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Coleford Attractions
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Clearwell Caves were mined for many years for iron, and are indeed one of the oldest and most interesting pieces of industrial and social heritage in the area. The...
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An Anglican church stood in Coleford’s market place in the 18th Century, but by 1820 the original chapel had been rebuilt on a much larger scale. By the late 1800s...
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The Forest of Dean is one of the most ancient and beautiful woodland areas in the country, with a fascinating history. The Sculpture Trail offers a fantastic way of exploring...
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The church of St John the Evangelist in Coleford was built in 1880 to replace the original church that stood in the town centre market place where now only the...
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St Mary the Virgin Church in English Bicknor is idyllically situated within the outer courtyard of a Norman motte and bailey castle. The church’s West tower is 13th Century and...
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The fine moated castle at St Briavels was a hunting lodge for King John. The castle was founded in the 12th Century and was once the residence of the Constable...
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The Kymin is a wooded hill overlooking the Wye Valley and the town of Monmouth. From its 840 feet high top are extensive views stretching to Ysgyryd Fawr and the...
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A gallery with a variety of styles and media with regularly changing exhibitions of watercolours, pastels and oils varying from realistic local views to abstract expressionist. An established and successful...
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The church of St Giles with its tall broach spire stands high above the village of Goodrich. Inside is an undivided chancel and nave, the latter having been extended, the...
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The earliest part of Goodrich Castle is the keep, begun in the 12th Century, most probably in the time when Richard de Clare was Lord of Goodrich 1148-76. The castle...
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Monnow Bridge is the only fortified bridge that remains from the medieval period in Britain. It was built in 1272 with the gatehouse being added about 25 years later....
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All that remains of this once important Norman Castle above the River Monnow is the Great Tower and Hall. Built about 1150, the Great Tower was the birthplace of the...
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Monmouth boasts a fine collection of Nelson material bequeathed to the town in 1924 by Lady Llangattock. A dedicated admirer of Nelson, she spent much time acquiring items and memorabilia...
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The Forest of Dean is a unique and irreplaceahle gift from the past to the present. It is our privilege to enjoy it; our task to gift it to the...
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