Holiday Workshops

Immersive woodland workshops for children and families, running throughout the school holidays to connect through nature and play.

Nature-based fun for families; when school’s out, the adventure begins.

During the school holidays, these immersive woodland workshops invite children and families to spend meaningful time together in nature. Each session offers a gentle mix of forest play, creative exploration, and cooking over the fire, with space to slow down, connect, and share food outdoors. Led by experienced Forest School practitioners and guest specialists, the workshops are designed to nurture curiosity, confidence, and togetherness, creating memorable holiday experiences rooted in nature, play, and seasonal food.

Ostara Family Forest School Workshop
Mar
30

Ostara Family Forest School Workshop

Enjoy the beginning of spring with Kat at Knowlands Wood, Barcombe with a relaxed, Ostara themed family session. Families will explore the woodland together through seasonal nature activities, woodland crafts, gentle games, and time around the fire.

For ages 2 -11 years

Ticket includes up to 2 adults and 2 children.

Additional children £8.50 - please add at checkout.

Prewalker siblings are free.

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Easter Family Forest School Workshop
Mar
31

Easter Family Forest School Workshop

Join us this Easter for a special Forest School family session in the beautiful woodland setting of Wilderness Woods, Hadlow Down. Led by Laura, a Level 3 qualified Forest School Leader, this session invites families to slow down, connect with nature and enjoy time together outdoors.

Rooted in the Forest School ethos, the session will offer child-led exploration, free play, and opportunities to follow curiosity in the woods. A range of gentle invitations to Easter-themed, seasonal crafts and nature-based activities will be available for those who wish to take part, alongside space to simply explore, build, discover and play.

This relaxed and welcoming session is open to children and their families (aimed at 2-11 year olds), creating a shared woodland experience where imagination, confidence and connection with the natural world can flourish.

Come and enjoy the magic of spring in the woods 

Ticket includes up to 2 adults and 2 children.

Additional children £8.50 - please add at checkout.

Prewalker siblings are free.

Wilderness Wood members enjoy 10% discount- use code WWMEMB25

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Easter Family Forest Feast
Apr
8

Easter Family Forest Feast

Join us beneath the trees for a magical Forest Feast, where woodland adventure and fireside cooking happen together in a relaxed, family-friendly morning outdoors.

As our chef guides families in preparing and cooking a seasonal lamb dish over the fire, our Forest School leader will be running seasonal, child-led woodland activities alongside the cooking. Children and adults can move freely between exploring the woodland, joining in with the cooking, and gathering around the fire as the feast slowly comes to life.

Once everything is ready, we’ll come together to share a delicious meal that has been cooked over the fire — all savoured outdoors amongst the trees.

Expect crackling flames, woodland play, delicious smells drifting through the air, muddy boots, and the simple joy of cooking and eating together in nature.

10:30am – 12:30pm

 Ticket includes:  up to 2 adults + 2 children (ages 2–11)  

Additional children £8.50 each

Pre-walkers attend FREE  

Wilderness Wood members enjoy 10% discount- use code WWMEMB25

Please note: the meal prepared and shared during this session will be a seasonal lamb dish cooked over the fire.

Spaces are limited - booking essential.

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Family Forest Feast
Feb
18

Family Forest Feast

After our last Forest Feast sold out and was hugely popular, we’re excited to be bringing this favourite session back for February half-term.

Join us for a morning of woodland play, fire cooking, and sharing food together.

This special half-term workshop is led by our Forest School leader alongside Little Forest School’s resident chef, combining the magic of Forest School with the joy of cooking and eating outdoors. The woods will be full of playful exploration, creative activities, and time gathered around the fire.

Together, we’ll prepare and enjoy delicious food cooked over the fire, inspired by the season. Everyone has a part to play, from chopping and stirring to kneading and tasting. The fire becomes our kitchen, and the forest our dining room.

Our Forest School leader and resident chef love bringing people together through nature, play, and food, sharing simple seasonal ideas and the pleasure of creating and eating together in the woods.

What to expect:

• Creative Forest School activities for all ages
• Cooking alongside Little Forest School’s resident chef over the fire
• A shared outdoor feast
• Time and space to connect with nature, food, and each other

Spaces are limited — early booking recommended following our last sell-out session.

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Spring Family Forest School Workshop
Feb
16

Spring Family Forest School Workshop

Enjoy the early signs of spring with Kat at Knowlands Wood, Barcombe with a relaxed, family session this half term. Families will explore the woodland together through seasonal nature activities, woodland crafts, gentle games, and time around the fire.

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