Forest of Dean Tourist Information & Visitor Guide
Welcome to England's first forest park and the largest area of natural oak woods. Breathtakingly beautiful, the choice is yours whether you spend your time enjoying quiet walks or participate in something more strenuous such as cycling and canoeing. The whole area is peppered with gorgeous little villages and riddled with tumbling streams and lazy rivers.
Forest of Dean Highlights
- Cannop Ponds - home to lots of wildlife including mandarin ducks, swards and dragonflies
- Clearwell Caves - a 2,500 year search for iron-ore still goes on today as miners produce ochers to make the pigment for natural paints
- Dean Heritage Centre - step out into the woodland to experience the lives of charcoal burners, traditional cottage-dwellers, and free miners
- Forest of Dean Model Village - model village showing the Forest of Dean in miniature, with humour and fun
- Perrygrove Railway & Treetop Adventure - 20 acres of miniature railway and a Treetop Adventure and an indoor village and secret passages
- Symonds Yat - nearby cliffs are the nesting place of peregrine falcons that soar above the valley of the River Wye 120m below
Plan your visit to the Forest of Dean
- Forest of Dean Hotels - view and choose a place to stay in the Forest of Dean
- Forest of Dean Attractions - places to visit
- Forest of Dean Short Breaks - offers and ideas in the Forest of Dean
Hotels in other popular destinations
New Forest Hotels - Peak District Hotels - Lake District Hotels
