BeWILDerwood is an adventure park for families located in Horning

Horning

Horning is an ancient village and parish in the English county of Norfolk.It covers an area of 11 km2 and had a population of 1,033 in the 2001 census. Horning parish lies on the northern bank of the River Bure south of the River Thurne and is located in the The Broads National Park...

, a parish in the English

England

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 county of Norfolk

Norfolk

Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...

. Self-described as a "curious treehouse adventure," the attraction is situated in a woodland area and features treehouses, rope bridge

Rope bridge

A rope bridge is a bridge constructed chiefly of rope. In its simplest form, it can be one or two ropes that bridge a river, enabling the traveller to be supported in their crossing and not be swept away. One rope above another, for feet and hands, may be referred to as a commando bridge.More...

s, slides

Playground slide

Playground slides are found in parks, schools, playgrounds and backyards. The slide may be flat, or half cylindrical or tubular to prevent falls. Slides are usually constructed of plastic or metal and they have a smooth surface that is either straight or wavy...

, zip wires, a maze

Maze

A maze is a tour puzzle in the form of a complex branching passage through which the solver must find a route. In everyday speech, both maze and labyrinth denote a complex and confusing series of pathways, but technically the maze is distinguished from the labyrinth, as the labyrinth has a single...

, and two special areas for children under five called "Toddlewood-on-the-Hill" and "Toddlewood Valley." Entrance is as if to the whole forest and the adventure world of rope bridges and treehouses is a river ride away, through the 'swamp' and past the creature who blows bubbles to the surface! Disembark and you are a world away from the plastic, risk free playthings of your local park. Swings are three people wide as are some of the slides. The canopy of trees protects against even the most inclement weather and the yurts dotted around the earthy centre afford shelter for partygoers, sleepovers and facepainters alike.

The park's rides and other features are based on characters and events in A Boggle at BeWILDerwood and The Bewilderbats, books for children written by BeWILDerwood's owner, Tom Blofeld

Tom Blofeld

Thomas Henry Calthorpe Blofeld , best known as Tom Blofeld, is a writer and the owner and CEO of Bewilderwood, an adventure park in Horning, Norfolk...

 and illustrated by Steve Pearce. A Boggle at BeWILDerwood recounts the adventures of Swampy the marsh boggle as he struggles to overcome his fears and be a little braver. In the sequel, Bewilderbats, Swampy and his friends set out to rescue a tiny Twiggle who is stuck up a tree.

External links

• Bewilderwood official site
• "Bewitched and bewildered: the perfect day out" - Review from The Guardian
• "A bewildering theme park in Norfolk" - Article on the park from The Times
  The Times
  The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...