Whilst the Forest today is still a working timber producing forest it also faces many other pressures on it. It is, for instance, one of the oldest community forests in the country with the towns of Coleford, Cinderford and Lydney around the periphery.

TAURUS CRAFTS – COME VISIT! Love Arts and Crafts? Our resident artist, potter, stonemason, stained glassworkers, leather worker, felter, jeweller and chocolatiers mean there is always something to see being made. Love Food? We put local food on the plate with a...

The Chantry, is the Grade II* Listed former home of world renowned scientist, Dr Edward Jenner (1749-1823). In 1796 from his elegant Queen Anne house, Jenner pioneered the first documented vaccination against smallpox, a landmark in scientific discovery. His work has...

Berkeley Castle is the oldest Castle in Britain to be lived in by the same family for nearly 900 years. The Castle, once a Norman Fortress, is now a comfortable family home. Visit the Norman Keep which contains the dungeon and King Edward II’s Cell, where he was...

Welcome to Sussex Past (The Sussex Archaeological Society). Founded in 1846 we are the largest county Society in the UK.

Walk round ancient iron mines with superb caverns & tunnels stretching far under the Forest of Dean. Worked for over 4000 years up to the present day. Christmas fantasy. Tea room & gift shop.

David began his research in the Forest of Dean in 2009, having just returned from living at Camp Bastion as a war artist. The camp is surrounded and protected by HESCO Concertainer units (a form of gabion structure) and their industrial presence echoed in his...

Visit this coal mine museum to see how mining in the Forest of Dean has been carried out since Roman Times. Underground tours with guides. Hard helmets and lamps provided, stout footwear advisable. Refreshments available at cafe.

The birthplace of modern conservation, Slimbridge Wetland Centre is set within 325 hectares against a spectacular Severn Estuary backdrop. Land Rover rides and canoe safaris guarantee close encounters with a dazzling array of wetland life and there’s lots for our...

The Dean Heritage Centre is one of Gloucestershire’s leading attractions. A registered charity, the centre protects, preserves and promotes the unique history and heritage of an amazing part of the UK – The Forest of Dean. With a wide range of things to do and...