Theme Parks
Go Ape Forest of Dean Mallards Pike
📍 GL15 4HD
Photo: John Winder (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- High ropes course with two Tarzan Swings and long zips
- Five zip lines and wobbly bridge crossings through the canopy
- Off-road electric Segway rides through woodland trails
- Spot wild boar and deer while riding Segways
- Nearby maize mazes and bike trails to extend your visit
Go Ape Mallards Pike sits within one of England's largest ancient forests, offering the Forest of Dean's toughest Go Ape with two Tarzan Swings and zips up to 180 metres through the canopy. You'll navigate wobbly bridges and challenging crossings, or try the Forest Segway, exploring winding trails while keeping an eye out for wild boar and deer. Younger or newer explorers can head to Beechenhurst nearby for entry-level adventures. There's a cafe on site selling hot and cold food, plus free lockers for your belongings, accessible parking spaces and maize mazes to explore. Staying close by is easy, with 61 bookable places to stay within 5 miles and Lydney station 4.7 miles away.
Practical details
- Time needed
- Treetop Challenge takes 2-3 hours
- Dogs
- Well-behaved dogs allowed on site but not on the course
- Parking
- On-site parking available, charges apply
- Accessibility
- Accessible toilets and parking spaces, mostly flat site
- Booking
- Advance online booking recommended as sessions can sell out
From the attraction's own website on 10 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Takeaway Food
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Parking
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Turn a visit to Go Ape Forest of Dean Mallards Pike into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Lydney 4.7 miles
- Cam & Dursley 8.5 miles
- Stonehouse 10.9 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page