HERE is everything you need you know about a dog-friendly park in Worcester which is perfect for a Boxing Day walk.
Worcester Woods Country Park is made up of 100 acres of land and has two nature reserves, a huge open field, a playground and an on-site cafe.
The park attracts a wide range of visitors and people can enjoy birds, swings, a giant slide, coffee, flowers and footpaths ready to explore.
Families enjoy exploring the woodland during an afternoon out at Worcester Woods Country Park on Wildwood Drive, Worcester.
It is an extremely popular place to visit in the summer - but in the winter the woods and fields are also a great place to shake off the cobwebs.
After enjoying a big Christmas dinner, countless chocolates and possibly a few mince pies you may be looking forward to a walk either this afternoon or on Boxing Day.
Worcester Woods Country Park is a great place to head to with the woodland and also fields.
Parking
The car park is open from 5am to 10pm and is free - though it does fill up pretty quickly during summer days.
Opening hours and entry fee
Visitors and their four-legged pets can enter the park for free.
Monday: 8:30 am–5:30 pm
Tuesday: 8:30 am–5:30 pm
Wednesday: 8:30 am–5:30 pm
Thursday: 8:30 am–5:30 pm
Friday: 8:30 am–6 pm
Saturday: 8:30 am–6 pm
Sunday: 8:30 am–6 pm
Orchard Cafe Christmas opening times
While Orchard Cafe will be closed today (Christmas Day) and Boxing Day - it will be ready to welcome guests for the rest of the Christmas break.
The opening times may change so check the Facebook page for updates.
However, the cafe's typical winter opening hours from October to March is 9am to 4pm.
This cafe is made up of recycled, upcycled and reused resources that were destined for landfills.
Earlier this year, Nett Ward, owner of Orchard Cafe, says the quirky cafe was a passion project for her and her daughter during lockdown.
The entire cafe is full to overflowing with upcycled doors, recycled chairs and branches taken from the woods that have now been covered in fairy lights.
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Mrs Ward said: "The tables are made out of doors that would've gone to landfill."
Mrs Ward says she found branches from Worcester Woods and upcycled them to use in the cafe and says: "I really used what was around us."
Accessibility information
There is on-site parking and disabled toilets for disabled visitors
Waymarked Woodland Trail through Nunnery Wood is a level suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs.
Waymarked Meadow Trail through Hornhill Meadows and orchards are levels has a number of large kissing gates and can be uneven in places.
It may be suitable for robust pushchairs and smaller mobility scooters.
Reviews
Trip Advisor has given the park 4.5 stars and many visitors have left positive reviews.
One reviewer said: "Beautiful walk in the woods. Lovely place to go and the perfect place for kids and a picnic.
"Plenty of seating available and lots of room for kids to play.
"Cafe on site has a bit of a queue for drinks etc."
Another dog owner gave the park four out of five stars and said: "Lovely woods and amazing open fields - lots of space to run around with dogs, children or whomever you choose! Easy access from the main road."
And a third visitor said: "Really good place for a dog walk and lovely in spring/summer. It’s not too long to walk around the woods/ field just nice to get some fresh air.
"As expected it can get quite muddy in the not-so-nice months."
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