film location
Puzzlewood, Forest of Dean (Star Wars, Merlin, Doctor Who)
The moss-covered rock maze in the Forest of Dean appears in The Force Awakens, Merlin and Doctor Who.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Coleford
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Coleford
Coleford works well as a base: 10 minutes from Lydbrook, 12km from A466 Wye Valley (Chepstow to Monmouth).
Coleford is in England, United Kingdom, with about 9,300 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Lydbrook, about 5 km away.
Coleford Great Western Railway Museum is a railway museum located in Coleford, Gloucestershire, England. The museum was founded in 1988. Based in the former GWR Goods Shed along the Coleford Railway. There was also another station situated at Coleford, it was opened by the Severn and Wye Railway. The Museum traces theRead more
history of all the railways in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire from the early 19th century when the first plateways were laid, to the 1970s when the Dean Forest Railway was founded. The Museum has information about the Wye Valley Railway, Severn and Wye Railway and Monmouth Troy railway station.
It consists of the former goods shed, a GWR signal box, a miniature railway, and a short stretch of track on which a Peckett 0-4-0ST locomotive, no. 1893, stands with ex-GWR rolling stock.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Coleford?
Within an hour or so of Coleford: Puzzlewood, Forest of Dean (Star Wars, Merlin, Doctor Who) (2 km), Symonds Yat Rock (6 km), Devil's Pulpit (12 km), A466 Wye Valley (Chepstow to Monmouth) (12 km).
Are there any good drives near Coleford?
The nearest famous roads are A466 Wye Valley (Chepstow to Monmouth), Gospel Pass and Cheddar Gorge Road (B3135).
Where is Coleford?
Coleford is in England, United Kingdom, about 5 km from Lydbrook.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 9,273
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 51.7953, -2.6135
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Coleford
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Symonds Yat Rock
A famous viewpoint 504 feet above the River Wye, where peregrine falcons nest and the river performs a dramatic horseshoe bend.
6 km · about 10 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Devil's Pulpit
A narrow limestone pinnacle perched above the Wye Valley near Tintern Abbey, offering a dizzying view down through the forest canopy.
12 km · about 20 min drive
famous road
A466 Wye Valley (Chepstow to Monmouth)
A wooded riverside road through a designated AONB past Tintern Abbey, gentle and beautiful rather than challenging.
12 km · about 20 min drive
film location
Gloucester Cathedral Cloisters (Hogwarts corridors)
The fan-vaulted cloisters played Hogwarts corridors in the first two films - including the wall bearing 'The Chamber of Secrets has been opened'.
26 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Skirrid Fawr (Ysgyryd Fawr)
A landslipped 486m ridge above Abergavenny whose split profile gave rise to the legend it cracked at the Crucifixion.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Painswick
The 'Queen of the Cotswolds', a steep wool town whose churchyard holds 99 clipped yew trees and a Rococo garden nearby.
29 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Sugar Loaf (Y Fal)
A 596m conical hill above Abergavenny with a 360-degree view over the Usk valley and the Black Mountains; easy from the car park.
31 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near Coleford
- Right hereSymonds Yat RockA famous viewpoint 504 feet above the River Wye, where peregrine falcons nest and the river performs a dramatic horseshoe bend.
- Right hereDevil's PulpitA narrow limestone pinnacle perched above the Wye Valley near Tintern Abbey, offering a dizzying view down through the forest canopy.
- Right hereA466 Wye Valley (Chepstow to Monmouth)A wooded riverside road through a designated AONB past Tintern Abbey, gentle and beautiful rather than challenging.
- 26 kmSkirrid Fawr (Ysgyryd Fawr)A landslipped 486m ridge above Abergavenny whose split profile gave rise to the legend it cracked at the Crucifixion.
- 31 kmSugar Loaf (Y Fal)A 596m conical hill above Abergavenny with a 360-degree view over the Usk valley and the Black Mountains; easy from the car park.
- 38 kmClifton Suspension BridgeIsambard Kingdom Brunel's iconic 1864 suspension bridge soaring 75m above the Avon Gorge at Bristol, still carrying traffic and glowing with lights after dark.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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