COVID-19 Update

Moors Valley is currently open for local outdoor exercise

Updated 6 January 2021

Following the national lockdown announcement on the 4th of January 2021, Moors Valley Country Park and Forest remains open for local exercise, with new guidelines in place.

Please be aware, for the safety of our visitors and staff our guidance below may change at short notice. Please keep checking this page for updates.

Exercising and meeting other people

You should minimise time spent outside your home.

It is against the law to meet socially with family or friends unless they are part of your household or support bubble. You can only leave your home to exercise, and not for the purpose of recreation or leisure (e.g. a picnic or a social meeting). This should be limited to once per day, and you should not travel outside your local area – meaning your village, town or the part of a city where you live.

You can exercise in a public outdoor place:

By yourself
With the people you live with
With your support bubble (if you are legally permitted to form one)
In a childcare bubble where providing childcare
Or, when on your own, with 1 person from another household

Guidance

There are three simple actions we encourage all visitors to do to help keep everyone safe: –

Hands – Please use hand sanitiser stations often, especially upon arrival at the park
Face – Please wear a face covering where social distancing may be difficult (exemptions apply)
Space – Please stay 2 metres apart from people you do not live with where possible, or 1 metre with extra precautions in place (such as wearing a face covering)

Parking

Please follow the latest Government guidance for travel
Please stay local where possible
View our latest update regarding season tickets here
The car park is open, but with a reduced capacity
We are not currently accepting bookings for coaches and minibuses
When the car park reaches capacity it will be temporarily closed. We know this is frustrating, but please be prepared to return home and visit another time. You can view updates on our Facebook page or live news feed
We encourage visitors to arrive before 10.30am, or after 2pm where possible to avoid our busiest times

Normal parking charges apply. Full details of our car park charges are listed here

At this stage, the majority of our facilities and amenities are closed and the facilities that are open may have new procedures in place.

Facilities Now Open

Toilets – COVID-secure modifications in place. Please follow Hands, Face, Space guidelines
Play Trail – Spiders, Enchanted Woods, Crocodile Crossing, Hawk House, Timber, Baba Yaga, Snakes, Hollow Log and Tree Top Trail are currently open
Play Areas – Full details on the new play park guidance is listed here
Seasons Takeaway Kiosk – Further details listed here
Walking and cycling trails

Facilities Now Closed

Play Structures – Ants Nest and Bewildernest remain closed
Visitor Centre – Please email rangers@moors-valley.co.uk or call 01425 470721 if you have a query
Seasons Restaurant – Further details listed here
Gift Shop
Ice Cream Kiosk
Fitness Trail
Watchmoor Bike Park
Fishing – Further details listed here
Railway – Further details listed here
Cycle Hire – Further details listed here
Go Ape – Further details listed here
Golf – Please do not walk or cycle on the golf course. Further details listed here
Health and Activity sessions – Further details listed here
Ranger Den
Ranger-led Activities and Events
Large group sessions, such as parkrun

Gift Vouchers

If you have a gift voucher for parking, bike hire or our gift shop we will honour any due to expire during this current lockdown. So don’t worry, you won’t lose out and there will be no rush to come and use the voucher.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Help, Support and Advice

For information on the Coronavirus (COVID-19), what you need to do, what support is available and how you can help please visit the Government’s dedicated website.