Events in the Wye Valley and Forest Of Dean
The art of picnic
(Free!) The Kymin, Monmouth
 An open air exhibition of sculpture on the Kymin near Monmouth. Bring a picnic, take a stroll round the grounds and woods, play games or just relax in the
beautiful surroundings of the Kymin....
Dates
4th Jul 2010 to 30th Sep 2010
Gorge Scrambling Experience
Inspire2Adventure, Monmouth
 Special offer every Monday only in July & August for a ½ day Gorge Scrambling Experience. Gorge scrambling is very popular and is a great social activity that is a lot of fun. Based in South Wale...
Dates
5th Jul 2010 to 30th Aug 2010
Rock and Paddle Adventure Day
Inspire2Adventure, Monmouth
 Dates: Every Wednesday throughout July & August
Location: Forest of Dean – meeting point to be confirmed on booking
Description: A great chance for family and friends to try 2 activities in 1 da...
Dates
7th Jul 2010 to 25th Aug 2010
Cutting the Light
(Free!) upstairs at the GEORGE, Newnham on Severn
 Cutting the Light an exhibition of wood engravings, watercolours and coloured woodcuts by Peter Reddick.
The upstairs team are pleased to present an exhibition of wood engravings, watercolours and co...
Dates
9th Jul 2010 to 21st Aug 2010
Girls in the Lead
Dean Heritage Centre, Cinderford
 Put together with the Forest of Dean Girl Guides, this exhibition celebrates 100 years of Girl Guides in the Forest....
Dates
17th Jul 2010 to 3rd Oct 2010
Summer Craft Activities
Taurus Crafts, Lydney
 A daily changing programme of craft activities for kids throughout the summer including:
Jewellery Making
Masks & Shakers
Candle Dipping
Flower Fun
Teddy Bear Making
Summer Mobiles
Throw your own...
Dates
17th Jul 2010 to 29th Aug 2010
Monmouth Festival
(Free!) Monmouth (Various locations), Monmouth
 The Monmouth Music Festival is now in its 28th year and is one of the largest free music festivals in the UK.
We have some amazing bands playing at the Festival in 2010 including: Music from the blo...
Dates
23rd Jul 2010 to 1st Aug 2010
Exhibition by Sarah King
(Free!) Brockweir and Hewelsfield Village Shop, Brockweir
 Sarah has lived in Whitecroft in the Forest of Dean for three years and paints primarily the Forest and Wye valley areas and specialises in painting in oil paints on canvas....
Dates
26th Jul 2010 to 6th Sep 2010
Let’s Hear It For Headway
Ross-on-Wye Cider & Perry Co Ltd, Ross-on-Wye
Live music event in support of the Broome Farm charity this year - Herefordshire Headway who provide support and services for people with brain injuries and their carers.
Licensed Bar fro...
Dates
30th Jul 2010
Medieval Weekend
Dick Whittington Farm Park, Longhope
 We are pleased to host the second annual Medieval Weekend at the Farm Park. Dick Whittington lived in medieval England between 1350 and 1423. To get an insight into this period of history, do visit ...
Dates
31st Jul 2010 to 1st Aug 2010
Guided Walk - Devil’s Pulpit
(Free!) Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Monmouth
 Leader: Gloucestershire Archaeology
An archaeological guided walk around Offa’s Dyke at Devil’s Pulpit, south of Brockweir. Some rocky sections on the footpath.
Location:The Park Car Park, Tidenh...
Dates
31st Jul 2010
Guided Walk - Paper Scissors Stone
Forest of Dean & Wye Valley Tour Guides, Coleford
 The route will take you into some of the most interesting areas of the Wye Valley with amazing scenery. You will walk from Redbrook by the river Wye to Whitebrook then track the stream up the valley p...
Dates
1st Aug 2010
Feed your senses …welcome to meadow world
(Free!) Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Monmouth
 Come and explore a natural treasure box. The wildflower meadows of the Wye Valley are a great sight to behold and although we visit after the peak flowering, they still provide homes to a multitude o...
