Dan's Guidebook
Sightseeing
River Wye
Tintern Abbey / Abaty Tyndryn
Chepstow Castle
Go Ape Forest of Dean (Beechenhurst Lodge - Tree Top Adventure FORMERLY JUNIOR)
Speech House RoadMallards Pike Lake
Dean Forest Railway
Taurus Crafts
Soudley Ponds
12 Church RdHopewell Colliery
Speech House RoadClearwell Caves
The RocksFood & Takeaways
There are plenty of lovely pubs in the area. There is no JustEat or Deliveroo but here are some takeaways that do deliver.
The Woodman Inn
Folly RoadWhite Hart Inn
N G Thai Food
18 Hill StreetHips Social
71 Newerne StChilliz Indian Takeaway
15A High StreetBlakeney Chip In
High StreetRominos Pizza & Kebab
Ruspidge Fish & Chips
Silver Fox Cafe
All day breakfast and cafe lunches. Nice cakes and friendly staff.
Delicious food in a beautiful restaurant. At the pricier end but worth it!
12 locals recommend
Tudor Farmhouse
High StreetDelicious food in a beautiful restaurant. At the pricier end but worth it!
Delicious fish and seafood from the river Severn and river Wye. Lovely farm shop and often a cheaper takeaway van also.
32 locals recommend
Severn & Wye Smokery
Delicious fish and seafood from the river Severn and river Wye. Lovely farm shop and often a cheaper takeaway van also.
The Cross Inn
High StreetLovely pub food in a traditional country pub setting.
Activities
Go Ape Forest of Dean (Mallards Pike - Treetop Challenge and Forest Segway)
Cannop Cycle Centre
New RoadBike hire, trails and a cafe.
Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail
Speech House RoadWoolaston Carboot
Fantastic carboot sale on Sunday afternoons from 12 if that is your thing.
Interesting information on the history of the Forest and a cafe which does food.
52 locals recommend
Dean Heritage Centre
Interesting information on the history of the Forest and a cafe which does food.
Pubs
This is our local and is a short (but steep) walk there and back. Jane and Steve are the proprietors and they do real ale and food at a reasonable price. Open Thu/Fri/Sat (in 2021)
To get there, walk down the hill, take the first sharp right bend, left under the old bridge and right on the main road.
9 locals recommend
The Cock Inn
This is our local and is a short (but steep) walk there and back. Jane and Steve are the proprietors and they do real ale and food at a reasonable price. Open Thu/Fri/Sat (in 2021)
To get there, walk down the hill, take the first sharp right bend, left under the old bridge and right on the main road.
The New Inn in Viney Hill is a reasonable walk (or cycle) away through the forest but you will need a map (we can lend you one).
They do reasonably priced food and have bands from time to time. Leave before dark if walking otherwise you may tumble down the hill on the way home!
The New Inn
The New Inn in Viney Hill is a reasonable walk (or cycle) away through the forest but you will need a map (we can lend you one).
They do reasonably priced food and have bands from time to time. Leave before dark if walking otherwise you may tumble down the hill on the way home!
The Black Pig in Newnham has a lovely courtyard and should be doing food. Ring to check though. 01594517303
Black Pig
High StreetThe Black Pig in Newnham has a lovely courtyard and should be doing food. Ring to check though. 01594517303
This is one of our favourite pubs in the forest. It is a 25 minute cycle or an hour and a half’s walk away.
Good atmosphere, pub grub and a duck pond 👌
12 locals recommend
The Rising Sun Inn
2 Moseley GreenThis is one of our favourite pubs in the forest. It is a 25 minute cycle or an hour and a half’s walk away.
Good atmosphere, pub grub and a duck pond 👌
Soudley is about an hour and a half’s walk or a 30 minute cycle away and the pub is open every day.
https://m.facebook.com/ThewhitehorseSoudley/
While in Soudley, you could visit the ponds and the Dean Heritage Centre.
15 locals recommend
White Horse Inn
Monmouth RoadSoudley is about an hour and a half’s walk or a 30 minute cycle away and the pub is open every day.
https://m.facebook.com/ThewhitehorseSoudley/
While in Soudley, you could visit the ponds and the Dean Heritage Centre.
Nice friendly pub with a great view. Cash only (in 2021). A couple of hours walk or a 30 min cycle away.
Nags Head Inn
Nice friendly pub with a great view. Cash only (in 2021). A couple of hours walk or a 30 min cycle away.
Kings Head
White Hart Inn