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Itchen Valley Country Park

(Hampshire)

Near Southampton

A beautiful setting within 440 acres of water meadows and woodland at Itchen Valley Country Park.

Our tree top adventure landed at Itchen Valley Country Park in 2011. Tucked away in 440 acres of woodland and meadows close to the River Itchen, the park is perfect for a family day out.

A healthy dollop of breathtaking scenery; tree-top high wires, crossings and wind-in-your-face zip wires, Itchen Valley is sure to be a hit for any outdoor lover.

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Get out and about this season

For full availability simply 'check availability' for exact details of Itchen Valley opening hours.

Times will vary on daylight hours…some adventures even open at 08:00 in the summer for those early birds!

Below is a snapshot of when our forest doors open.

We're open from February to November, but we close our forest doors during December and January (...it gets a little chilly and we like to maintain our adventures so they're all ready to go in 2012).

Weekends in February and March

Plus we're open throughout February half term - that's the 13th - 17th February.

23rd March – 30th October daily.

Closed Thursday and Friday (during term time).

Weekends only throughout November.

Course stats

Check out these crazy stats for Itchen Valley Country Park!

  • Number of sections 5
  • Longest Zip Wire 193 metres
  • Longest Crossing 21 metres
  • Total Length 927 metres
  • Number of Crossings 40
  • Highest Point 14 metres

The Team at Itchen

The Address

Go Ape! Itchen Valley
Itchen Valley Country Park
Allington Lane
West End, Southampton
SO30 3HQ

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By car

  • From the West

Exit the M27 at junction 5 and take the 2nd exit on roundabout, signposted Eastleigh A335, then follow brown tourist signs to Itchen Valley Country Park.

  • From the North

Follow the M3, joining the M27 Eastbound towards Portsmouth.  Exit the M27 at junction 5 and take the 2nd exit on the roundabout, then follow the brown tourist signs to Itchen Valley Country Park.

  • From the East

Exit the M27 at junction 7.  From junction 7, take the first exit, signposted Southampton A334, then the 3rd exit at the next roundabout, signposted West End A27, and follow brown tourist signs to Itchen Valley Country Park.

  • From Southampton

Head towards Southampton Airport.  Join the A27 and follow brown tourist signs to Itchen Valley Country Park.

  • From Eastleigh

Take the A355 to Southampton airport.  Follow brown tourist signs to Itchen Valley Country Park, past the airport onto A27.

Please note that the following parking charges apply: Mon - Sat = £1.60 up to 4 hours. Sun = £2.30 up to 4 hours.

By train

The nearest train station is Southampton Park Way.

By bus

There is a regular bus service to the A27 from Eastleigh, Itchen Valley Country Park is then approximately 10 minutes' walk.

Please use transport direct to plan your route. We have cycle storage facilities at Go Ape.

To plan your route by bike, please use Transport Direct. You can also find local cycle routes at Eastleigh Cycle Journey Planner

Staying Over

Need a place to crash? Our friends below (excuse the pun) come highly recommended...

Primrose Cottage B  & B

Local Area

Some nearby places which may be of interest:

There's plenty of things to do in the park itself; our beautiful walks take in bluebells (in the spring) and other wild flowers, and you can enjoy a picnic throughout the park.

Please note that the following parking charges apply at Itchen Valley Country Park : Mon - Sat = £2.10 over 4 hours. Sun = £3 over 4 hours.

Rated 3 Bananas Nikki 21 May 2012
Kids had a lovely time. Staff appeared bored and tired. We were a bit 'boisterous' as it was a birthday party etc but they, I don't think, smiled at all. Course was good but we were held up TERRIBLY by the people in front of us who we caught up and no provision was made for us to get past them. This really spoilt the experience on a chilly day.
Rated 4 Bananas Tim 21 May 2012
Visited Go Ape Itchen valley with 2 ten year olds. We had a fantastic time and all oved it. All staff were great. Only suggestion would be for some of the platforms to be a bit bigger. It was a bit tight trying to ensure that the two lads were safely secured and ready to go.
Rated 4 Bananas Nikki 21 May 2012
Rope swing into cargo net was a favourite! Zip wire was amazing, but couldn't identify a technique to prevent wood chip down clothes! Overall a fantastic day out.
Rated 5 Bananas Carly 21 May 2012
Me and all of my friends thoroughly enjoyed the experience, the staff were friendly an informative and we will def go back!
Rated 3 Bananas K 20 May 2012
the price has gone up a lot since i last went. i think a tutorial for those that have been before would be good as doing the same thing again is boring. overall i love go ape lots of fun
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18 years +
£30
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10 - 17 years
Over 1.4m
£20
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