Forest Biking

For the safety of both mother and child, Go Ape strongly recommends that pregnant women do not take part in our adventures.

Our adventures are robust physical activities involving climbing, balancing, and zipping, which naturally carry a degree of risk. While we don't want to be discriminatory, we are not medical experts.

We strongly encourage you to seek advice from your doctor before deciding to participate.

If, after consulting your doctor, you choose to proceed, we will require you to formally declare your pregnancy to a staff member and sign a specific disclaimer acknowledging that:

"I have made Go Ape aware that I am pregnant and, as a result, Go Ape has recommended that I do not take part on the course. However, I have decided to take part on the course in the full knowledge that this may incur risks to my unborn child."

We want you to have a safe and wonderful experience, so please prioritise medical advice when making this decision!

We have produced this handy guide on staying safe at Go Ape in hot weather. Please have a read through to prepare for your adventure.

Go Ape is an excellent wet weather activity. Our courses are substantially sheltered from rain and wind by the trees themselves so as long as you are appropriately dressed for the weather you should still have great memories of your experience. The course remains open in all weathers, except thick ice, thunderstorms and gales. Rain makes the course muddier than usual which can add to the fun, but you might want dry clothes to change into for the journey home.

If we have to close for unsafe weather conditions, we will offer you a refund, credit note or reschedule your booking. If unsafe weather is forecasted we will aim to make the decision as early as possible, and will do our best to contact you to try and save you a wasted journey.

Yes, dogs are allowed throughout the forest and around the ground areas of our course. You can even bring your dog into the nets seating area as long as they are always kept on a lead.

There is a cafe on site located by the visitors center and main play ground, serving both hot and cold food as well as scoop ice creams. The visitors center also sells small items related to the forest activites.

There are baby changing facilities in the toilets at the main hub area and also accessible toilets.

A lot of the forest trails are pushchair and wheelchair accessible. There are also mobility scooters available to hire from the visitor centre, this is all run by Forestry England. Some areas around the course are difficult with a pushchair or wheelchair, but we can advise on site the best routes to take. If you have any specific accessibility requirements please contact us ahead of your visit so we can help.

Yes, Alice Holt Forest carpark can hold around 400 cars and an over flow carpark can hold roughly 100. Payment is by card at the pay stations located close the visitor centre or at the barriers on the way out. During busy periods the carpark can be full between the hours of 11am and 3pm, so we recommend arriving with plenty of time before your booking.

We can look after smaller belongings such as coats and small bags in the cabin but these are left at your own risk. If you drive to us, we recommend larger items are left in your car as our cabin doesn't have a lot of storage room.

The nearest toilets are in the main forest hub by the visitor centre and the cafe, roughly a 2-minute walk from the cabin and a 1-minute walk from the activity centre.

Go Ape Alice Holt is located 5 miles south of Farnham town centre on the A325 towards Bordon. There are signs before the turning from both directions. We run our tree top activities from the far side of the carpark, and we run our Bikes and Nets from the activity centre which is located just the other side of the visitor centre and cafe.

Start in the middle of the main car park, walk under the visitor centre and customer toilets, then continue straight ahead and you’ll find the Nets & Bike Hire area on the far left.

Head to the back of the main car park and follow the Go Ape signs to the check-in cabin for all tree tops activities.