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The Forest Web includes tourist information, local businesses, the history of the forest, maps, towns and villages, education, and local government.
The visitor centre shop is Forest Connections and is personally operated by its owners Derek and Elaine Yemm, and is growing to be the popular first port of call by visitors from all over the world. After October 2008, and a major refurbishment, the site became a flagship for the Forestry Commission with the addition of a new cafe and visitor centre shop.
Forest Connections is open every day from 10.00, excluding Christmas Day, and during winter months weather permitting.
Visit The Best of the Wye Valley and the Forest of Dean Web-site, run by the local Tourism Association and championed by Caroline Anderson of Lea House Bed and Breakfast.
Welcome to the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire! A magical place where you can get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and enjoy beautiful and extraordinary surroundings. The Forest of Dean, the ‘Queen of Forests’, has something for everyone – fascinating heritage, spectacular and varied landscapes, plus warm and friendly hospitality.
If you would like more information on how to make most of your visit, a full range of leaflets are available to download, including our 2011 Visitor Guide. If your planning a trip but don’t know where to start, take a look at our itineraries page, there’s lots of suggestions for themed weekends – pick and choose where you go! With 2011 declared International Year of Forests by the United Nations General Assembly there’s no better time to visit the Forest of Dean. For more information and Forest celebrations , click here.
The official website of Forest of Dean District Council. … Forest Clippings – Quartely news snippets. Forest clippings – Quartely news snippets …The web-site also describes the work of the council, provides services to its citizens and promotes tourism and inward investment.
The best of Forest of Dean offers listings for events, local businesses and jobs in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK. Every business that is featured on our Site has been visited and checked out by us and recommended by other local people, so you can use them with confidence knowing that they truly are one of the best at what they do….
Become a Freewalker of the Forest of Dean
Participate in our programme in which you earn ‘miles’ towards becoming a ‘Freewalker of the Forest of Dean’. At the end of each qualifying walk our guide will sign your ’100 of St. Briavels’ membership card. The guide will also enter your walk into our on-line recording system. When you have completed the 100 miles we will award you with a badge to confirm that you have completed 100 miles of ’100 of St. Briavels’ walks and are now a ‘Freewalker of the Forest of Dean’*.
Whether you’re staying in the area or just visiting for a few hours, we can help you get the most out of your visit to the Forest of Dean or Wye Valley. Your Official Tour Guide will provide you with an informative yet entertaining experience that will leave you wanting to come back for more. We have guides that specialse in the folklore, history, architecture, and nature of the area. Just name your interests and we’ll do our best to ensure you enjoy an unforgettable visit to the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley.
The Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Tour Guides are members of the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean Tourist Association and are accredited by the Forest of Dean District Council.
- We are the official tour guides and walking guides for the Forest of Dean and Lower Wye Valley.
- We can accompany your coach or cars and provide commentary on the area.
- We can organise and lead a guided walk for your party.
- We can provide a talk for your group.
The Forest of Dean is under threat as never before.
Government plans to sell it off will limit access and destroy centuries of tradition. The mixed broad-leaf and conifer woodlands, so well managed by the Forestry Commission as an amenity for all, will be ruined.
HOOF aims to keep the Forest as it is – publicly owned and publicly run by the Forestry Commission.
HOOF strategy is that government should respect the 1981 Act regarding the Forest of Dean and give it, and the other Heritage Forests, full protection from disposal.
HOOF believes that ownership by charitable trusts or private companies is both impractical and a road to ruin.
local things we like!
Caroline Anderson invites you to come and stay in her family home, between Mitcheldean and Ross-on-Wye, where you will be offered a very warm welcome. She moved from the Royal Forest of Dean where she and her husband created the highly acclaimed Gunn Mill House, picked by the editor of ‘Which’ as one of Britain’s top 20.
The AA has just reconfirmed Caroline’s egg cup award, denoting an outstanding breakfast and have now awarded her a casserole award, denoting an outstanding dinner. Less than 250 places in the country achieve these awards.
The ASHA Centre is located in the beautiful Royal Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, between the River Severn and River Wye.
As well as hosting courses, the Centre is available for hire. Corporations, charities and groups of individuals use the ASHA Centre for conferences, retreats and private functions.
All ASHA Centre profits go toward funding its pioneering leadership and personal development projects with young people from around the world, whose lives are transformed by the experiences they gain at the ASHA Centre.
The Asha Centre holds open days for local people and tourists to find out about their work & to enjoy their beautiful gardens, a cake & plant stall.
At Baileys Home and Garden Store, the things we sell are a surprising mix of vintage and new from a variety of sources – but they all share the qualities integral to our repair, reuse, rethink philosophy.
One of our favourite things is to reuse unloved bits and pieces (small or large) that we find on our travels, and give them a new lease of life – it’s our version of recycling… so abandoned bobbins from old textile mills turn up on our shelves as egg timers, lamp bases or string holders; scraps of floor board become mirror frames, tables or even kitchen units.
When we’re not rescuing and recycling, we design simple useful products with a subtle sense of humour and nice labels. We also source some things from small family run companies who have been making the same things for generations – such as beautiful Burleigh pottery – still made in Stoke-on-Trent.
Our biggest project so far has been the move to Whitecross Farm – it’s taken about 2 years to sympathetically restore and repair the run down buildings and turn them into our store, which is definitely worth a visit.
Harts Barn Cookery School, The Forest of Dean’s premier Cookery School is proud to offer cooking for all, from basics to banquets.
Set in an historic location, the School offers:
Hands-on cooking experiences
Fun and interesting demos
Seasonal and community led events
Themed cook and dine evenings
Parties for children and adults
The Gloucester Sausage Company are a family run butchers, providing the finest locally sourced meats and produce. We produce the famous Gloucester Old Spot Sausage, and have now opened a Deli at our premises. So why not pop along and say hi…!
Gloucester Sausage Company was founded in 1983 by Howard and Linda Duberley. Initially we set up just to make sausages, however Howard’s customers from his other butcher shops asked him to get them meat as well.
From then on our product range has grown every year recently this includes cooked products and Chorizo sausage.
At More than Bubbles, all our own-brand hand-made soaps (and candles) are hand made at “The Bubble” in Mitcheldean and are some of the most luxurious and beautiful soaps available. We do not use any artificial ingredients so they are very kind to sensitive skin!
Mitcheldean Soap have joined the LINKS group, and we have a special offer for card holders for our Wedding Favours – which we’re happy to report are becoming more and more popular! See below!
The Links Card is a fantastic way of making savings throughout your wedding planning, from wedding venues to favors and wedding dresses to gifts. Getting married is one of the happiest days of your lives but yet can also be one of the most expensive.
Not only will using the card save you money, but it will also save you time.
You will find an amazing selection of quality Gloucestershire based suppliers to choose from ensuring you have only the best for your special day. Have a look at our listed companies page and examples of the offers available to see who can help you!
On top of all of this, The Links Card also raises money for Gloucestershire based charity, Winston’s Wish with 10% of the sale of the card being donated.
Welcome to the Big Art Web – the arts, crafts and creative places in Gloucestershire. Log on to a dazzling and diverse range of high quality arts, crafts, galleries, shops and museums from the Forest of Dean, Wye Valley and Gloucestershire areas. Browse over 600 images of beautiful hans crafted & bespoke work from our talented artists and crafts people. Paintings to Pottery, Silversmithing to Blacksmithing, Furniture to Felt – Sculpture to Soap – bigartweb offers you endless choice. Enjoy browsing.