Visitor information
Opening hours
Chopwell Wood never closes and access is available to the main car park 24 hours a day. Please note that neither the access road or car park are lit after dark.
How to find us
Sat Nav Postcode:
NE39 1LTBy Car
The wood is not signposted until the entrance in the village of High Spen (B6315). Access to the B6315 from the south is off the A694 at Rowlands Gill or from the north at the A695 at Greenside.
By Public Transport
Buses operated by ‘Go Ahead Northeast’ connect the wood with Newcastle City Centre, Newcastle Central Station and the Metrocentre (service number 47). Visitors from Consett (service number 45 or 46) can connect with this bus at Rowlands Gill.
The bus stop for these services is on Hookergate Lane in High Spen, located at the entrance to the road access into the wood. From the bus stop, the trailhead in the main car park is a ten-minute walk along both tarmac road (100 metres) and waymarked forest trail (700 metres).
OS Grid Ref
54.9136788, -1.7860385
Parking and prices
There are no parking charges at Chopwell Wood.
Additional information
There are no designated accessible parking spaces at this forest. View our easy access trails page to find other forests with accessible parking.
Facilities and access
Pre-visit access information
Visit our access information page from the link below.
- Assistant dogs welcome
- Dogs allowed
- Easy access trail
- Picnic area
Contact details
Things to do
Activities at Chopwell Wood
