Local Attractions

For all the Family

Puzzle Wood

14 acres of pre-Roman iron ore mines with the paths laid in the 1800's, which has recently been restored. Breathtaking scenery through moss covered rocks, bridges and a magical grotto. B4228 Chepstow Road, ½ mile south of Coleford.

Telephone: 01594 833187

Perrygrove Railway

Narrow gauge steam train running for 1 ½ miles through farm and woodland. Perrygrove Farm, ½ mile south of Coleford on B4228.

Telephone: 01594 834991

Dean Forest Railway

Steam trains between railway centre and Lydney junction. Refreshments available. Museum, souvenir shop & picnic spot. Santa & Thomas days. Norchard open all year, facilities at weekends & dally Easter to Christmas. Train services 11am - 4pm. Suns. April-October: Weds. & Sats. June-August & many extra days in school holidays. Norchard Railway Centre & Station, Forest Road, Lydney.

Telephone: 01594 843423

The Forest of Dean Model Village

Shows the sites around the forest in miniature form. Many of the model people are based on real-life Foresters!

Elton Farm Maize Mazes

Located a mile from Newnham-on-Severn. There are three mazes covering eight acres with a space age theme:

  • Space Maze: Search for life in the Super Space Maze
  • Martian Maze: Seek out the Martians hiding in the Martian Maze
  • Laser Maze: Zap your friends with our laser guns

Courtyard activities, refreshments, and picnic area.
Suitable for all ages.
Open: 17th July to mid September, 11am to 6pm
Elton, Newnham.

Telephone: 01452 760975

Taurus Crafts

Coach house & farm buildings restored to create studio and workshops exploring traditional crafts & design. Gift shop and café. The Old Park, Lydney Park Estate.

Telephone: 01594 844841

Lydney Park Spring Gardens

Lydney Park, the home of Viscount Bledisloe, is set in beautiful countryside on the western fringe of Lydney. Formal gardens with magnificent daffodils in early Spring. Spring Gardens in secluded wooded valley with lakes providing a profusion of Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Magnolias and other flowering shrubs. Deer Park. Teas in Dining Room (House not otherwise open). Roman Temple Site, located on a promontory with fine views across the Severn, associated Museum and New Zealand Museum. Open 11am-6pm Sundays, Wednesdays, Bank Holiday Mondays 24 March to 9 June. Also daily 7th-10th May and 4th-7th June. Lydney Park Estate, Lydney.

Go Ape

Spend a fun-filled three hours up in the trees, trekking from tree to tree via an assortment of rope bridges and Tarzan swings.

Courses are split into five or six separate zones with exhilarating zip slides bringing you back to the forest floor at the end of each section.

Children must be at least 10 years old and over 4ft 7ins.

Telephone: 0870 444 5562