Overview

Wyvern Wood has been transported into a welcome home party for the King and Queen👸🏼♠️🤴🏼 With opening hours extended to enjoy the springtime evenings, plenty to do, see (and EAT 🌭🍔) this is the perfect family day out! Step through the Magic Portal into a natural world of adventure and excitement, just outside the city centre 🌳🏰 Visit the park for the long awaited return of the royal couple, and join them for epic quests, puzzles and games including the Treasure Wheel, Heads or Dragon Tails and Higher or Lower! 🎲🃏🎯 Try your luck and see if you can win some of the fantastic daily prizes including FREE family tickets for a return trip, shiny gems, gold coins and much more 🗝️🛞🎫 P.s - we went as 2 adults with no kids and had the BEST time! Embrace your inner child and GO PLAY!

Transport & Parking

There are very few public transport options, and the entrance is a little tucked away. It would be VERY tricky to walk to, and there is little signage on the surrounding roads. The car park has ample blue badge spaces, but it is on a grassy field which would be hard to navigate when wet or muddy. The wet weather guarantee does cover these scenarios, but some black rubber mats could easily be laid down to minimise this issue.

Access

Unfortunately, there is no access section on their website, despite the page being accessible itself. With high contrast writing, reader friendly fonts, and plenty of useful information, it would be great to see their online content containing alt text so it is more compatible with screen readers. Here is what they have said, but it is minimal in comparison to the full audit that it really requires: https://www.wyvernwood.co.uk/park-information/ The play area is not particularly accessible for wheelchair users, or those with limited mobility. It is disappointing to see it have been made specifically for this venue (so not bought as a set from a manufacturer of any kind) but none of it is adaptive. They state the ground is uneven due to natural terrain however this is manually maintained, so there is no reason this couldn't be made flatter. This also goes for the short wooden fences around the grassy areas in the park, with no 'dropped curbs' so to say. Some of the ramps are far too steep to use independently, and there are bumps at the bottom which make it difficult to get any momentum going. The gift shop is specifically tricky, and the food carts and information desks are too high to interact with if you are shorter than the average adult for whatever reason. The posters around the park tell stories, give clues, and present challenges. These are not available in a braille, audio, or large text format. Some of the activities also require a certain level of intellectual capacity and physical dexterity, so they are impossible to complete for people with certain conditions. They are, of course, very flexible with this, and everyone can take it at their own pace. Other positives include the fact there is no age, height, or weight restrictions on any element of the park, and the WW team have done more than a lot of nature based attractions.

Toilets

There were multiple accessible cubicles available, and they were so clean and tidy - see photos below.

Staff

All the staff had clearly received training about inclusivity, diversity and equity. They were friendly as anything, and went above and beyond to accommodate all guests. This distinction is especially important as I didn't feel I was being singled out or receiving 'special treatment' for being disabled.

Photos