Dates
4th Aug 2010
Time Travellers Go… Robin Hood
Goodrich Castle, Near Ross-on-Wye
 Every Thursday during August
Join Robin Hood for tall tales and archery demonstrations as he visits Goodrich Castle to recruit his band of merry men. (All children are welcome to join in the Time Tra...
Dates
5th Aug 2010 to 26th Aug 2010
Bushcraft Skills
Forestry Commission, Coleford
 An introduction to bushcraft skills with a Forestry Commission Ranger in a fabulous forest setting. We will learn how to light a fire without a match, build shelters and use hand tools.
Bushcraft Ski...
Dates
5th Aug 2010
Forest Fun Festival
(Free!) Beechenhurst Picnic Site, Coleford
 The 2010 festival will be on Saturday 7th August from 10am – 4pm at Beechenhurst Picnic site. We will be presenting a broad mix of music, performances, storytelling, creative activities, sports acti...
Dates
7th Aug 2010
Family History Day
Dean Heritage Centre, Cinderford
 Discover your roots with the Forest of Dean Branch of the Gloucestershire Family History Society....
Dates
8th Aug 2010
Love in Shakespeare
Goodrich Castle, Near Ross-on-Wye
 Join the cast of Heartbreak Productions as they tell the story of one man’s journey through love and romance as depicted through an assortment of the Bard’s great plays. Enjoy colourful observatio...
Dates
8th Aug 2010
Fly a Kite
Dean Heritage Centre, Cinderford
 Join us to make and decorate a kite which you can take home and fly. Daily at 1.30pm...
Dates
9th Aug 2010 to 15th Aug 2010
Coleford Festival of Words
Coleford Town, Coleford
John Hegley Beyond our Kennel
●Chris Amery The Illiad
●Johnny Coppin/Paul Burgess
● Tiffany Murray
● F W Harvey
● Debate: Is the book Dead?
● Was Warren Right? Warren James rev...
Dates
9th Aug 2010 to 14th Aug 2010
The Secret Garden
Goodrich Castle, Near Ross-on-Wye
 Bring chairs, picnics, wine and friends and enjoy an enchanting evening of outdoor theatre, as Frances Hodgson Burnett’s poignant tale of a proud and headstrong girl discovering some of life’s les...
Dates
21st Aug 2010
Fish, Fykes and Ferries!
Dean Heritage Centre, Cinderford
 Hands on family fun revolving around the River Severn, with craft activities and performances....
Dates
22nd Aug 2010
Dinosaur Delights
Dean Heritage Centre, Cinderford
 Make a terrifying tyrannosaurus or docile diplodocus! Daily at 1.30pm....
Dates
23rd Aug 2010 to 29th Aug 2010
A Bug’s Life
(Free!) Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Monmouth
 Discover what life is like for insects in the woodland. Use Nature Detective skills to explore the woodland floor, and find out what creeps through the canopy. Reveal the hidden underwater world of a ...
Dates
24th Aug 2010
Monmouthshire Show
Monmouth Showground, Monmouth
 • Come along for a magnificent day out to the Monmouthshire Show situated on the banks of the River Wye in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
• The Show is held on the last Thursday in August...
Dates
26th Aug 2010
Fun Day at Yat Rock
Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Monmouth
 Join the Forestry Commission and the RSPB for a fun-packed day of activities. Something for all ages. Also includes Museum on the Move – opportunity to explore Herefordshire’s Folklore and Fairy...
Dates
27th Aug 2010
Blue Remembered Hills
Dean Heritage Centre, Cinderford
 Dennis Potter’s brilliant and often hilarious evocation of war-time childhood games, rivalries, jealousies, and tragedies, is brought to life in an exciting original production by New Century Theatr...
Dates
27th Aug 2010
Traditional Charcoal Burn
Dean Heritage Centre, Cinderford
 Meet the charcoal burners, and discover an ancient Forest craft and its traditions....
