Book : The Cotswolds
(Explorer Maps) by Ordnance Survey.
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Clearwell Caves, Near Coleford, Royal Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire,
GL16 8JR. Tel: 01594 832535. Voted Gloucestershire's Family Attraction
of the Year 2003. Nine impressive caverns to explore. Cafe. Shop.
Picnic area. www.clearwellcaves.com.
Dean Forest Railway, Norchard,
Forest Road, Lydney, Gloucestershire GL15 4ET. Tel: 01594 845840.
Shop. Museum. 2006 saw the official opening of the line through
to Parkend by HRH Princess Royal and the station is now open
to visitors. www.deanforestrailway.co.uk. Parkend station in
the forest and Lydney station on the river Severn.
The Dean Heritage Museum, Camp Mill, Soudley, Forest of Dean,
Gloucestershire, GL14 2UB. Tel: 01594 822 170. The story of the
Forest of Dean. The Foresters Cottage is an accurately reconstructed
Victorian home. The charcoal burners hut. Adventure Playground.www.deanheritagemuseum.com.
Hopewell Colliery Museum,
Cannop Hill, Coleford (on the B4226). Tel: 01594 810706. Hopewell
Colliery is a real mine - If you are going underground you should
wear practical shoes and warm clothing and you will be fitted
with a miner's safety helmet and lamp for your trip undergound.
The mine has a daily safety inspection.
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