Visitor information
Opening hours
Symonds Yat Rock is open every day except Christmas Day. The site opens at 8am every day and the closing times are as follows:
- November to February – 5pm
- March – 6:30pm
- April – 8pm
- May to August – 9pm
- September – 7:30pm
- October – 6:30pm
Overnight parking is not permitted. The access barrier to the car park is locked at night when the site is closed.
Symonds Yat Rock doesn't have designated quiet times, but it is usually less busy on weekdays (outside of school holidays), earlier in the morning and later in the afternoon. If visiting at the weekend or on a bank holiday, the forest is usually less busy before 10am and after 4pm.
Symonds Yat Rock Cafe
Symonds Yat Rock Cafe's opening hours vary depending on the time of year.
How to find us
What3Words location: ///prune.fells.brambles
Sat Nav Postcode:
GL16 7NZBy Car
Follow tourist signs for the Forest of Dean. Take the B4432 from Coleford and Christchurch, heading North. The site is on the left before the steep downhill road to the river.
Please note, if coming from the north along the B4229 from the Goodrich direction you will come up Yat Hill. This road is not suitable for larger vehicles.
By Public Transport
We welcome car-free visitors and those arriving by public transport or bike. See all public travel and active travel routes for the Forest of Dean District in the Forest of Dean Travel Guide.
OS Grid Ref
51.83788064362, -2.6355895381287
Parking and prices
You can pay for your parking at one of our parking machines with debit/credit card or Google Pay/Apple Pay. Equally, you can skip the queues and pay for your parking through the RingGo app.
Please note: Our car park pay machines are located in the main car park, next to the toilet block.
Save with a membership
Forestry England members park for free at Symonds Yat Rock.
Support our work in the Forest of Dean with a Forest of Dean membership, or choose a national membership and support the nation's forests. Both memberships cover the whole household.
Parking Charges
| Early bird - exit before 10.30am | £2.50 |
|---|---|
| Up to 2 hours | £4.00 |
| Up to 4 hours | £6.00 |
| All day | £8.00 |
| Minibuses | |
|---|---|
| Up to 2 hours | £11.00 |
| Up to 4 hours | £13.00 |
| All day | £15.00 |
| Coaches | |
|---|---|
| Up to 2 hours | £20.00 |
| Up to 4 hours | £22.00 |
| All day | £24.00 |
Additional information
There is no charge for car-free visitors and those arriving by public transport or bike.
Members: This site has barrierless ANPR. You do not need to display your membership car disc here, your number plate will be recognised. Please visit Manage My Membership if you need to update your vehicle registrations. Only one vehicle is permitted per visit.
Facilities and access
Our toilets comprise a women's toilet with five cubicles, a men's toilet with three cubicles plus urinals and a gender-neutral accessible toilet with a baby changing table. These are all located in the toilet block next to the main car park. There are no toilets beside the accessible car park or the cafe as Symonds Yat Rock is a Scheduled Monument.
Public WiFi and signal
Symonds Yat Rock Cafe offers free wifi for customers. There is no Forestry England public wifi available.
Phone signal in the Forest of Dean can be patchy and is generally non-existent within the deeper woodland. We recommended that you download any trail maps before heading out on one of our trails.
Payments on site
Our car parking machines accept card and contactless payments only. Symonds Yat Rock Cafe accepts cash, card and contactless payments.
Accessibility and mobility
For more information about Symonds Yat Rock to help you plan your visit, take a look at our accessibility information page. If you have any questions, please contact our ranger team by emailing fodrangers@forestryengland.uk
Want to explore Symonds Yat Rock before you visit? Take a stroll around the site from the comfort of your own home through an interactive virtual tour.
Pre-visit access information
Visit our access information page from the link below.
- Accessible toilet
- Assistance dogs welcome
- Cafe
- Dogs allowed
- Easy access trail
- Picnic area
- Toilets
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