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If you are looking for a family day trip that is easy to reach from Durham, you might want to visit Broom House Farm.
While you might know about Broom House because of its award-winning farm shop, it is also home to a forest adventure.
The forest adventure offers an exciting and “action packed” day out that will keep children entertained.
The forest adventure features puzzles, challenges and play areas to explore.
What is the Broom House Farm Forest Adventure like?
The Broom House Farm website says: “Broom House Farm’s Forest Adventure offers Durham’s most exciting action packed fun family day out…or just a lovely green leafy space to take a walk with the family.
“Follow the numerous nature trails, attempt the woodland challenges…climb the towers, whizz down slides, fly along the zip wires and dare to enter the tunnels.
“If you’re not up for the physical challenges on offer, have a go at some of our forest quizzes.
“From dragon hunting to deer tracks, frogs to fairies, word searches to learning about our woodland trees, there’s something for everyone, young and old.”
You can either just enjoy a quiet walk around the nature trails or try one of the many challenges around each corner.
Children can try their luck on the balance beams and run through tunnels around the woods.
There is even a quiz to test both children and adults, as well as fairies to find along the way.
After exploring the forest adventure, you can stop off at the Coffee Shop to enjoy breakfast, lunch or a slice of cake.
The café has both indoor and outdoor seating, so you are covered no matter what the weather is like.
What do visitors think of the Broom House Farm Forest Adventure?
One reviewer on Tripadvisor wrote: “The forest adventure is situated at the bottom of the field down from the coffee shop.
“You have to pay at the coffee shop, and they will give you puzzles and treasure hunt things to do in the woods.
“We’ve done this a few times over the years.
“On our most recent visit the children played on the various climbing frames.
“On the two zip wires and on the cart race (two carts run along wooden tracks).
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“We didn’t bother with the treasure hunt items this time.”
Other reviews said the Broom House Farm Forest Adventure is an “amazing fun day out” with “plenty to entertain kids”.
Will you be visiting the Broom House Farm Forest Adventure this summer? Let us know in the comments.