Gosford Forest Park occupies the grounds of what was once Gosford Demesne, a 640-acre estate in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
The Forest Park is set in rolling drumlin countryside covered by open parkland and mixed woodland. Trails are out for horse riding and family cycling as well as walking, and a tea-room offers refreshments. The longest of the three way-marked walking routes, the 6km Greer’s and Crunaght Trail, takes you past most of the major sites in the Forest Park, including two ancient stone built forts hidden beneath the cover of trees. Once back in open parkland you pass the Rare Breeds containing a large collection of traditional Irish poultry, Irish draught horses, long-horned cattle and rare breeds of sheep. You will also see a herd of red deer enclosed within the adjacent Deer Park.
For those who don’t want to complete the whole trail, a number of shorter, smoother surfaced paths allow you easier access around the core areas. The nature walks through the grounds are said to have been devised by Jonathan Swift, and his name lives on at Dean Swift's Well, whose waters are reputed to have curative powers...