Dates
28th Aug 2010 to 30th Aug 2010
The Siege of Goodrich!
Goodrich Castle, Near Ross-on-Wye
 Join the Wardour Garrison as we step back to the Civil War and witness displays of life from over 360 years ago. 2010 marks the 21st anniversary of the group, who have been authentically recreating li...
Dates
29th Aug 2010 to 30th Aug 2010
Guided Walk - A Letter to the Admiralty
(Free!) Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Monmouth
 Leader: Forest of Dean & Wye Valley Tour Guide
Follow the path of the Romantics through Mailscot Wood, around Symonds Yat Rock,the Iron Age Fort, New Weir Forge and the Dropping Wells. Cross the r...
Dates
30th Aug 2010
The Importance of Being Earnest
Babbington Meadow Arena, Monmouth
 Rain or Shine is a Gloucester based professional theatre company which specialises in outdoor summer tours of classical theatre to castles, stately homes and gardens throughout the U.K.
For our 20...
Dates
30th Aug 2010
Penelope Leaver Green – Textile Artist and Quilter
The Malt House, Mitcheldean
 An introduction to the work and style of Penny LG, with studio time experimenting under her guidance.
Bed and Breakfast available – see www.millendmitcheldean.co.uk...
Dates
9th Sep 2010 to 10th Sep 2010
Abba Tribute Night
Forest Hills Golf Club, Coleford
Our Favourite Abba are back to kick off the Autumn season.
Fantastic tribute Act, good food, disco and if last year was anything to go by, great atmosphere.
2 course meal, Abba Tribute Act plus disc...
Dates
10th Sep 2010
Teresa Searle – Professional and Much Published Textile Artist and Felter
The Malt House, Mitcheldean
 An introduction to the work and style of Teresa Searle, with studio time felting under her guidance
Bed and Breakfast available – see www.millendmitcheldean.co.uk...
Dates
11th Sep 2010 to 12th Sep 2010
Bats by the Abbey
(Free!) Tintern Abbey, Chepstow
 Leader: Ian Rabjohns
Find out about bats, their habits and habitats in Tintern Abbey. A talk followed by a walk along the riverbank.
Location: Tintern Abbey
Booking: Essential
Contact: Julie Godfrey,...
Dates
14th Sep 2010
Building Confidence in OS Map Reading
(Free!) Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Monmouth
 Build the skills needed to accurately follow a route through the varied countryside of the Woolhope Dome. 1:25000 OS Explorer Maps will be available on loan.
Leader: Nic Howes Head of Geography. John...
Dates
17th Sep 2010
Piercefield Walks
(Free!) Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Monmouth
 Admire the picturesque viewpoints on the Piercefield walks which will include Eagle’s Nest. Conservation works to these sites have been completed in Feb 2010. Rough ground and difficult terrain incl...
Dates
25th Sep 2010
Grandparents' Day
Perrygrove Railway, Coleford
 Be a driver for a fiver. We will show you how to drive a steam engine and you can take it down the line for a short trip. Sorry - no passengers allowed....
Dates
3rd Oct 2010
Boats and Trade on the River Wye
(Free!) Brockweir and Hewelsfield Village Shop, Brockweir
 Hear about the history of the Wye navigation and
the River Carriers at a talk given by Colin Green,
the author of ‘Severn Traders’
Booking: Essential
Contact: Julie Godfrey,Overlooking the Wye, 01...
Dates
6th Oct 2010
Friendly Engines Day
Perrygrove Railway, Coleford
 Meet the Friendly Engines – and their crews! Entertainment included. Usual prices, no need to book....
Dates
9th Oct 2010
Autumn Colours,Little Doward
(Free!) Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Monmouth
 Admire the autumnal tints amongst the ancient trees on a guided walk around the Woodland Trust’s Little Doward. Rough ground ,difficult terrain including steep steps.
Leader:Woodland Trust
Location...
Dates
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