Essence Of The Forest - Deep Forest

Queen of the Forests

Advantages: Gorgeous location, so much to see and do
Disadvantages: None!

jungle gym and outdoor small holding, perfect for kids (even grown up ones!) and one of our favourite places. I won't go into too much detail as I've already written a review about it Dean Heritage Centre. In a pretty little village called Soudley, just on the outskirts of Cinderford. The centre has indoor & outdoor exhibits, showing the history of the Forest and it's locals. Lovely walks, picnic and play areas. Clearwell Caves. Visit this working mining museum and even meet a Freeminer to really get a feel for the Forests heritage. The caves also have a blacksmiths shop, picnic area and cafe. For the more adventurous, they also offer deep level mining. A really lovely little village with great hotels and restaurants. Puzzle Wood. A woodland walk through an ancient wood, ancient iron ore workings, small far ...

watkins11 29.04.2008 (30.04.2008) · Read full review
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Review of The Forest of Dean

Magical forests

Advantages: idyllic, beautiful......plenty of woodland!!!
Disadvantages: quiet for those party people!!!

The stunning forest of dean covers a vast area......as the name suggests it's plenty of ancient woodland with villages and towns dotted inbetween. In fact it covers over 100 square kilometers, and touches upon various counties such as herefordshie, gloucestershire and the borders of wales (the wye valley) Its about 25 mins west of Bristol. Yes so close, but it's like another world entirely.......now buckle up people because this is going to be a very lenghty review.....i'm in love with the place, and by the end of this review hopefully i'll have given you all enough reason and enticement to come dip a toe in my waters!!! ****ABOUT THE FOREST OF DEAN**** The forest of dean is one of the few remaining ancient woodlands remaining in the UK. It was designate as a national forest park in 1983, and is known as "the queens of forests all ...

wellibelli 19.11.2006 (26.11.2006) · Read full review
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Review of The Forest of Dean

Monkey Forest is Fantastic

Advantages: Different every time you visit, good for kids
Disadvantages: Uphill, not suitable for people with walking difficulties or wheelchairs

I've been to Trentham Monkey Forest on three occasions and now and I am so looking forward to going again when the weather warms up a little this year. Its a little to cold to wander round at the moment. Initially when I went to the Monkey Forest for the second time, I did actually wonder why I was bothering as I had been before and at the end of the day what's going to be different the second time from the first but it is actually a different experience every time. Trentham Monkey Forest is a 60 acre forest, home to over 140 free roaming Barbary macaques. The Barbary macaque, normally would be found in the mountains of ALgeria and Morocco, possibly Gibraltar and is a tail-less Macaque. The animal is classed as a monkey as opposed to an ape, there is normally confusion over this due to it being tail-less. At the moment there are ...

blondgem 12.01.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Trentham Monkey Forest