Come to the deep dark wood to discover trails and giant gruffalo sculptures, or download our fantastic resources for fun at. Forest of dean sculpture trail, beechenhurst, speech house road, coleford, gloucestershire. A gruffalo woodland trail has been created at the dean heritage centre, soudley in the forest of dean, uk. Even tiny tots min 1m tall can take on the treetop adventure course. New parking charges for visitors to the forest of dean. The gruffalo trail at dean heritage centre in the forest of dean the gruffalo will be returning to gloucestershire this summer, as the dean heritage centre hosts its exciting summer trail, complete with film screenings, crafts, snacks and more. The sculpture trail is within a working forest, with a wide variety of terrain.
The dean heritage centre in the forest of dean, england was given. Luther the lhasa apso enjoying the forest of dean sculpture trail, gloucestershire, uk. Set in amongst five acres of stunning scenery, the centre is fully interactive and protects and preserves the unique history and heritage of the forest of dean. This is the sculpture that will replace the giants chair.
Welcome to the dean heritage centre, one of gloucestershires leading family attractions. Forest of dean sculpture trail, gloucestershire, uk youtube. Its the perfect start to a day of exploring, denbuilding and puddle stomping in the glorious forest of dean. Gruffalo family trail dean heritage centre, soudley traveller. Our woodland trail open all year round and is based on the much loved childrens book, the gruffalo. Sculpture trail visit forest of dean sculpture trust. The gruffalo trail at dean heritage centre in the forest. The forest of dean sculpture trail is a unique outdoor collection of contemporary. Forest of dean sculpture trail coleford 2020 all you.
I took advantage of the nearperfect weather weve had over the past couple of weeks and decided to do the fod sculpture trail, photographing each. See more ideas about gruffalo trail, the gruffalo and gruffalo activities. There are a wide range of things to explore and discover with five onsite interactive. Walk underneath a stained glass window hung high in the tree canopy and discover. We visit beechenhurst on a regular basis, in particular during school holidays. The sculpture trail winds through the forest of dean, with various interesting sculptures at which you can stop and be amazed by, featuring different artists.
See more ideas about gruffalo trail, trail and the gruffalo. During the time that julia donaldson lived in bearsden, gruffalo sculptures. Come and enjoy the sculpture trail, fun play area, cafe. The forest is beautiful and they often have a small trail with things to find for the small children. The trail features sculptures created by artists to interpret the forest environment and the history of this very unusual landscape. A monumental pair of hands well over 30ft tall will replace the muchloved giants chair at the sculpture trail in the forest of dean. The trail depicts the scenes from the book and has been carved by local chainsaw artists out of local redwood. The history of mining in the dean is also portrayed. Forest of dean sculpture trail, coleford, gloucestershire. The forest of dean sculpture trail is a unique outdoor. Beechenhurst coleford 2020 all you need to know before. Forest of dean sculpture trail attraction in or near coleford in the. Abandoned railway tunnels in the forest of dean wye valley. Zog family trail coming to beechenhurst in forest of dean at.
Trustees have hired internationally acclaimed artist. The highway rat trail gives children the chance to venture around the forest of dean, searching for characters from the popular julia donaldson book. Set in amongst our five acre site, wander with the famous mouse as he makes his journey through the woodland surrounding the dean heritage centre and meet the various animals along the way. The gruffalo is a childrens book by writer and playwright julia donaldson, illustrated by axel. Macmillan childrens books, london, uk, to create a gruffalo trail within the. Go ape forest of dean is a high ropes course hidden all the way up in the treetops, specially designed for little tarzans in training. The sculpture trail official site for the forest of dean. Beechenhurst lies in the heart of the forest of dean, one of britains oldest and largest woodlands.