Room on the Broom Trail - Delamere Forest
- Jennifer Kozyra
- 1 day ago
- 3 min read
This brand new Julia Donaldson Room on the Broom trail will be at Delamere Forest for the whole of 2026. The trail has replacing the popular Stick Man trail which was there is 2025. It is short 1 mile loop with interactive boards and fun for all the family and perfect if you love the book just as much as I do.
Along the way, children will:
✨ Join the Witch and her friends on a thrilling woodland quest
🧢 Help track down her lost hat, bow and wand
🪄 Collect magical ingredients to complete a powerful spell
🌳 Discover fun activities, hidden surprises and fascinating forest facts
Top Info
📅 Open every day except Christmas Day
🌞 Summer opening times: 8am - 8pm.
☁ Winter opening times: 8am - 5pm
📅 27th Jan – 31st Dec
🥾 1 mile long
💰 Free trail
💰 Activity pack £4 from visitor centre
👨👩👦👦 Suitable for all the family
👶 Pushchair friendly
♿ Wheelchair friendly in dry weather
🥾 Wear sensible shoes as muddy when wet
🥪 Picnic area
☕ Cafe & 🍕 Pizza van
🐕 Dogs allowed
❔ Information point
🚻 Accessible toilet/ toilet
🖊 Visitor Centre
🚗 Park for FREE at Barnsbridge Car Park WA6 6NY
🚗 Park at Visitor Centre for up to 2 hours £7.50 CW8 2JD
The trail is a 1-mile circular route, starting and ending near the visitor centre, making it easy to find and perfect for little legs. Even better, the trail itself is completely free to do. However, if you want to add an extra layer of fun, I’d definitely recommend picking up the £4 activity pack from the visitor centre.
The activity pack includes:
A wand-making kit
Stickers
A lanyard
Activity cards
As you make your way around the trail, each board features a fun, interactive activity that ties into the story. The challenge is to help find magical ingredients for the Witch to use in a potion. It’s a simple idea, but it’s been done so cleverly and thoughtfully, especially for younger visitors.
The boards are bright and colourful, with lots of things to turn, push and move, keeping children engaged the whole way around.
One of my personal favourite parts was having to find a stick along the trail to turn into a magic wand, such a lovely, imaginative touch that fits perfectly with the woodland setting.
The path itself is wide and flat, making it suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs. When we visited it was a little muddy due to wet weather, so sensible footwear is a must, but overall it’s very accessible.
While the activity pack definitely adds to the experience, you can absolutely still enjoy the trail without buying one, it’s still lots of fun either way.
Turn this fun activity into a full day out in the woods by pairing the trail with a visit to the café, or even extending your adventure with a longer walk into the forest to hunt for the Gruffalo sculptures, perfect if you’re going all-in on a Julia Donaldson theme.
🚗 Free Car Parks
* Yeld Ln, Tarporley CW6 0TB - great for walking Old Pale Hill
* Barnsbridge Car Park WA6 6NY - great for Blakemere Moss, Gruffalo Trail & Room on the Broom trail
* Gresty's Waste car park CW6 0SP - good for Old Pale Hill walk
* Main Visitor Centre car park CW8 2JD - adjacent to the central facilities. With accessible parking spaces.
Up to 1 hour £4
Up to 2 hours £7.50
Up to 3 hours £11
All day £12.50
Delamere forest visitor centre
There is a large visitor centre with a cafe, information desk, large and clean toilet facilities including several family rooms, baby changing and changing places facilities too.
Delamere Cafe
This large cafe has a selection of breakfast and lunch items on their menu as well as homemade cakes, drinks and a separate ice cream serving area. It is a large cafe with plenty of seating however it can get busy at weekends and school holidays. There is also covered outside seating and on peak days you will find an oven pizza van as another option of where to get some hot food from.
Visit Jan 2026
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