We have now developed and written an Accessibility Statement for Darwin Forest.  You may access it by clicking the link at the bottom of the following page http://www.pinelodgeholidays.co.uk/darwin_forest.ihtml.  This should help all guests with mobility problems assess the suitability of the park’s facilities for their own particular needs.
This is a new venture for us so please give us any feedback that you may have on any aspect of the document to help us improve it’s content for the benefit of future guests.  In particular if we have missed out any important information please let us know. Or let us know if you have any suggestions for improving the accessibility of our facilities for all.

A similar Accessibility Statement is being developed for Sandybrook and will be published shortly.

Over the relatively quiet winter period we are pressing on with refurbishing all the Hassop lodges at Darwin Forest.  The whole interior of each lodge is being upgraded with new furniture, bathrooms, kitchens, flooring etc.  The new contemporary styled interiors will be finished off with  flat screen televisions - FAB.  The new look will be unveiled in time for the February half-term holidays.  

Kate and Bryan, local birders from Derbyshire Ornothological Society, recently paid us a visit to check out their wood they sponsored in our top field to celebrate their 50th anniversary.   They soon observed a variety of birds including buzzard, kestrel, jay, goldcrest, siskin, bullfinch, fieldfare, brambling and chaffinch and finished off their morning with a coffee in Evolution.  It is always nice to welcome our friends from DOS.  

The Hideaway lodges at Darwin were totally refurbished in time for Christmas…and the guests who stayed in them certainly seemed to appreciate the contemporary styling, flat screen tvs, new kitchens and bathrooms.

These cosy lodges are now available for couples to rent for three night weekend breaks (or 4 nights mid-week) for just £189 per lodge, until 8th February. You can even bring your pet dog with you if you wish.

Blooming marvellous!  Darwin Forest is delighted to have once again received a David Bellamy Gold Award for it’s dedication to improving all things natural at the park.  A big thank you to all the guests who support us in our efforts to go green. 

Darwin Forest was featured on ITV’s ‘This Morning’ show today. We were featured for donating 5 week long holidays to a South Yorkshire based family, who because of their special needs have never been able to enjoy a holiday together.  In the build up to the TV item, guest presenter Alison Hammond and a film crew spent a whole day with us getting some great footage together.

The Rt. Hon Patrick McLoughlin, MP for the local constituency, visited Darwin Forest today to have a look around the park and some of its lodges.During his visit, which was arranged to coincide with British Tourism Week, Mr McLoughlin met up with Chairman Hugh Grayson and directors and Ian Grant.