WHAT TO DO AT WILDERNESS RESERVE

Dream Escape's Owner & Director Holly Mackie shares her top activities.

Survival Training with Chuck

Just chatting to Chuck for five minutes makes you feel inspired by the local landscape. We spent a wonderful morning learning survival tips and so much more about the estate: how to light a fire, build shelters, manage the local environment and, importantly, leave no trace! Chuck's knowledge, guidance and entertaining stories make this an unmissable experience.

Exploring the Estate

A highlight was jumping on our Pashley bikes and exploring the two estates with an obligatory stop at the sweet shop. Another must-do stop is the heated pool and hot tub designed by landscape architect Kim Wilkie. It's definitely a pool with a difference; a wonderfully secluded and peaceful place to swim under the ancient oaks.

Private Chef for Sunday Lunch

What a treat to return from Survival training to a wonderful Sunday lunch cooked by Wilderness Reserve in-house chefs. This is good food, extremely well done, with amazing Suffolk-sourced ingredients.

Wild Swimming

Wilderness Reserve's lakes were imagined and designed over 300 years ago by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, England's most famous landscape architect. Book a wild swimming experience and enjoy an après Whisky Mac and a bacon or vegan sausage bap to restore your body temperature.

Archery and Axe Throwing

Fun and competition for all ages, this is a fabulous activity to while away an afternoon at Wilderness Reserve. We piled into the waiting Landrover Defender and embraced our inner Robin Hood, learning the basics of these sports under watchful supervision, away from any moving targets!

Fire Feast

Fire Feast is an unmissable dining experience available to all guests: wild dining under ancient tree canopies in a magical woodland clearing, white linen, sparkling lights and food grilled to perfection; what's not to love?