Chopwell Wood - Activities | Forestry England

The Wood is now open but please adhere to any onsite signage as some trails remain closed due to storm damage

Visitor information

Opening hours

Chopwell Wood never closes and access is available to the main car park 24 hours a day. Please note that neither the access road or car park are lit after dark.

How to find us

Rowlands Gill, Gateshead

Sat Nav Postcode: NE39 1LT

By Car

The wood is not signposted until the entrance in the village of High Spen (B6315). Access to the B6315 from the south is off the A694 at Rowlands Gill or from the north at the A695 at Greenside.

By Public Transport

Buses operated by ‘Go Ahead Northeast’ connect the wood with Newcastle City Centre, Newcastle Central Station and the Metrocentre (service number 47). Visitors from Consett (service number 45 or 46) can connect with this bus at Rowlands Gill.

The bus stop for these services is on Hookergate Lane in High Spen, located at the entrance to the road access into the wood. From the bus stop, the trailhead in the main car park is a ten-minute walk along both tarmac road (100 metres) and waymarked forest trail (700 metres).

OS Grid Ref

NZ137586

Get directions

54.9136788, -1.7860385

Parking and prices

There are no parking charges at Chopwell Wood.

Additional information

Number of accessible parking spaces: 0

There are no designated accessible parking spaces at this forest, have you seen our Easy Access trails page?

Facilities and access

For more information on planning your visit, take a look at our accessibility information:

View Accessibility Guide

Assistant dogs welcome

Dogs allowed

Easy access trail

Picnic area

Contact details

Landline Number

01388 488312

E-Mail Address

enquiries.hamsterley@forestryengland.uk

Man on mountain bike going round tight corner on trail in the forest — Photo Credit: Jerry Tatton

Things to do

Activities at Chopwell Wood

Easy access trail at Chopwell Wood

Geocaching at Chopwell Wood

Ladies riding on Horses through the woodlands

Horse riding at Chopwell Wood

Group of three people walking past a tree

Orienteering at Chopwell Wood

parkrun at Chopwell Wood

Picnics at Chopwell Wood

Powerline mountain bike trail at Chopwell Wood

Running trails at Chopwell Wood

Man and woman observing the texture of a tree

Sensory Walk at Chopwell Wood

Walking trails at Chopwell Wood

Woman walking through the forest towards sunbeams

Wellbeing trail at Chopwell Wood

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