Forest of Dean Images Over the last few years I have taken lots of photos of the Forest of Dean. Here are a few of them in a slideshow with some music. I hope you enjoy it
The Forest of Dean Directory is growing
The Forest of Dean Directory is growing Our free forest of dean directory is now listing over 400 sites. I have always been surprised at how many visits the directory gets and of course I’m very pleased that people are finding it useful and that we are supporting local forest of dean business. This has always been close to my …
Sunday lunch at the Lyon Inn
Sunday lunch at the Lyon Inn This Sunday we tried the Lyon Inn in Westbury-on-Severn. This is a smashing pub just off the main road in Westbury-on-Severn. Parking isn’t a problem and it is a charming little village. We were greeted by mine hosts Chris and Sue who were very welcoming and friendly and drew us a couple of local beers. We …
Bread Baking with Harts Barn
Baking Bread Yesterday I attended a class on baking bread at Harts Barn Cookery School . Both Vanda and I adore good bread and my results have been varied to say the least, hence the day’s lesson. The School is near Longhope in the Forest of Dean in lovely surroundings with several buildings used for all sorts of activities and …
Sunday lunch at the Miners Sling
Sunday lunch at the Miners Sling Sadly the pub has closed We do like to go out for Sunday lunch and today we headed out to the Miners in Sling. It was a pretty little drive through the Forest of Dean and we were there very quickly. The buildings are attractive with plenty of parking and once inside it was …
September in the vegetable garden
September in the vegetable garden September is here already even if it is unseasonably warm and there is a lot to do. We are still eating spinach, sweetcorn and potatoes that we grew this year and the last few peppers. This morning we even had the treat of some late strawberries. The runner beans are down and yesterday we took …
Coleford – Forest of Dean
Coleford in the Forest of Dean Coleford is a small market town in the west of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, two miles east of the Welsh border and close to the Wye Valley. When you consider It is the administrative centre of the Forest of Dean district it is a surprisingly small town. It is very close to Cinderford …
Christmas Potatoes
Planting Christmas Potatoes This year we had a bumper crop of both new and main crop potatoes, but Christmas Potatoes is something I have not tried before, so this is an experiment to see if it is worth while. I bought a few seed potatoes from Coleford Garden Centre and this morning put a few in. Once again I have planted them …
Lunch at the Butchers Arms Clearwell
Sunday Lunch at the Butchers Arms Clearwell Today we were invited to lunch at the Butchers Arms Clearwell by a friend who had come down from Devon. Clearwell is not far from us in Cinderford and is a beautiful part of the Forest of Dean that we have visited many times, but this was our first time in the pub. Well, what …
Keeping the veg going
The garden in mid August This year has been very good for us in the garden, but now is the time to make sure your harvest continues. We are now down to our last 3 pots of new potatoes ( see Growing vegetables in Containers ) but instead of just storing the empty pots we have been replanting with french beans, …