Family fun on the Bath Skyline

Children enjoying the woodland play area Play Video

There's so much to do on the Bath Skyline. Try out the family discovery trail, run wild in the woodland play area, or try out any of the other great activities. Get some ideas here.

Bath Skyline   Bath and NE Somerset

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Find out more about the family discovery trail 

Our family discovery trail is a two mile, buggy friendly route full of fun and adventures for everyone.

Find out more about the family discovery trail

Activities along the family discovery trail

Letter clues: Look for 14 letter clues along the trail. Can you guess what word they spell?

Balcony challenge: Find the biggest hummock made by yellow meadow ants.

Klondyke Feilds forage: Hunt for bugs, pick blackberries (Sep - Nov) and make a grass trumpet.

Children running around a den

How to get to there 

We've made up a simple information sheet with a map showing you how to get to Long Wood and the fairy trail, and the woodland play area

High-tech treasure hunt

If you love following clues, and hunting out treasure, turn your walk on the skyline into an adventure and look for our four geocaches. Designed to suit all ages, the whole family can participate. 

Find the coordinates for our geocaches on geocaching.com. Just bring a handheld GPS or use a free geocaching app for Android or iPhone and you’re ready to start treasure hunting.

Thanks to all our geocachers, we have a complete story from the Skyline. Read it here.

 
Girls geocaching at Wicken Fen Nature Reserve
Wicken Fen - Geocaching Girls
Girls geocaching at Wicken Fen Nature Reserve
Sketches of the Skyline fairies

Try spotting our Skyline fairies and elves 

There are 15 fairies and elves hiding in Long Wood. Can you spot their homes?

50 things

Take the chance to reconnect with nature and have a play in the great outdoors with these ’50 things to do before you’re 11¾’ activities. You can pick up your own 50 things booklet at our roving purple shepherd’s hut (manned most weekends) and start ticking off challenges like den building and bug hunting while you roam the Bath Skyline.

Winter is great for:

  • Flying kites

  • Catching falling leaves

  • Splashing in puddles

Woman showing insect to girl

Download a bug hunters activity sheet 

Calling all bug hunters! Download this sheet and bring it with you on the Skyline to help you identify the minibeasts you find.