Museums · South West England
Dean Heritage Centre
In or near Newnham.
The Dean Heritage Centre is located in the valley of Soudley, Gloucestershire, England in the Forest of Dean and exists to record and preserve the social and industrial history of the area and its peo
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Parkend · 5.4 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Dean Heritage Centre, the nearest railway station is Parkend, located 5.4 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is GL14 2UB, and entry is paid. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
The Dean Heritage Centre is located in the valley of Soudley, Gloucestershire, England in the Forest of Dean and exists to record and preserve the social and industrial history of the area and its people. The centre comprises the museum itself, a millpond and waterwheel, forester's cottage with garden and animals, art and craft exhibitions and workshops, and trails around the surrounding woodland. In addition, there are picnic tables, barbecue hearths, an adventure playground, a gift shop selling local produce and the Heritage Kitchen, a restaurant providing home-made food.
Photo gallery
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Buckshraft Mine & Bradley Hill Railway Tunnel SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Dean Heritage Centre is located in the valley of Soudley, Gloucestershire, England in the Forest of Dean and exists to record and preserve the social and industrial history of the area and its people. The centre comprises the museum itself, a millpond and waterwheel, forester's cottage with garden and animals, art and craft exhibitions and workshops, and trails around the surrounding woodland. In addition, there are picnic tables, barbecue hearths, an adventure playground, a gift shop selling local produce and the Heritage Kitchen, a restaurant providing home-made food.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The museum itself comprises five galleries telling the history of the Forest of Dean from the earliest geological and fossil records to the present day. They display a wide variety of artefacts from industries such as coal and iron mining, forestry, timber, stone working and clock making that have shaped the history, landscape and culture of the Forest. Among the more noteworthy artefacts in the museum's collection are an 1830s Lightmoor Colliery beam engine, Thomas Sopwith's 1838 geological model of the Dean Forest, and the Voyce collection of eighteenth and nineteenth century longcase clocks. The Dean Heritage Museum Trust is a registered charity formed in 1979 in response to public…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.7932, -2.4885
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Forest of Dean
- Parish
- Ruspidge and Soudley
- Postcode
- GL14 2UB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Forest of Dean
- Nearest railway station
- Parkend — 5.4 km
- Official site
- www.deanheritagecentre.org
Sources
- wikipedia: Dean Heritage Centre (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dean Heritage Centre?
- Dean Heritage Centre is in Gloucestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode GL14 2UB), in the parish of Ruspidge and Soudley.
- What is Dean Heritage Centre?
- The Dean Heritage Centre is located in the valley of Soudley, Gloucestershire, England in the Forest of Dean and exists to record and preserve the social and industrial history of the area and its peo
- How do I get to Dean Heritage Centre?
- The nearest railway station is Parkend, about 5.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode GL14 2UB.
- Is Dean Heritage Centre a protected site?
- Yes — Dean Heritage Centre is part of the Buckshraft Mine & Bradley Hill Railway Tunnel SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Dean Heritage Centre?
- The nearest railway station is Parkend, about 5.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GL14 2UB.