Cannock Chase Forest Concerts 2025

Cannock Chase Forest is outstandingly beautiful and a joy to explore either walking, on a mountain bike or on horse back. For the best experience and to see more of the forest, which covers many square miles, an ebike is the way to do it. There are various routes into the forest, most are well sign posted and the visitor centre is worth a visit with a cafe, toilets and excellent mountain biking cycle shop nearby at the entrance to the trails. The Forestry Commission does a great job of maintaining the forest and its trails and it's well worth a visit. It looks beautiful in all seasons .

Our favourite local hangout, we are here most weekends. We prefer the smaller park ups away from the crowds, but will use Birches Valley for the bikes.

We love it here. Numerous bike trails through the forest to explore and the play and pedal parks along the gruffalo trail are perfect for novice bike riders to get some confidence. A really beautiful place and a jewel of the midlands

Just the most beautiful place to be. I go to the far end of the forest where it's quiet away from all the people and you're more likely to see deer. Plenty of paths to follow and places to explore can spend as much time as you like here. Plenty of small car parks along the roads. Please drive slowly so much wildlife around the pheasants like to jump out on you and far too many deer get killed by careless driving.

Fabulous location! Been twice now, once back in the summer and once just a few days ago and the views are stunning regardless of the season. I've enjoyed a picnic by the water before and more recently enjoyed watching and listening to the squirrels play in the trees above. By parking at Go Ape (£8 a day) you can explore various different routes around the forest both on foot and by bike with designated clearly mapped biking routes based on difficulty. There appears to be plenty to do for children as there are signs showing Gruffalo related activities to keep children entertained. There also appears to be walking groups meet here for group activity sessions too, may be worth a look into if you would like to try a more social aspect to a forest walk. There is also a nice coffee complex near the main gates accompanied by a spacious seating area to enjoy the outdoors. Being here really gives you the time and space to enjoy the great outdoors. Great for your physical and mental health to really get away from it all... Whilst I haven't quite got round to trying Go Ape yet but it looks like great fun to walk amongst the tress and zipline through them... maybe next time... Would highly recommend for a nice day out for all ages and abilities.