Visitor information
Opening hours
The Cafe is open for sit in dining and takeaway daily, 10.30am - 3.30pm weekdays and 9am - 4pm at weekends.
Forest Drive is open at weekends, April to October, 9am to 5pm.
Weekdays
| Monday | |
|---|---|
| Opening hours | Dawn to dusk |
| Forest Drive | 9am - 4pm |
| Tuesday | |
|---|---|
| Opening hours | Dawn to dusk |
| Forest Drive | 9am - 4pm |
| Wednesday | |
|---|---|
| Opening hours | Dawn to dusk |
| Forest Drive | 9am - 4pm |
| Thursday | |
|---|---|
| Opening hours | Dawn to dusk |
| Forest Drive | 9am - 4pm |
| Friday | |
|---|---|
| Opening hours | Dawn to dusk |
| Forest Drive | 9am - 4pm |
Weekends
| Saturday | |
|---|---|
| Opening hours | Dawn to dusk |
| Forest Drive | 9am - 5pm |
| Sunday | |
|---|---|
| Opening hours | Dawn to dusk |
| Forest Drive | 9am - 5pm |
How to find us
what3words /// nurtures.icicles.workbench
Sat Nav Postcode:
DL13 3NLBy Car
For main visitor centre car park, please enter Bedburn into Sat Nav (postcode covers a large area).
Follow signs from the A68, north of West Auckland.
By Public Transport
There aren't any public transport links in to Hamsterley Forest.
OS Grid Ref
54.6747146, -1.8230975
Parking and prices
Hamsterley Forest has introduced a new ticket-less parking system which uses automatic number plate recognition (ANPR), read the Frequently Asked Questions.
You can now pay for parking with card, cash or by phone app.
How do you pay by phone?
If you'd prefer not to visit a pay station or forget your payment card, you can now pay using your smart phone and the ‘Glide’ parking payment app (available to download on Google Play and Apple Store).
Forgotten to pay?
You can now pay off-site up to midnight on the day of your visit with the ‘Trust’ parking payment app for smart phones.
Overnight parking is not permitted.
Parking Charges
| Weekdays and weekends in off peak times | |
|---|---|
| Under 20 minutes | £0.00 |
| Up to 1 hour | £3.00 |
| Up to 2 hours | £5.50 |
| Up to 4 hours | £7.00 |
| All day | £8.00 |
Coaches/Minibuses charges
Minibuses - £14.00
Coaches - £20.00
Additional information
Facilities and access
Our Cafe is open for sit in dining and takeaway every day.
For more information on planning your visit, take a look at our accessibility information:
- Accessible toilet
- Assistant dogs welcome
- Baby changing facilities
- Dogs allowed
- Easy access trail
- Picnic area
- Play Area
- Toilets
Contact details
Things to do
Activities at Hamsterley Forest
