetum featuring many species of conifers and wildflowers, Bedgebury Forest also offers fine views and a wide variety of wildlife. « less
Useful Information: Bathroom facilities, Activities for young children, Baby buggy parking, Wheelchair access, Activities for older children
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scowlsandgrowls
UK
Senior Contributor
22 reviews
61 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 January 2012

Lots of information on the walk. Would be good for children - there is also trails for bikes. The cafe was disappointment much too busy and too slow in service and hot choc was cold. More

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DisgustedofTonbridge
Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom
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5 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 January 2012

We rode the single track (red route) 13 km cycle route severals times over the Christams and New Year holiday including early morning after heavy rainfall. It was evident that much of the track had been upgraded and improved with even a tarmac tight bend section added. None of the track upgrades detract from the outstanding scenary and once you... More

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MGBAMB
Kent
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14 reviews
22 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 January 2012

Get in touch with nature, take a long stroll, cycle around and marvel out the huge variety of trees. Could easily spend a few days in here and perfect on a sunny day with a picnic More

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Terry C
Burgess Hill, United Kingdom
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3 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 November 2011

Excellent routes to walk but be sure to have a guide and a means of knowing north from south since you can lose yourself quite easily and end up walking a long way! if you like biking in woods then that is good too. Cafe is average but the loos are fine. Cheap at £8.50/car and you can learn a... More

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19_Hels_55
Tonbridge, United Kingdom
1 review
1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 November 2011
1
person found this review helpful

Visited The Electric Forest at Bedgebury during half term with grandaughter and her friend. We were so looking forward to a spectacular event following the articles and photos of last year's show at the pinetum. Quite the contrary !! In our opinion it was a very poor show all round. The trail was around various playareas which were probably not... More

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stealer
eastbourne
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5 reviews
5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 October 2011

We visited Bedgebury for its Electric Forest display which runs through half term. As grown ups without children we expected the focus to be on the children's activities but had hoped the forest lighting alone would 'blow us away' as we paid £15.50 each for the pleasure. What was there was good but not enough of it to justify the... More

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absc
Liverpool, England
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5 reviews
8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 August 2011
1
person found this review helpful

We love Bedgebury, whether for a peaceful walk around the beautiful trees and to see the amazing water liles on the lake, or to hire bikes and explore the forest (a particular favourite with our 7 & 9 year old boys). Not cheap (£8.50 to park can make you think twice and the bike hire comes at a cost), but... More

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RWA5H
London, United Kingdom
1 review
3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 May 2011
3
people found this review helpful

We've now been twice in as many weeks which should give you an idea of how well we like the place, travelling around 45 minutes to get there. Principally we went for the cycling as it boasted good family cycle tracks and considering our 5 year old has just learned to cycle without stabilisers, this for us was a big... More

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Smokeyrobbo
London, United Kingdom
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews
6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2011
2
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OK the headline is a bit misleading as you should factor in petrol and picnic costs but in terms of access to this attraction at £8.50 per day or £9.00 including a map then its a winner and very good value for money. This is a very simple but very well executed Foresty Commission owned complex which is essentially a... More

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billybean
Worthing, United Kingdom
Senior Contributor
28 reviews
36 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 May 2009
1
person found this review helpful

We visited here over half term, camping locally, and were amazed at how it was still comparatively quiet even though there were lots of visitors. There's lots to see and do here for all the family. We kicked off with the 2km well signposted walk around the Pinetum and our 5yr old was fascinated by all the different pines, and... More

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