Wilderness Wood
Hadlow Down, High Weald
Image: Wilderness WoodA working family woodland in the High Weald where you can walk, picnic and watch green woodworking, with The Hatch serving refreshments. Seasonal trails, pop-up food and Christmas fayres give families a reason to come back.
Highlights
- Woodland walks and picnic spots
- The Hatch for refreshments
- Halloween trail from 24 October
- Christmas fayres over three weekends
Good to know
- Friendly dogs are welcome on a lead, but there is no dog waste bin
- Bell tent camping is also offered
Getting there
Wilderness Wood, Hadlow Down, near Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 4HJParking: Check website.
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Nearby
Image: Blackberry Farm ParkBlackberry Farm Park
Blackberry Farm Park is a family-run farm park on the A22 south of Uckfield. Children can feed animals on the farm walk, join animal handling sessions and ride ponies from age two, then head to the big indoor and outdoor play areas. A café, picnic spots and party cabins make it an easy day with young children.
Farleys House and Gallery
The Sussex farmhouse home of surrealist photographer Lee Miller and artist Roland Penrose from 1949, filled with their art collection and visited by leading figures of 20th-century art. Guided tours of the house run alongside changing exhibitions and a sculpture garden.
Poohsticks Bridge
The wooden bridge that inspired the game of Poohsticks in A.A. Milne's stories, just outside Ashdown Forest near Chuck Hatch. Bring a stick, walk down the bridleway from Pooh car park and play the game where it began.