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

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  1. 27 Mar 24

    Forest of Dean / Attractions and Days Out -Farms and Zoos -Food and Drink -Gardens and Nature -Parks and Green Spaces -Play Areas

    Easter coffee morning

    Come up to our Stowfield site and enjoy a coffee and homemade cake. Timing is 10-12 and there is car parking available along with a Changing Place, toilets and lots of accessible space to get around, sit in peace or enjoy the views and the animals.

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    Orchard trust 3 months ago
  2. 25 Oct 23

    Forest of Dean / Farms and Zoos -Festivals and Seasonal -Food and Drink -Parks and Green Spaces

    Halloween Coffee Morning

    Halloween themed coffee morning on our smallholding. With Trick or Treat Scavenger Hunt, lots of yummy treats and optional fancy dress. Open to all, the coffee morning will be held on our Smallholding in Lower Lydbrook, from 10am-12pm on October 25th 2023. We have good car parking and the site is level and wheelchair accessible […]

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    Orchard trust 8 months 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 8 months 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 8 months 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 8 months 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 8 months ago
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Orchard Trust supports people to be their best. We 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, 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
GL179PP

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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