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Sunday
19  May

Gregynog Forest Fairy Trail

 
21/08/2023 @ 09:21

 

Gregynog’s forest fairies are getting ready to welcome visitors to their first Forest Fairy Trail on August Bank Holiday Weekend.

The Hall’s 750 acres of grounds are filled with undiscovered treasures and the Fairy Trail provides an ideal way to explore the woodland walks around the Grade 1 listed gardens and historic landscape.

The trail opens on Friday and runs until Monday from 10am to 4pm. Trail sheets cost £6 which includes a strawberry milkshake and a fairy cake in the Courtyard Café.

Lydia Bassett, the Hall’s Head of Business Development, told us: “We can’t wait to welcome all the fairy fans to our wonderful woods.

“The fairies’ front doors are being decorated with letters and numbers, and our visitors will need to collect all the numbers and letters and then unscramble them to find the magic words and claim their milkshake and fairy cake prize.

“Everyone is welcome to come along and join in. You’ll need solid shoes for wandering in the woods but dressing up is positively encouraged, and some of our staff might well be dressing up as well. There’s no need to book, just come along and join in the fairy fun between 10am and 4pm over the Bank Holiday weekend.”

Gregynog Hall is now run by an independent charitable trust and the trail is part of its fundraising efforts to ensure the Hall and its grounds are preserved for future generations.

The grounds are a National Nature Reserve and there are miles of marked paths through the woods, the café is open daily from 10am-4pm and the trail sheets will be available from the café in the Courtyard.