Local Information & Places to Stay

Within easy reach of the Ugly Duckling are the beautiful Forest of Dean and Wye Valley.

If you are coming to Lydney for the day you may wish to visit some of these attractions near Lydney:

Dean Forest Railway

Steam trains between railway centre and Lydney junction. Refreshments available. Museum, souvenir shop & picnic spot. Santa & Thomas days. Norchard open all year, facilities at weekends & dally Easter to Christmas. Train services 11am - 4pm. Suns. April-October: Weds. & Sats. June-August & many extra days in school holidays. Norchard Railway Centre & Station, Forest Road, Lydney.

Telephone: 01594 843423

Forest of Dean Model Village

Shows the sites around the forest in miniature form. Many of the model people are based on real-life Foresters!

Taurus Crafts

Coach house & farm buildings restored to create studio and workshops exploring traditional crafts & design. Gift shop and caf. The Old Park, Lydney Park Estate.

Telephone: 01594 844841

Lydney Park Spring Gardens

Lydney Park, the home of Viscount Bledisloe, is set in beautiful countryside on the western fringe of Lydney. Formal gardens with magnificent daffodils in early Spring. Spring Gardens in secluded wooded valley with lakes providing a profusion of Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Magnolias and other flowering shrubs. Deer Park. Teas in Dining Room (House not otherwise open). Roman Temple Site, located on a promontory with fine views across the Severn, associated Museum and New Zealand Museum. Open 11am-6pm Sundays, Wednesdays, Bank Holiday Mondays 24 March to 9 June. Also daily 7th-10th May and 4th-7th June. Lydney Park Estate, Lydney.

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