Recreational Trust Ground, Lydney

#5 among attractions in Lydney

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Recreational Trust Ground is a cricket ground in Lydney, Gloucestershire. The first inter-county match on the ground was in 1962, when the Gloucestershire Second XI played the Glamorgan Second XI in the Second XI Championship. ()

Coordinates: 51°43'26"N, 2°31'42"W

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Lydney United Kingdom

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Recreational Trust Ground – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dean Forest Railway, Berkeley Castle, WWT Slimbridge, St Briavels Castle.

1.8 miNW
Museum
Dean Forest Railway, Lydney
46 min walk • The Dean Forest Railway is a 4+1⁄4-mile long heritage railway that runs between Lydney and Parkend in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. The route was part of the former Severn and Wye Railway which ran from Lydney to Cinderford.
3.9 miSE
Historical place, Reportedly haunted, Forts and castles
Berkeley Castle, Berkeley
100 min walk • Berkeley Castle is a castle in the town of Berkeley, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. The castle's origins date back to the 11th century, and it has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.
5.3 miE
Nature and wildlife, Park
WWT Slimbridge
136 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Gloucestershire, WWT Slimbridge is a sanctuary for bird lovers and a testament to the beauty of wetland ecosystems. This expansive park is a premier destination for observing a variety of waterfowl and waders in their natural habitat.
4.9 miW
Forts and castles
St Briavels Castle, Lydney
126 min walk • St Briavels Castle is a moated Norman castle at St Briavels in the English county of Gloucestershire. The castle is noted for its huge Edwardian gatehouse that guards the entrance.
5.1 miN
History museum, Museum, Science museum
Dean Heritage Centre, Forest of Dean
130 min walk • 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.
4.9 miNW
Museum, Mine, Cave
Clearwell Caves
124 min walk • Clearwell Caves, at Clearwell in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, is a natural cave system which has been extensively mined for iron ore. It now operates primarily as a mining museum.
3.8 miSE
Garden, Specialty museum, Park
Dr Jenner's House, Berkeley
98 min walk • Dr. Jenner's House, formerly known as the Edward Jenner Museum, in Berkeley, England, is housed in a grade II* listed early 18th century building called the Chantry, famous as the home of Edward Jenner FRS, physician, surgeon and pioneer of smallpox vaccination, and now used as a museum.
5.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Puzzlewood
134 min walk • Puzzlewood is an ancient woodland site and tourist attraction, near Coleford in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. The site, covering 14 acres, shows evidence of open-cast iron ore mining dating from the Roman period, and possibly earlier.
4.6 miNW
Archaeological site
Darkhill Ironworks, Forest of Dean
118 min walk • Darkhill Ironworks, and the neighbouring Titanic Steelworks, are internationally important industrial remains associated with the development of the iron and steel industries. Both are scheduled monuments.
5.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Clearwell Castle
129 min walk • Clearwell Castle in Clearwell, the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, is a Gothic Revival house constructed from 1727. Built by Thomas Wyndham to the designs of Roger Morris, it is the earliest Georgian Gothic Revival castle in England predating better-known examples such as Strawberry Hill House by over twenty years.
1.3 miW
Museum, Archaeological museum
Lydney Park
33 min walk • Lydney Park is a 17th-century country estate surrounding Lydney House, located at Lydney in the Forest of Dean district in Gloucestershire, England. It is known for its gardens and Roman temple complex.