Hamsterley Forest is a fantastic 2000 hectare forest osasis sprawling along the sides of a sheltered valley located adjacent to the North Pennines Area of Natural Beauty. With wildlife watching, dark sky gazing, family adventure play, walking or adrenalin fuelled mountain biking, there are no shortage of options when planning your visit. Hamsterley Forest also plays host to a vast number of events per year including running, mountain biking, picnic cinema, zombie runs, forest education and even a car rally, to keep up to date visit www.forestry.gov.uk or their Facebook page.