A family making chestnut pegs on a traditional shave horse

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Celebrate your Dad with a day at the woods. (Bringing them with you, entirely optional!)

Pizza from the wood fired oven washed down with local beer and cider and:

walk the woodland trail

chestnut peg making

log splitting

Games by the Dads! Join Jake and Gazza on the Middle Paddock for a series of games, suitable for all the family, including:

bush-craft knots for an epic game of tug of war

axe throwing

test your skill on an obstacle course of woodland objects

No booking necessary. Admission is £4 per person and £15 for a family group.

Dogs welcome on leads

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Map & Directions

Fathers' Day at Wilderness Wood

Type:Father's Day Event

Wilderness Wood, Hadlow Down, East Sussex, TN22 4HJ

Tel: 01825 830509

Opening Times

Season (21 June 2026)
DayTimes
Sunday10:00 - 16:00

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