When was the last time your children were able to climb nets that touch the sky, cross suspended bridges, venture down tower tall slides, run through tunnels and obstacles, fly on zip wires, and more! All in one place? Well, this is exactly what we did today. Bewilderwood met all our expectations and beyond. Honestly, I’ve never seen anything like it!
As we approached the reception area we were drawn to the beautiful twisted buildings painted in bright colours, from this point we knew we were about to enter a world of wonder. My boys ran passed me and waited patiently to get in while I was showing our tickets at reception. As you can see there are plenty of photo opportunities as soon as you arrive!
Our adventure began by exploring the Treacherous Trail where we spotted tiny Boggle’s houses in the trees. We walked on wooden bridges among the tallest of trees and next to The Scary Lake. The Broken Bridge adventure was in sight and my oldest and I braved it! Up and up and up we went, climbing ladders and crossing hanging bridges, and yes, we made it! We loved it!
There are another three brilliant areas like this for older kids – The Towering Treetop Tangles, Slippery Slopes and Wobbly Wires. Our boys are 6 and 4 years old and they were able to join in the fun too! Luckily, our boys are tall as some attractions have a height restriction in place. When we visited it was 92cm for Slipperly Slopes and 105cm for the Wobbley Wires.
The Towering Treetop Tangles was our next stop! We were crazily going through tunnels, obstacles, nets and more! It was a maze packed with all sorts of fun things to climb and balance from.
Our boys’ adrenaline spiked through the sky as they flew in the air on zip wires at The Wobbly Wires! There is a smaller version for little kids along with slides and climbing frames at the Twiggler Whizzers. Toddlewood on the Hill was a lovely surprise. Also suitable for younger children featuring a dreamy set of wooden houses, a sandpit, swings, slides and more.
I have never seen such long slides as these ones! The Slippery Slopes were a hit! You’ll also find Bewilderville with beautiful wooden houses above the ground and more slides.
The Sky Maze was a favourite! The boys were given a little challenge – to find four colourful feathers. They were on a mission!
Both our boys explored the Tiptoe Valley, a gorgeous natural play area for smaller kids. They went down the slides, played on the swings, hopped on wooden logs, balanced on wobbly paths and more!
After that, we visited The Tricky Tunnels:
And if all of this was not enough Bewilderwood has the Mudlde Maze, The Twiggle Village, Leaflette’s Lawn, Boggle Village and more!
This year the Face Paint Pavilion was closed, but we were still able to enjoy other inclusive activities such as a magical storytelling session, arts & crafts at the Big Hat tent, den building and a tour around the Scary Lake on a boat where we met Mildred the Crocklebog and we got to see different houses of the Boggle Village.
There are plenty of seating areas for picnics and there are a couple of cafes open at the moment. You’ll also find a nursing nook if you’re looking for a private space to feed your baby; there is plenty of hand sanitiser and toilets available. Social distance is in place and members of the staff are making sure visitors are following safety guidelines. There was no need to use a face mask/covering around Bewilderwood as it is an outdoor attraction. However, you’ll have to use one inside the gift shop.
Do pop into their Bizarre Bazaar to get a souvenir of your day at Bewilderwood. Their gift shop has a bit of eveything including soft toy characters of the books Tom Blofeld wrote – a local writer. Did you know the creation of Bewilderwood was inspired by his books? We couldn’t resist and grabbed a copy of the book ‘The Ballad of Bewilderwood’ to take home with us!
Bewilderwood runs a special event for Halloween, so keep your eyes peeled and book in advance!
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Disclamer: Our entry tickets were kidly gifted.
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