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Forest Park Gortin

Gortin Glen Forest Park

Free to get in, free to park, and a play park that goes from toddlers to teens.

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SeasonalGates 6.30am to 6pm (Oct to Mar), 6.30a…
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Gortin Glen Forest Park — Free to get in, free to park, and a play park that goes from toddlers to teens.

  • What's there: Destination play park, trim trail, 5-mile forest drive, 5 waymarked walking trails, mountain bike trails, café, picnic and BBQ area, sika deer.
  • Best for: Toddlers to teens, with inclusive equipment for mixed-ability groups.
  • Cost: Free to enter.
  • Parking: Free car park near the trailhead and play park.
  • Toilets: Yes, on site.
  • Dogs: Welcome on the trails, kept under control.
Plan your visit

A play park toddlers to teens won't want to leave

This is a destination play park, not a couple of swings. Climbing frames, climbing nets, trampolines, roundabouts, springers and swings, with a trim trail alongside for running off the last of the energy. Much of the equipment is designed to be accessible for children with disabilities, so more of the group can join in. Toddlers have lower kit to themselves while teens take on the nets and trampolines. It is the kind of place where you say five more minutes three times.

Free entry Free parking Destination play park Inclusive equipment 5-mile forest drive Café on site
Good to know before you go:

The forest park runs seasonal activities through the year, from summer fun days to Halloween and Christmas events. Dates change, so check what's on before you set off.

Before you set off

What to bring

  • 🧥LayersOutdoor play — a coat or spare jumper covers every kind of weather.
  • 💧Water & snacksKeeps the energy up between climbs and runs about.
  • 🧻Wipes & hand gelFor sandy, muddy, ice-cream-covered hands.
  • 🛴Scooter or ballLots of flat path and green space to burn off more energy.
Good to know

Everything before you go

Cost
Free to enter
Opening
Gates 6.30am to 6pm (Oct to Mar), 6.30am to 9pm (Apr to Sep)
Best for ages
Toddlers to teens, with inclusive equipment for mixed-ability groups
What's there
Destination play park, trim trail, 5-mile forest drive, 5 waymarked walking trails, mountain bike trails, café, picnic and BBQ area, sika deer
Toilets
Yes, on site
Parking
Free car park near the trailhead and play park
Dogs
Welcome on the trails, kept under control
Accessibility
Much of the play equipment is accessible for children with disabilities; the forest drive lets you take in the views by car
How long to allow
Half a day, longer if you do the drive and a walk
Address
Gortin Glen Forest Park, B48 (Lisnaharney Road), Gortin, Co Tyrone, BT79 7BC
Questions

Before you go

Is it free to get in?
Free to enter
Is there parking?
Free car park near the trailhead and play park
Are there toilets?
Yes, on site
What ages is it best for?
Toddlers to teens, with inclusive equipment for mixed-ability groups
Can we bring the dog?
Welcome on the trails, kept under control
Getting there

Gortin Glen Forest Park is at Gortin Glen Forest Park, B48 (Lisnaharney Road), Gortin, Co Tyrone, BT79 7BC. Free car park near the trailhead and play park. Tap below for turn-by-turn directions.

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The story

About the park

Gortin Glen opened in 1967 and was the first forest park in Northern Ireland to be created in a coniferous woodland. It covers around 1,534 hectares at the western gateway to the Sperrin mountains, six miles north of Omagh.

The forest was first planted purely for timber, and the conifers still cover hundreds of hectares. Over the years it has grown into a recreation park, with the scenic forest drive, waymarked trails and a resident herd of Japanese sika deer. The International Appalachian Trail and the Ulster Way both pass through part of the forest.