Tollymore Forest Park

Jun 16, 2023
2 min read

Updated: Aug 8

📍Tollymore Forest Park, County Down

💷 Free

🅿️Large car park on site £5 per car

🚻Toilets available

♿️Some areas and paths are more accessible than others; many forest trails are uneven

☕️Food:We recommend bringing snacks or a picnic Coffee cart onsite

🧒All ages

🗺️Bryansford Road, Newcastle, County Down

What You’ll Find

Set at the foot of the Mourne Mountains, this is such a beautiful spot for a family adventure. Think winding forest trails, rivers, stepping stones, huge trees and bridges that look like they’ve come straight from a fairytale.

Tollymore is made for little adventurers.

There are miles of woodland to explore, but you don’t need to tackle a huge walk to enjoy it. We spent our time wandering through the forest, crossing bridges, exploring beside the river.

The bridges have to be one of my favourite things about Tollymore. Surrounded by towering trees with the river running underneath, parts of the forest genuinely feel like something from a storybook.

The Shimna River runs through the forest and adds so much to the adventure.

As always around water, keep little ones close and take extra care after wet weather when rocks and paths can be slippery.

One of the best things about Tollymore is that you can make the day as big or as small as you want. Come for a short wander and picnic with younger children, or choose one of the longer marked trails if your wee adventurers are happy to walk.

For the Grown Ups

This is definitely one of those days out that’s just as lovely for the grown ups.

The scenery is beautiful, there are plenty of photo opportunities and there’s something very peaceful about slowing down and wandering through the trees.