Visitor attractions and information - Forest
of Dean
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 Clearwell
Caves, Near Coleford, Royal Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire,
GL16 8JR. Tel: 01594 832535. Voted Gloucestershire's Family Attraction
of the Year 2003. Nine impressive caverns to explore. Cafe. Shop.
Picnic area. www.clearwellcaves.com. |
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Dean Forest Railway, Norchard, Forest Road,
Lydney, Gloucestershire GL15 4ET. Tel: 01594 845840. Shop. Museum.
2006 saw the official opening of the line through to Parkend
by HRH Princess Royal and the station is now open to visitors.
www.deanforestrailway.co.uk. Parkend
station in the forest and Lydney station on the river Severn. |
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The
Dean Heritage Museum, Camp Mill, Soudley, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire,
GL14 2UB. Tel: 01594 822 170. The story of the Forest of Dean.
The Foresters Cottage is an accurately reconstructed Victorian
home. The charcoal burners hut. Adventure Playground.www.deanheritagemuseum.com. |
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Hopewell Colliery Museum, Cannop Hill, Coleford
(on the B4226). Tel: 01594 810706. Hopewell Colliery is a real
mine - If you are going underground you should wear practical
shoes and warm clothing and you will be fitted with a miner's
safety helmet and lamp for your trip undergound. The mine has
a daily safety inspection. |
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Forest of Dean lies in the county of Gloucestershire,
an area that includes part of the Cotswolds, part of the Severn
Vale and the Royal Forest of Dean. In an area of beautiful villages
of Cotswold stone and elegant cities, it also has the largest
of the Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the country.
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