Forest of Dean Getting there & around

Getting there & around

From Gloucester, bus 31 runs to Coleford roughly every half-hour (one hour) and there are hourly trains to Lydney (20 minutes). The Dean Forest Railway (843423; www.deanforestrailway.co.uk) runs steam trains from Lydney to Parkend (day ticket adult/under 16 years £8/5) on selected days from March to October.

You can hire bikes (£13 per day), buy maps and get advice on cycling routes at Pedalabikeaway (860065; www.pedalabikeaway.com; Cannop Valley, nr Coleford).

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