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A Day at Moors Valley Country Park Dorset Review

We had a little holiday in the New Forest at the start of June and on our way home we stopped off at Moors Valley Country Park in Ashley Heath near Ringwood Dorset. This is somewhere I’d heard a lot about from other bloggers and somewhere I couldn’t wait to visit.

A Day at Moors Valley Country Park

Is Moors Valley Country Park expensive to visit and park at?

The great thing about Moors Valley is that it’s part of the Forestry Commision and you only have to pay car parking when visiting – Entry is free. Parking does seem quite expensive at around £8.50 for the day but considering that is the only thing you pay it really is a great value day out. Add to that the fact that you can buy a season ticket for just £49.50 a year and Moors Valley could be your new favourite place to go!

A Day at Moors Valley Country Park

What were our first impressions of Moors Valley Country Park?

When we arrived at Moors Country Park there was plenty of parking and we realised it is also a Go Ape location – Great fun watching people clambering about in the trees or zipping past on their segways! There’s also cycle hire available that would be great when the kids are bigger.

A Day at Moors Valley Country Park

We found the Moors Valley Play Trail and LP loved exploring the different areas – Climbing frames, tunnels, mazes, activity trails and more there is a huge amount for children to do although I think it is all aimed at slightly bigger children, maybe age 3+.

A Day at Moors Valley Country Park
A Day at Moors Valley Country Park Review
A Day at Moors Valley Country Park

What activities are there at Moors Valley Country Park?

Moors Valley Country Park and Forest also has a little steam train that we unfortunately didn’t get a chance to go on and two adventure playgrounds, complete with zip lines! With plenty of places to sit and relax, have a picnic or just watch the world go by you could easily spend a whole day at Moors Valley with so much to do for the whole family.

A Day at Moors Valley Country Park
A Day at Moors Valley Country Park
A Day at Moors Valley Country Park
A Day at Moors Valley Country Park
A Day at Moors Valley Country Park

What are the dining facilities like at Moors Valley Country Park?

We had lunch in the Moors Valley Seasons Restaurant next to the Visitor Centre and found it to be good value with large portions and really family friendly. There was a lot of seating both inside and out as well as clean toilets – Always a bonus!

Moors Valley is also home to GoApe with their Tree Top Adventure and Tree Top Junior courses as well as Forest Segway. This would add so much to any woodland day out.

A Day at Moors Valley Country Park

Overall Moors Valley Country Park was a lovely day out. LP loved exploring, Little Man just liked being outside and we all had a great time before we set off home. It’s somewhere we could have happily stayed for a few hours longer.

A Day at Moors Valley Country Park

Moors Valley Country Park is such a great day out. You can find a Moors Valley Country Park map for the play trails here and for reference the address is: Horton Rd, Ashley Heath, Ringwood BH24 2ET

A Day at Moors Valley Country Park Review

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  • Donna Wishart is married to Dave and they have two children, Athena (13) and Troy (11). They live in Surrey with their two cats, Fred and George. Once a Bank Manager, Donna has been writing about everything from family finance to days out, travel and her favourite recipes since 2012. Donna is happiest either exploring somewhere new, with her camera in her hand and family by her side or snuggled up with a cat on her lap, reading a book and enjoying a nice cup of tea. She firmly believes that tea and cake can fix most things.

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3 Comments

  1. That looks gorgeous, what a great place to visit. £8.50 is a lot, but then it won’t really buy much these daysand you seem to get a lot for your money really! She looks lke she’s just wrestled that spider and won 😀

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