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The staff go above and beyond to make everyone feel at home and they ensure that everyone has the best time possible. I don’t think I stopped smiling all weekend.

The best thing about Potters holidays is that everything is included in the price you pay. Four meals a day, all your drinks - including wine, Prosecco, most spirits and soft drinks - great accommodation and so many activities. 

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The set includes all the songs you know and love as well as a few less familiar ones.
You can’t take photos during the show which actually made a refreshing change. A whole arena focused purely on the show and soaking up the moment. It’s definitely something the four of us will always remember.
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We explored HMS Warrior, HMS Victory and the Mary Rose Exhibition - which is incredible! We also saw where ships are built and restored and spent time in Action Stations where the kids climbed and did an assault course.

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Days Out, Days Out and Attractions/Events, Reviews, Surrey · October 14, 2014

A Day Out at Alice Holt Forest Gruffalo Trail

We live within a reasonable drive to a few really nice parks, forests and other open spaces. One of our favourite days out in Surrey is Alice Holt Forest, part of the Forestry Commission and a whole day out for just the cost of car parking.

Where is Alice Holt Forest?

Alice Holt is near Farnham on the outskirts of Surrey and the South Downs National Park and is home to Go Ape as well as nature trails, play parks and plenty of space to explore. Our main reason for going to Alice Holt last weekend was the Gruffalo’s Child Trail.

A Day Out at Alice Holt Forest #VitaPicnics

LP loves the Gruffalo and Little Man is becoming more familiar with the Gruffalo as time goes by so thought they’d enjoy searching for The Gruffalo characters out in the forest. It’s also a great place to have a picnic at any time of year as they have covered picnic benches – such a great benefit of any outdoor day out!

A Day Out at Alice Holt Forest #VitaPicnics
A Day Out at Alice Holt Forest #VitaPicnics

What’s the Gruffalo Trail like?

The Gruffalo’s Child Trail was great, leading us past play areas, under the Go Ape treetop courses and all through the forest. LP loved the adventure and walked most of the way and Little Man did a fair amount of walking himself too! It rained for most of the time we were walking but even so we had a really lovely time.

A Day Out at Alice Holt Forest #VitaPicnics
A Day Out at Alice Holt Forest #VitaPicnics

The end of the Gruffalo’s Child Trail is a little bit of an anti climax as you find a cardboard Gruffalo cut out and a sign saying ‘Congratulations’. Luckily, I’d seen online that there was a huge wooden Gruffalo somewhere in the forest – although I was confused as to why it wasn’t at the end of the trail – surely that would be the obvious place to put it?!

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We had a lunch stop, bought cups of tea from the Cafe on the Green and had our picnic whilst it poured down around us. The covered picnic benches really are a great feature and make for a perfect Autumn picnic – where else can you be outside, enjoying the fresh air, enjoying your lunch whilst the rain pours and the leaves fall?

A Day Out at Alice Holt Forest #VitaPicnics
A Day Out at Alice Holt Forest #VitaPicnics
A Day Out at Alice Holt Forest #VitaPicnics

The cafe serves a variety of food and drink and has a lot of high chairs and seating available although the prices are slightly inflated as you’d expect with it being the only choice for refreshments in Alice Holt. There are also modern toilet blocks that are well maintained and a welcome break after traipsing around the forest!

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A Day Out at Alice Holt Forest #VitaPicnics

After lunch we checked the map and walked in the complete opposite direction of the Gruffalo’s Child Trail in search of the wooden Gruffalo. We found him, in the end, but were disappointed that he wasn’t where you’d expect him to be and wasn’t well signposted either – many visitors would miss out on seeing one of the current main attractions!

A Day Out at Alice Holt Forest #VitaPicnics

After the Gruffalo Little Man and LP were both exhausted so we headed home, unfortunately missing the main play park. It has swings, a huge pirate ship to climb on, slides and more. We’ll be going back soon purely for a play!

A Day Out at Alice Holt Forest #VitaPicnics
A Day Out at Alice Holt Forest #VitaPicnics

If you’re looking for a lovely family day out – whatever the weather then Alice Holt would be a great place to visit and the kids will love it. It’s one of our favourite places to have a picnic and a really lovely place to go for a wander. The easy access trail was great for kids and it’s a good value day out too. We spent £4 on 3 hours parking and all day parking is just £7 – not bad at all for a day out.

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You can find out more about Alice Holt over on their website and for reference their address is: Bucks Horn Oak, Farnham GU10 4LS. You can also see more Gruffalo trails across the UK here.

Alice Holt Forest Surrey Gruffalo Trail

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  1. Helen says

    October 14, 2014 at 10:49 am

    I love hidden gems like these, when we visit our family in Lichfield there is a gruffalos trail in the Cannock Chase that we go to there and it is so much fun! Your little ones looked like they really enjoyed it 😀

    Glad you found the big wooden Gruffalo!

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  2. The Reading Residence says

    October 15, 2014 at 12:22 pm

    Looks like a lovely park. I need to get my two on the Gruffalo’s Child trail, too x

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  3. Katie @mummydaddyme says

    October 15, 2014 at 9:10 pm

    Gorgeous photos Donna and now Little Man is walking they look so much similar in age when they are running about! I love his body warmer too! x

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