OAK & ASH & THORN
IN VOLTAIRE’S WOOD
120 acres of native English woodland. Oak and ash and thorn, beech, hazel and wild cherry too. A world away from the world.
SLEEP OUT IN THE WOODS
Stay in the woods each with your own private camping area and experience low-key, almost wild camping: simply you, your friends and family, the deer, the owls, deep in the woods.
We provide the basics, you pitch your tents and then are free to explore or just do nothing and listen to the birdsong.
We have three zones in the woods. The Forts area Is located deep in our woods, near a stream and is geared towards family camping. This includes Chimney View, Lightning Beech and The Forts camp.
For adult groups who might want to stay up later, please book into Sigge’s Camp or for larger groups, Sacred Stone.
Our third space, Butterfly Glide, is for daytime events.
DATES
We are open over weekends from March - December. Arrivals from midday. Departure times are relaxed.
April - June: Saturday nights
July - September: Friday, Saturdays and bank holidays
October - December: Saturday nights
SHINDIG IN THE WOODS
We have two areas for gatherings in the woods: Butterfly Glide is a magical space for day events such as weddings or day parties.
No hen or stag dos, no raves (though we can fix you up with a silent disco) but if you want a mellow evening with a group of friends, and a bit of chill music in our covered A-frame and freedom of your own private 20 acres of the woods, including an overnight stay for you and your group, we may be able to help. Please fill at the end of the page for more details.
WHAT’s ON
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PARTY CAMPS
With a large covered area, a fire-pit and private camping areas all around, we can provide a unique space for celebrations, woodland ceremonies, hand-fastings or meet-ups.
If it’s a chill party you are after, click through to find out more and drop us a line to tell us more.
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BELTANE
Saturday 4 May, from 6pm
Join us for Beltane. A small gathering for dancing, storytelling, a botanical bar and a bonfire: the perfect way to see in the summer. For those looking to make vows, a handfasting celebrant will be in attendance. And we will decorate a hawthorn in good old May Day fashion.
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Foraging
Totally Wild Foraging are our foraging partners. They hold events around once a month in our woods looking for fungi, grasses, leaves and wild flowers to excite your palate and make you look again at nature.
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Devil's Nutting Day
Devil’s Nutting Day is of three Nutting Days in September. Once commonly held that to gather nuts today would attract the attention of Old Nick himself. Dare to take part in a forage through the woods led by our expert forager. It may be a beech mast year. Learn how to deer stalk (no guns, just tracking) and have a guided whittle around the campfire as we settle in for some storytelling under the stars.
Just run if you catch a whiff of sulphur…
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AUTUMN CAMPING
Some say autumn camping is the best: the leaves are turning, there’s a bit of a chill, and a crunch underfoot. We’ve got camps open through to December. You can even spend New Year’s Eve here.
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HALLOWEEN
Join us for a spooky evening of jack-o-lanterns and storytelling on the weekend before Halloween. Carve your own pumpkin, marvel as our professional chainsaw artist carves theirs, shudder as our storyteller tells you tales of Stingy Jack and his turnip lantern round our roaring bonfire (or bone-fire, as once it was known).
