Do you prefer a gentle family cycle ride in a beautiful woodland setting or top-speed mountain biking around Bedgebury's challenging single-track routes? Bedgebury now has 10km of newly surfaced family cycle track round the 2000 acre forest, over 12km of single-track mountain biking and a professionally designed 'Freeride' area with challenging jumps and stunts.

County: Kent
Distance: 20 miles
Estimated time to complete walk: 2
Type of route: Circular
Starts: Bedgebury Visitor Centre(Grid reference: TQ723386)
Ends: Bedgebury Visitor Centre(Grid reference: TQ723386)
How to get there: Planning your visit to Bedgebury Bedgebury is an outdoor site - please wear suitable clothing and footwear. The Pinetum may close in extreme weather. Please call 01580 879820 Opening times - Open 365 days a year. CURRENT OPENING HOURS - 8am to 5pm. (For other times of year please see below) Admission charges - £5 per car, £20 per coach, (Concessions available) Please note that the Pay & Display machines only take coins. Unlimited parking with Friends Membership from £30 Directions to Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest Bedgebury is located close to the Kent/East Sussex border, approximately 2 miles north of Flimwell and within an hour’s travel from London, Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Sevenoaks, Ashford, Hastings and Eastbourne. From London leave the M25 at junction 5 and join the A21 southbound towards Hastings. Bedgebury is signposted off the A21 on the B2079, approximately 12 miles southeast of Tunbridge Wells and 16 miles northwest of Hastings. The new Visitor Centre and car park gives easy access to both the National Pinetum and Forest. Nearest railway stations - Wadhurst, Tunbridge Wells, Etchingham, Staplehurst, Marden.
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