Top Tips For Visiting BeWILDerwood Cheshire
Planning a trip to BeWILDerwood Cheshire, from food to toilets and more check out our top tips to make sure you have a great family day out.
BeWILDerwood Cheshire has finally opened its doors and we recently headed over to check it out. To help ensure that you have a great day out we have put together our top tips for families below.
1. Booking Tickets Before You Go
We are sure it will come as no surprise that you need to book tickets to BeWILDerwood before you go on their website.
The ticket price for BeWilderwood Cheshire depends on the size of your wild ones.
For children and adults over 105cm tickets cost £22.95, for children between 92cm to 105cm tickets cost £20.95 and children under 92cm are free.
Plus those over 65 years cost just £13.50 and carers, wheelchair users and those pregnant over 20 weeks can enter free.
2. Getting to BeWILDerwood Cheshire and Parking
BeWILDerwood is located near Whitchurch in Cheshire which is around an hour’s drive from Manchester. We found it by typing in BeWILDerwood Cheshire into Google Maps and the BeWILDerwood website recommends using SY13 4JF.
On arrival, there is a large free car park with car park attendants on hand to direct you to the best spot.
You can also travel to BeWILDerwood by Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Whitchurch station which takes around an hour. The station is a 10-minute drive from BeWILDerwood and is serviced by local taxi companies.
3. What time Should you Go To BeWILDerwood?
BeWILDerwood opens at 10.00 am and tickets are for all day with no timed entry.
We arrived at the car park at just before 10.00 am and there was a small queue to get in. Friends arrived 10 minutes after us and the queue was considerably longer.
4. What should you wear for your visit
BeWILDerwood is situated in a woodland area, therefore it is likely that the kids (and yourself) will get a bit grubby at some point (especially when den building) We would therefore recommend clothes that you don’t mind getting a bit dirty, along with comfy footwear suitable for climbing. Long sleeves and trousers would also be a plus, especially on the slides.
5. Arriving at BeWILDerwood Cheshire
The entrance is only a short walk from the car park and staff are on hand to direct you. Just before you enter there are a set of male and female toilets, great after a long journey.
As mentioned above there was a small queue when we arrived but this moved quickly. We recommend you have your tickets ready on your phone and make sure you fill in your track and trace info before you go.
When booking in you will get a coloured wristband (coloured is based on the kid’s height as detailed above), a park map and activity quest sheets for the kids to complete and gain a little prize.
6. Getting Around BeWILDerwood
There are lots to see and do at BeWILDerwood and on first look at the map finding your way around may seem a bit daunting. However, all the walkways and signs make it easy to navigate. The map will help you decide where to go next and ensure you don’t miss anything so do keep it with you. But don’t worry if it gets misplaced there are large maps situated around the park including at the picnic areas.
7. Buggies and Pushchairs
BeWILDerwood is pushchair and buggy friendly ( there are some inclines and bumpy bits) and spaces to leave them when playing on the equipment.
8. Toilet Facilities
As mentioned you will find handy toilets at the entrance to BeWILDerwood. Inside you will find more near The Cosy Cabin and The Munch Bar. Although we didn’t need to use them we understand that changing facilities are available.
9. Food and Drink at BeWILDerwood Cheshire
BeWILDerwood has two food and drink outlets, The Cosy Cabin and The Munch Bar. Both serve hot and cold food options at really reasonable prices including a sausage hot pot for £4.35, loaded nacho’s from £4.75 and pastries such as sausage rolls and steak slices starting at £2.70. Cold sandwiches are around £3.60, with a Kids Filled Roll just £1.50 or their Munch Box for £4.95.
We had brought our own picnic so didn’t get to try the food but it all looked delicious and of a good quality. We did however all have coffees and hot chocolates which were a good size and tasted great.
Ice Cream is available from the Munch bar with Snugburys Ice Cream tubs for £2.75 and lollies for just £1.70 including chocolate and mint feasts. Vegan ice cream and sorbet is also available. Our group had various of the options and non were a disappointment.
10. Picnics and Picnic Benches
Picnics are allowed and if you don’t want to carry your cooler bag around, BeWILDerwood allow you to return to the car with your wristband.
You will find plenty of great quality picnic benches around both The Cosy Cabin and The Munch Bar along with enough space to lay out picnic blankets if the benches are full.
11. What Age is BeWILDerwood Best For?
The BeWILDerwood website indicated that they are aimed at children from 2 to 12 years old, but that older children and adults will also enjoy – we don’t disagree.
We had children in our group from age 5 to 11 and each and everyone had an amazing day. Teens who enjoy big slides and zip wires will also have fun.
For younger children, they have separate enclosed play areas including Toddlewood On The Hill and Tip Toe Valley a series of mini tree houses to explore, things to climb on toddler swings and the very cute Twiggle Whizzers basket zip wires.
12. Watch Out For The Mazes
There are two mazes at BeWILDerwood The Mish Mash Maze and The Sky Maze. You will be forgiven for thinking like us that mazes aimed at kids would be really easy, however, they were both harder than we thought and a great challenge.
However, we did lose the younger kids for a little while as they ran slightly ahead and into a different direction than we thought. Luckily they were spotted from a high point and we directed them out. This wasn’t a problem for the kids in our group but could imagine this may upset others. Hand holding with them directing may be a good idea for little ones.
13. Complete the Activity Sheet to win a small prize
On entry, we were given an activity sheet where the kids were tasked to find the letters around the park to spell out two words. My daughter loved searching for the letters everywhere we went and was over the moon when she completed it, and even more so when handed her little prize (so much so that her brother gave his to her too.)
14. Don’t Forget about the Crafts and Shows.
BeWILDerwood features both a craft area at the Big Hat and two fun shows at the Storytelling Stage. You can find the times and details of the shows on a big board after you enter and just outside the Storytelling Stage.
We headed to the Big Hat early on in our day, where the kids and adults were invited to make fun feathered headbands, which to my surprise most of the kids (including my 11 year old) kept on most of the day.
We also intended to watch the shows, however, we were all having so much fun that we lost track of time. This will definitely be on the agenda for our next visit when we intend to set alarms.
15. Make Sure You Have A Go
You don’t need to just watch the kids have fun as all the main play areas are adult-friendly. We had a good go on most equipment and are glad that we did – although we did tire quicker than kids, but that is what coffee breaks are for right?
16. How Long Can You Stay at BeWILDerwood?
There is more than enough fun to fill a full day, in fact, we didn’t leave until closing at 5.00 pm and even then the kids were not ready to leave.
We did spot families with younger kids leaving around 2.00 to 3.00 pm and the park got quieter as the day went on.
17. How Busy Was BeWILDerwood Cheshire?
Although there were plenty of visitors they were spread out it didn’t feel overcrowded or unsafe.
There were queues at the slides and zip wires but these went down quickly and the kids didn’t moan once about having to wait.
18. The Gift Shop
The Bizarre Bazaar Gift Shop is located at the entrance/exit and again was reasonably priced. It features an array of BeWILDerwood Cheshire branded items such as T-shirts for just £9.99, cups for £6.99 and size soft toys for £19.99. They also have lots of pocket money toys such as pens, pencils, crystals and more.
19. The BeWILDerwood Books
The BeWILDerwood parks are based and themed on a series of children’s books by Tom Blofeld about the inhabitants of swampy woods BeWILDerwood.
Although we have never read the books this didn’t affect our day and we still had an amazing day out. However, after seeing all the great theming the books seem right up our street and we will certainly be reading them before our next trip.
If you fancy reading the Bewilderwood books before your visit you can purchase them here >>> BeWILDerwood Books
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