Image shows the Orchard Trust activity park with three people in wheelchairs and their carers about to use the roundabout. The Orchard Trust Orchards Care Home is in the background

Orchard Trust

  1. 20 Aug 25

    Forest of Dean / Attractions and Days Out -Festivals and Seasonal -Parks and Green Spaces -Performing Arts

    Orchard Fest

    Our first Inclusive Music festival. Designed especially for people with disabilities, where everyone is welcome Over 10 bands and DJ sets are booked alongside circus performers, circus workshops and food and drink traders. There will be 2 stages with performances between 2pm and 10.30pm on the day. We will also have a chill out zone […]

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    Orchard Trust 2 weeks ago
  2. 03 Sep 25

    Forest of Dean / Attractions and Days Out -Cinema and Film -Festivals and Seasonal -Food and Drink -Gardens and Nature -Parks and Green Spaces -Performing Arts

    Outdoor Cinema Summer Film

    An accessible, outdoor film show with fresh popcorn and drinks available. We have an indoor space if the weather is wet. There is no charge for the show but donations are of course welcome. We have plenty of parking and a Changing Place Toilet. No need to book just come along and enjoy and evening […]

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    Orchard Trust 2 weeks ago
  3. 19 Sep 25

    Forest of Dean / Attractions and Days Out -Festivals and Seasonal -Food and Drink -Parks and Green Spaces

    Mexican Coffee morning

    A late Summer coffee morning with a mexicantheme. We will be open between 10and 12 am on September 19th for freshly made cake, tea and coffee. Come and see our site, our animals and the facilities we have for you. There is plenty of parking, a fully wheelchair accessible space and a Changing Place Toilet. […]

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    Orchard Trust 2 weeks ago
  4. 29 Oct 25

    Forest of Dean / Attractions and Days Out -Festivals and Seasonal -Food and Drink -Gardens and Nature -Parks and Green Spaces

    Halloween Coffee Morning

    A coffee morning with a Halloween theme. We will be open between 10and 12 am on September 19th for spookily fresh cake, tea and coffee. Come and see our site, our animals and the facilities we have for you. There is plenty of parking, a fully wheelchair accessible space and a Changing Place Toilet. No […]

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    Orchard Trust 2 weeks ago
  5. 30 Oct 25

    Forest of Dean / Attractions and Days Out -Cinema and Film -Festivals and Seasonal -Food and Drink -Gardens and Nature -Parks and Green Spaces -Performing Arts

    Halloween Film Show

    A Halloween film show at our Stowfield site. Everyone is welcome. There is no charge for the film show but donations are most welcome. We will have fresh popcorn, cakes and drinks available. There is plenty of parking and a Changing Place Toilet available

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    Orchard Trust 2 weeks ago
  6. 12 Dec 25

    Forest of Dean / Attractions and Days Out -Festivals and Seasonal -Food and Drink -Gardens and Nature -Parks and Green Spaces

    Christmas Coffee Morning

    A Christmas themed coffee morning with fresh cake and drinks on our accessible Stowfield site. There is plenty of parking and a Changing Place Toilet. Come and see our lovely site and get a festive fix while you’re here.  

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    Orchard Trust 2 weeks ago
  7. 17 Dec 25

    Forest of Dean / Attractions and Days Out -Cinema and Film -Festivals and Seasonal -Food and Drink -Gardens and Nature -Parks and Green Spaces -Performing Arts

    Christmas Film Show

    Come along to our Christmas film show at our Stowfield site. We’ll have fresh popcorn, cakes and drinks available and have plenty of parking and a Changing Place Toilet. Come and enjoy a night out from 6.30pm. There is no charge for the film show but donations will be very welcome.

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    Orchard Trust 2 weeks ago
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  1. Forest of Dean / Parks and Green Spaces -Sports and Leisure

    Swimming and Jumping

    Orchard Trust has a fully accessible Therapy Suite on its peaceful, rural Stowfield Site. This houses a hydrotherapy pool with a counter current current massage unit and colourful lights and a Rebound trampoline. There are private changing rooms with hoist access and space to store wheelchairs when you are in the pool or on the […]

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    Orchard Trust 2 years ago
  2. Forest of Dean / Farms and Zoos -Parks and Green Spaces -Play Areas

    Have a go on the Activity Park

    The Orchard Trust Stowfield site has it’s own activity park with swings, a roundabout and a floor trampoline. All are wheelchair accessible, there is also a small slide accessible by a shallow steps or a pull up pipe. The park sits on the wheelchair accessible site surrounded by nature and our friendly animals. Pay us […]

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    Orchard Trust 2 years ago
  3. Forest of Dean / Farms and Zoos -Parks and Green Spaces

    Give some love to a Guinea Pig

    The Orchard Trusts small animals include guinea pigs, rabbits and Speedy the tortoise. They all enjoy seeing visitors and having a cuddle. Come to our Stowfield site to see the animals, the small ones and the larger ones like Millie the pig and our sheep and goats. They’d love to see you. The whole site […]

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    Orchard Trust 2 years ago
  4. Forest of Dean / Farms and Zoos -Parks and Green Spaces

    Walking with animals

    Visitors to our Stowfield site can take a walk with a goat. Our pygmy goat family is very friendly and they all like to say hello when they see someone approach.  It is possible to walk them around the site or go into their paddock to help look after them too. The whole site is […]

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    Orchard Trust 2 years ago
Show past regular activities

Orchard Trust supports people to be their best. We have 6 homes across the Forest of Dean and run a day service on our accessible Therapeutic Smallholding in Lower Lydbrook in the beautiful Wye Valley. The smallholding also offers accessible leisure and outdoor activity spaces for everybody. There is an Activity Park, friendly farm animals, woodland and paddock walks, an accessible wildlife pond, parking, toilets and a changing place toilet. We also have a Hydrotherapy Pool with swimming sessions, Rebound trampoline with trampolining sessions, a sensory garden and a multi sensory room on the site.

Contact info

  • 01594861137
  • admin@orchard-trust.org.uk
  • Bianca Bertalot or Sabrina Downie

Lydbrook Valley Springs
Central Lydbrook
Gloucestershire
GL17 9PP

Inclusion statement

We will welcome anyone to our site and will always do our best to include anyone and support them to enjoy the site.

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