Go Ape Sherwood Pines

What it’s like

High ropes, zip lines and giant suspended nets through the pines at Sherwood, with courses sorted by age and height.

This is proper tree canopy stuff, not a padded playground version of it. The Nets Adventure has giant bouncy nets slung 30 feet up between the trees, open to anyone over a metre tall, and it's the one to pick if you've got a mix of ages who all want to be up there together for the full two hours. The Treetop Adventure and Treetop Adventure Plus are an hour in the trees each, working through zip lines and rope crossings, with the Plus needing a bit more height and confidence. Treetop Challenge and Challenge Plus are the serious end, for age 10 and up with a 1.4m minimum, and that's where the bigger zip lines live.

Prices run from £20.95 for the Treetop Adventure up to £41.95 for Challenge Plus, and none of it needs booking in advance though there's a link to do it anyway. Allow two hours in total even for the one-hour sessions, since harnessing up and the safety brief eat into the time before anyone touches a rope. Closed shoes only, no flip-flops or Crocs, and belongings aren't kept secure at the cabin so the advice is to leave bags in the car.

The café does hot food and drinks, and there are picnic benches dotted round the forest if you'd rather bring your own. Toilets are a three minute walk away in the visitor centre, so it's worth using them before you start rather than mid session. Parking is paid and run by Forestry England, and you settle up on your way back to the car.

Wheelchair access covers the forest and car park fine, and most of the ground beneath the courses too, though the paths get narrow watching Treetop Challenge specifically. Dogs can come along but not up the ropes, so you'll want someone free to mind them while the rest of you climb.

Facilities

Need to know

Best for

4 to 10 for Treetop Adventure; Challenge courses need age 10 and taller

Parking

Paid parking managed by Forestry England, pay on return to car

Food

Café serving hot food, drinks and snacks

Picnics

Allowed. Picnic benches available around the forest or bring a blanket

Wheelchairs

Forest and car park wheelchair accessible

Dogs

Well behaved dogs allowed on-site but not on courses

Getting there by bus or train

Nearest train stations Mansfield and Mansfield Woodhouse 25 mins by bus (direct trains from Nottingham)

Parties

Birthday parties available. Book activity online and add optional party bags

• Sat nav can send you wrong, Apple Maps especially, so search Google Maps for 'Go Ape Sherwood' instead.
• There's no footpath between the village and the forest, so you're walking along the edge of a busy road.
• Group size for parties has no minimum or maximum, useful if numbers are still up in the air.
• The forest shelter hire is a separate call, not something you book alongside the activity online.

Plan your visit

Rides

• Challenge Plus

  ages 10+ · thrill 5/5 · outdoors

  The toughest high ropes experience at Sherwood Pines.

• Treetop Adventure

  min 100cm · ages 4-10 · thrill 2/5 · outdoors

  Entry-level high ropes course for younger adventurers over 1m tall.

• Treetop Adventure Plus

  ages 6+ · thrill 3/5 · outdoors

  Mid-level, confidence-building high ropes course.

• Treetop Challenge

  ages 10+ · thrill 4/5 · outdoors

  The original Go Ape high ropes course with zips and obstacles.

Experiences

• Forest Segway

  ages 10+ · outdoors

  All-terrain Segway experience on scenic off-road trails with expert instructors.

• Nets Adventure

  ages 3-11 · outdoors

  Giant bouncy nets suspended 30 feet up between tree tops.

• Sherwood Pines Trenches

  Recreated historical trenches offering an insight into history.

• Sundown Adventures

  ages 6+ · outdoors

  Autumn dusk high ropes adventure with glowing lights, available once a year.

Also on site

• Sherwood Pines Cycles

  Standard or e-bike hire on-site for all ages and abilities, exploring the forest floor.

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