Queen Elizabeth Forest Park — Local services in Great Britain

It was a beautiful day and very busy when we arrived. The car park was almost full and along the trails were a mixture of families, mountain bikes and dog walkers. You could clearly see and hear the buzzing of small bodies as they were projected through the skies above you on very thin cables, apparently the longest death slide in the UK.

Everyone seemed happy and it was a pleasant experience. We visited end of August so the trees and shrubbery were green and full. The trails were tidy and clean, people were respectful of the ecology of the park and to finish off we enjoyed a frothy cappuccino in the garden of the visitor centre, which overlooks the park and stunning views.

There are lots of trails with varying degrees of difficulty. Thankfully we had the dogs to pull us up the steep slopes. Highly recommended for a day out. Only £5 to park all day. Can bring dogs into cafe in visitor centre. toilets...

We done the Duke's walk (blue trail) it was an easy enough walk. The little bit at the start got the heart pumping but we really enjoyed it. It's a great walk for the dog both on and off lead. You did need to cross the road twice on this trail, but the road was so quiet so not an issue. Unfortunately today we didnt see any of the red squirrels but that was a first, and to be honest we were too busy chatting to make a conservative effort to find them and we probably scared them away. This is a fantastic place to visit with or without children. There is always plenty to see. The lady in the shop was very helpful. It is also much easier to pay for parking in the shop using your bank card rather than having cash on you (I never seem to have enough cash) parking is...

Really really liked this park, although I highly advise you take a picture of the route on the information board as we nearly got lost. There are so many twists and turns but the colour coded posts really helped us out. We went the green route round the lochan and it was really peaceful and seen a bunch of blue dragonfly on our way round, clegs were a bit of annoying but they are everywhere at the moment. Highly recommend the green route if you're looking for a walk with water and lasts around an hour, we were around 50 mins. Just a nice addition there is a bench to have lunch with a nice view...