Littledean Hall, Forest of Dean

#4 among attractions in Forest of Dean

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Littledean Hall is a country house in the village of Littledean, Gloucestershire, England. It is has been described as one of the most haunted houses in England and is thought to be the oldest house in the United Kingdom which is still occupied. Saxon and Celtic remains have been uncovered in the cellars. Part of the house is designated an SSSI as it is a proven breeding roost for the Greater Horseshoe Bat. ()

Coordinates: 51°48'54"N, 2°28'35"W

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Forest of Dean United Kingdom

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Littledean Hall – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dean Forest Railway, Dean Heritage Centre, Westbury Court Garden, May Hill.

5.5 miSW
Museum
Dean Forest Railway, Lydney
140 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.
1.6 miS
History museum, Museum, Science museum
Dean Heritage Centre, Forest of Dean
41 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.
2.9 miE
Park, Garden
Westbury Court Garden
75 min walk • Westbury Court Garden is a Dutch water garden in Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire, England, 9 miles southwest of Gloucester. It was laid out in 1696–1705, a rare survival not to have been replaced in the 18th century by a naturalistic garden landscape as popularised by Capability Brown.
5.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
May Hill
136 min walk • May Hill is a prominent English hill between Gloucester and Ross-on-Wye. Its summit, on the western edge of Gloucestershire and its northern slopes in Herefordshire, is distinguishable by a clump of trees on its summit, which forms an official Site of Special Scientific Interest.
5.8 miSE
Park
Frampton Court
148 min walk • Frampton Court is a Grade I listed country house and estate of about 1,500 acres in Frampton-on-Severn, Gloucestershire, England. It has been owned by the Clifford family since the 11th century. The main buildings are the 18th century Frampton Court and, on the opposite side of the village green, Manor Farm.
5.7 miSW
Archaeological site
Darkhill Ironworks, Forest of Dean
147 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.
4.5 miW
Church
Holy Jesus Church, Lydbrook
116 min walk • Holy Jesus Church at Lydbrook is a Church of England parish church in the English county of Gloucestershire.
2.7 miN
Park
Plump Hill
69 min walk • Plump Hill Dolomite Quarry is a 4.5-hectare nature reserve in Gloucestershire in the Forest of Dean. The site is managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and held under agreement with the Forestry Commission since 1982.
1.8 miNE
Monastery
Flaxley Abbey
47 min walk • Flaxley Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in England, now a Grade I listed manor and private residence, near the village of Flaxley in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. It is the former seat of the Crawley-Boevey Baronets.
3.3 miW
Park, Vernacular architecture
Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail, Forest of Dean
85 min walk • The Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail is a point of interest in the Forest of Dean in the county of Gloucestershire, England. The Sculpture Trail links several different site-specific sculptures commissioned for the forest.
2 miNW
Locality
Laymoor Quag
51 min walk • Laymoor Quag is a 3.5-hectare nature reserve within the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire. The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site. The site is owned by the Forestry Commission and managed under agreement by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust since 1982.