A historic woodland landscape with cliffs, crags, networks of caves, rhododendron jungles, stunning views and a series of extraordinary monuments awaits you.
Parts of the park and the main walking routes contains several flights of steps, some natural ones carved into rock and some man made wooden ones.
Much more than a stroll in the woods, this 2-3 hour adventure will awe anyone who succeeds in exploring its crags and crevices!
Discovery Tours at The Follies
Find out more about the history behind Hawkstone Park Follies from one of our friendly/experienced staff. They will be your personal guide for the duration. As you arrive the guide will welcome you at the visitor centre and offer a complimentary hot/cold drink. They will then introduce the Follies and take you through the history room before setting of. You will be given a Follies guide book that details more about how the Follies came about.
Discovery Tour 1 :
This tour takes in The White Tower, The Monument, Swiss Bridge, The Hermitage and finishing in our amazing series of caves at Grotto Hill. For this tour you have the option of a complimentary landrover, this is great if any of your party has mobility issues or you just simply wish landrover transport.
Discovery Tour 2 :
This tour is for walking only, and takes you to the recently re-opened 12th Century medieval castle ruins of The Red Castle before walking upto the Grotto Caves and enjoying all areas of the park by foot. The nature of this tour makes it unsuitable for young children or for people with mobility issues.
Both Discovery Tours £35/Hd , maximum group of 6 minimum group of 2
All tours need to be pre booked by emailing follies@hawkstone.co.uk.
For school and groups walks of over 10 , please click here.
If you want to make a full day of it why not combine both Tours for £60/hd. With time for a picnic half way round either at The Monument or Grotto Caves. We can provide a picnic from our tearoom menu, chosen on arrival , or you can bring your own.
Cant decide which tour suits you best? dont worry you can decide on the day by speaking with one of our guides (still needs to be booked in advance)
Subject to availability - MUST BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE
