Visitor information
Opening hours
Open dawn to dusk, 365 days a year.
How to find us
Join the B1106 towards Bury St Edmunds. Turn right on a sharp left hand bend, signposted West Stow, continue along this road. Turn right into West Stow village. On the edge of the village, bear right.
The car park is a few hundred yards along this track on the left hand side.
What3words location: influence.spared.diary
Sat Nav Postcode:
IP28 6HAOS Grid Ref
52.311334639031, 0.66111643878696
Parking and prices
The car park is ticketless and cashless.
You can pay using the RingGo app - the location numbers for West Stow Wood are 31112 for cars and motorbikes, 31114 for coaches and 31113 for minibuses. No signal? You can pay within 48 hours of your visit.
The money you pay for parking helps us to look after the forest. Read how.
Visit often? Free parking for Forestry England national members. Buy a Forestry England national membership for £8 a month (£96 a year, annual contract applies) and enjoy visiting this site and forests all over the country. Membership covers the whole household.
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.
Free parking for Forestry England national members only. No other membership type applies.
Parking Charges
| Parking charges for cars and motorbikes | |
|---|---|
| Up to 1 hour | £2.00 |
| Up to 2 hours | £2.20 |
| Up to 3 hours | £2.70 |
| Up to 4 hours | £2.80 |
| Up to 5 hours | £3.20 |
| 6-12 hours | £6.00 |
| Coaches | |
|---|---|
| All day | £25.00 |
| Minibuses | |
|---|---|
| All day | £12.00 |
Additional information
There are no designated accessible parking spaces at this forest. View our easy access trails page to find other forests with accessible parking.
Facilities and access
There are no toilet facilities at this site.
- Assistance dogs welcome
- Dogs allowed
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