Forest School at Lorna Doone Valley

Published:: 28 January 2025

Children toasting marshmallows on a campfire — Roasting marshmallows over a fire ©NTI/Trever Ray Hart | © Trevor Ray Hart

The Forest School and wild play area at Lorna Doone Valley is the perfect venue for wild art, bug hunts, woodland games, fire-making, den-building and all sorts of other wild adventures. Find out more about the memorable learning experience for school children on offer here.

What you will find at The Forest School

A private forest school space hired out exclusively for the use of schools and community groups, including access to a wild play area and garden.
Perfect setting for children to experience the wild within a safe and secluded space.
The ideal base for nature education or as a starting point for moorlands discovery, navigation training and outdoor play.
Two woodland fire circles with permanent pits and log seating, plus additional picnic benches.
The wild play area includes a wood stack climbing frame, tunnels, dens and games.
Explore open moorland and discover an abundance of wildlife

Two children standing in the shallows of a river examining what they have caught in a net — Pond dipping in the river ©NTI/Annapurna Mellor | © National Trust/Annapurna Mellor

Booking your visit

The Lorna Doone Valley forest school is open for booking and can be accessed from the National Trust Car Park (EX35 6NU).

For further information or to make a booking please contact us by email.

We look forward to welcoming you and your learning group.

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