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Welcome

A shady oasis in the midst of the agricultural landscape of the Cheshire Plain. Delamere, south-west of Manchester, is a place to let off steam, escape the crowds and find peace in the heart of the forest.

Delamere Forest provides many gentle forest roads and trails ideal for the less-able or for families with children. There are dry sandstone paths, lots of mature trees to shade or shelter under and Blakemere Moss is an ideal lake for bird watchers.

If you would rather get a bird’s eye view of the forest, treat your group to an outdoor adventure at Go Ape! If heights aren’t your thing, we also have Segway hire available. Delamere has something for everyone!

Level access

The main entrance has level access.

There is level access from the main entrance to:

Visitor Centre ToiletsDelamere Forest CafeDelamere Cycle hireAccess to Go Ape cabin

Hearing

The fire alarm has flashing lights.

Visual

Glass doors and full-height windows have contrast markings.

General

There is a public toilet for disabled visitors.
We have emergency evacuation procedures for disabled visitors.

Getting here

Delamere Forest
Northwich
CW8 2HZ

Travel by public transport

You can get to Delamere Forest by train.
The nearest train station is Delamere. The train station is 0.5 miles / 0.8 km from Delamere Forest.

Delamere railway station is on the mid Cheshire line between Manchester and Chester.

Travel by taxi

You can get a taxi with Club Class (Northwich) by calling 01606 46666.

Parking

We have a car park. There are accessible parking spaces. Parking is not free.
There is a drop-off point at the main entrance. The drop-off point has a dropped kerb.
From the car park to the entrance, there is level access. The path is sloped.
The route is 2400mm wide, or more.

Arrival

Path to main entrance

From the street to the main entrance, there is level access.
The path is 2400mm wide, or more.
The path is sloped.

Main entrance

The main entrance has level access.
The door is 2200mm wide.
The main door is side hung and manual.
The main door is sliding and automatic.
Main entrance

Getting around inside

Visual Impairment - General Information

We have contrast markings on all glass doors and contrast markings on all full-height windows.

Public toilet

Visitor Centre Toilets

There is a public toilet for disabled visitors.
From the main entrance to the public toilet, there is level access. The route is 2400mm wide, or more.
The toilet door is 1800mm wide.
The direction of transfer onto the toilet is to the right.
There is 1100mm at the side of the toilet. There is 2300mm in front of the toilet. The toilet seat is 450mm high. The toilets have handrails.

The toilet is around 80m from the car park

The toilet is fitted with an emergency cord which hangs from the ceiling to the floor. This is located next to the toilet.

Main Entrance Lobby Area Accessible toilet door Accessible toilet Accessible toilet

Place to eat and drink

Delamere Forest Cafe

From the main entrance to the dining area, there is level access. The route is 2400mm wide, or more. The door is 1700mm wide.
To get to a table, there are no steps.
If you need table service, staff can help you.
The route through the dining area is 800mm wide, or more.
There is background music sometimes.
We cater for sugar free (diabetic), vegetarian, gluten free (celiacs), lactose free (dairy free) and low fat specific diets.

Delamere Cycle hire

From the main entrance to this area, there is level access. The route is 2400mm wide, or more.
The door is 800mm wide.

There is an decline to access the cycle hire along a tar spray and chip surfaced path.

Large changing room.

Access path from car park Example tar spray and chip Access path to Cycle Hire

Getting around outside

Picnic Area

Throughout the Forest including some with pic-nic benches

Some tables have space for wheelchair users. You can bring your own food to the picnic area.

Access to Go Ape cabin

From the main entrance to this area, there is level access.

The Go Ape cabin is approximately 420m from the accessible parking spaces. There is a variety of different terrain including tarmac, tar spray and chip and stone paths. There are some inclines and declines inlcuding a railway bridge crossing. You need to walk a short distance along a quiet access road.

Tar spray and chip path along car park Example tar spray and chip surfacing Tar spray and chip path leading to access road Chicane crossing to access road Incline along access road Railway bridge crossing Railway bridge crossing Start of stone surfaced path Example stone surface path Access alongside gate Stone surface path Decline to Go Ape cabin Access to Go Ape cabin

Customer care support

Emergency evacuation procedures

We have emergency evacuation procedures for disabled visitors.
The fire alarm has flashing lights.
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