If you’re into cycling, this is the forest for you. As the UK’s first & largest dedicated mountain bike trail centre, it not only has miles of exceptional singletrack for experienced and expert riders but also great family and intermediate trails for all abilities.

But even if you’re walking as we were, this is a beautiful place to spend a day (or three, it’s certainly big enough).

To visit, you can park in the centre’s (paid) car park (52°49’30.3″N 3°53’48.5″W), they stock a wide range of accessories and bikes and all trails are way-marked and clearly graded. There are showers and 24hr toilets on-site and the visitor centre café is just next door.

If you’re walking, one of the smaller car parks in the forest (52°48’29.8″N 3°52’51.4″W or 52°49’02.1″N 3°52’43.5″W) may suit you better, or the National Trust car park along the A470 (52°48’05.3″N 3°53’24.2″W) which has a public toilet. The paths marked are the walks we did.