Castan Wood
The serene and ancient Castan Wood is one of our beautiful woodland camps.
Welcome to Castan Wood
Nestled in the heart of Suffolk, this ancient woodland is a calming escape from overwhelming, everyday living. We welcome people to Castan Wood to benefit from its rich biodiversity, thriving wildlife and tranquil setting.
Reconnect with yourself and others at your own pace by wandering through its trails, taking part in bushcraft skills under its sheltering leaves and cooking a meal with others around a crackling fire.
Castan Wood is a sanctuary for those seeking to recover, connect and heal without the noise and complications of everyday life.
Breathtaking nature
Castan Wood is home to acres of chestnut trees and bluebells in Spring time. Nature envelops you in this calming space.
Dedicated apiary
We have resident bees in Castan Woods that help the people we support to understand the rich biodiversity that inhabits the woodlands.
Convenient location
Castan’s surprising location (just behind a busy bus stop) makes nature one step closer to the people we support.
DIRECTIONS
POSTCODE: IP5 3QN
If coming by car
Getting to Castan woods is easy as it’s next to the Park & Ride at Martlesham, where there is a free car park for a hundred cars and plenty of spaces for blue badge.
If coming by bus
The Park and Ride Martlesham bus service runs through Ipswich hospital, the town centre and London Road Park and Ride.
If coming by train
It is a 20 minute car journey from Ipswich station or you can get the Park and Ride bus from Crown Court near the train station.
TAKE A LOOK INSIDE OUR CAMP
MEET THE TEAM
Meet our friendly, expert team who use their deeply rooted knowledge of nature to connect people to themselves and others.
Our other camps
This is just one of our beautiful, natural spaces. Walk around our other camps for a while to see where else we connect people to nature.
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West Stow Country Park
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Learn moreTrinity Park
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Learn moreRSPB Minsmere
An internationally important nature reserve on the Suffolk coast, located between Aldeburgh and Southwold.
Learn moreCamp accessibility
Most of our work is outdoors and in wonderful woodland settings, this does mean that our camps are not always fully accessible all year round, but we can look to make reasonable adjustments. Talk to us about what you need and we will do our very best to accommodate you.
WHO WE SUPPORT
We support children, young people and adults so they can connect with nature and each other.
OTHER HELPFUL INFORMATION
HOW WE WORK
By connecting health and wellbeing to nature we’re able to deliver something truly special. Learn about our practices here.
GET IN TOUCH
Speak to our team to understand more about who we support, how we might work together and the impact we have across Norfolk and Suffolk.