Fineshade Wood

All ability access to Top Lodge visitor centre, office, bird hide and a way marked all ability trail.

Enjoy the stunning walking or bike trails, the play area, and get involved in activities like den-building and making conker shampoo!

There are baby changing facilities and the Top Lodge Cafe has a variety of high chairs and is more than happy to warm baby food and milk.

Top Lodge, Fineshade Wood has family friendly cafe, with ice cream counter, plenty of seating inside and out. There is also a picnic area opposite each of the play areas and other picnic tables dotted around the walking trails.

Visit Top Lodge, Fineshade Wood as many times as you like for a whole year! Purchase an Annual Discovery Pass from the café or office on the day of your visit, and your car parking fee will be deducted from the price. The annual Discovery Pass is great value, allowing members to visit Top Lodge, Fineshade Wood and Salcey Forest as often as they like throughout the season, receive quarterly newsletters and other local and national discounts.

Maps are available from the office or the Fineshade Cycling shop. The cycling shop sells a range of kids clothing, helmets and bicycles.

They offer Forest School activities so the rich woodland offers fantastic opportunities to inspire and excite learners of all ages and abilities. Plan sensory exploration or wildlife and habitat spotting with younger children, or older children can see how ecosystems work and explore the science behind the tree lifecycle.

There are baby changing facilities and the Top Lodge Cafe has a variety of high chairs and is more than happy to warm baby food and milk.

Top Lodge Cafe freshly prepares meals and creates homemade soup, using seasonal produce. A selection of fruit is always available and there is a wide variety of fruit teas to choose from. Gluten free snacks are also available at the counter.

The all ability trail is mostly flat and easily accessible

The cafe is open 9:30-4pm on weekdays and 9am-5pm on weekends.