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The Best Attractions In Cinderford

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The Palace Cinema Cinderford

Mallards Pike Lake

West Midland Safari and Leisure Park

Stonehenge

Sudeley Castle

Avebury Stone Circle

Blenheim Palace

Hawk Conservancy Trust

Cinderford is a small town on the eastern fringe of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England, which had a population of 8,494 at the 2011 census.The town came into existence in the 19th century, following the rapid expansion of Cinderford Ironworks and the Forest of Dean Coalfield. Cinderford's origins can be seen in the style and layout of the town, with long rows of identical terraced housing similar to those found in the mining villages of the South Wales Valleys. The decline of the coal industry in the 1950s and 1960s affected Cinderford as most of the male population was employed in mining; today, it is home to a wide variety of light and he...
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The Best Attractions In Cinderford

1. The Palace Cinema Cinderford Cinderford
2. Mallards Pike Lake Cinderford
3. Stonehenge Amesbury
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England, 2 miles west of Amesbury. It consists of a ring of standing stones, with each standing stone around 13 feet high, 7 feet wide and weighing around 25 tons. The stones are set within earthworks in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds.Archaeologists believe it was constructed from 3000 BC to 2000 BC. The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC. Radiocarbon dating suggests that the first bluestones were raised between 2400 and 2200 BC, although they may have been at the site as early as 3000 BC.One of the most famous landmarks in the United Kingdom, Stoneheng...
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4. Hawk Conservancy Trust Weyhill
The Hawk Conservancy Trust is a bird park and conservation charity that cares for and displays birds of prey. It is located in Weyhill, Hampshire, England, near to the A303 road and the town of Andover. Founded as a zoo by local farmer Reg Smith and his wife Hilary, the park was incorporated as the Hawk Conservancy Trust in 2002. It is also the site of the National Bird of Prey Hospital, a veterinary hospital that takes in injured birds of prey.
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5. Blenheim Palace Woodstock
Blenheim & Woodstock was a railway station constructed in the neoclassical style which served the town of Woodstock and Blenheim Palace in the English county of Oxfordshire. The station, as well as the line, was constructed by the Duke of Marlborough and was privately run until 1897 when it became part of the Great Western Railway. The number of trains serving the station was cut in the late 1930s, and again in 1952 down to only six trains a day. The last train ran on 27 February 1954 adorned with a wreath. The station building was initially converted into a garage and petrol station. Then the forecourt of the site was no longer used as a petrol station, but for used car sales only with a building company using some of the land behind the station. There were proposals for demolishing the b...
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6. Sudeley Castle Winchcombe
Sudeley Castle is located in the Cotswolds near Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. The present structure was built in the 15th century and may have been on the site of a 12th-century castle. The castle has a notable garden, which is designed and maintained to a very high standard. The chapel, St. Mary's Sudeley, is the burial place of Queen Catherine Parr , the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, and contains her marble tomb. Unusually for a castle chapel, St Mary's of Sudeley is part of the local parish of the Church of England. Sudeley is also one of the few castles left in England that is still a residence. As a result, the castle is only open to visitors on specific dates, and private family quarters are closed to the public. It is a Grade I listed building, and recognised as an internat...
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7. Avebury Stone Circle Avebury
Avebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in southwest England. One of the best known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world. It is both a tourist attraction and a place of religious importance to contemporary pagans. Constructed over several hundred years in the Third Millennium BC, during the Neolithic, or New Stone Age, the monument comprises a large henge with a large outer stone circle and two separate smaller stone circles situated inside the centre of the monument. Its original purpose is unknown, although archaeologists believe that it was most likely used for some form of ritual or ceremony. The Avebury monument is a part of a larger prehistoric landscape con...
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8. West Midland Safari and Leisure Park Bewdley
West Midland Safari and Leisure Park is a safari park located in Bewdley in Worcestershire, England. It was opened under the name of West Midland Safari Park in spring 1973. The park holds over 165 species of exotic animals, among other attractions such as a small theme park. The park contains the largest groups of white lions, cheetahs, hippopotami, and meerkats in the UK, as well as the largest lemur walk-through exhibit. It was also the first park in the UK to have the African big five game animals.The park is a member of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria . The dhole and cheetah enclosures in the drive-through safari are part of a larger heathland Site of Special Scientific Interest which the park is restoring.
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Places to see in ( Coleford - UK )

Places to see in ( Coleford - UK )

Coleford is a small market town in the west of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, two miles east of the Welsh border and close to the Wye Valley. It is the administrative centre of the Forest of Dean district.

Coleford was originally a tithing in the north-east corner of Newland parish. The settlement grew up (as its name suggests) at a ford through which charcoal and iron ore were probably carried. By the mid 14th century hamlets called Coleford and Whitecliff had grown up along the road in the valley of Thurstan's brook. Coleford had eight or more houses in 1349 and was described as a street in 1364. It had a chapel by 1489. In 1642 the commander of a parliamentary garrison in Coleford started a market in the town because the nearest chartered market, in Monmouth, was under royalist control.

Coleford saw some action during the English Civil War. On 20 February 1643, Lord Herbert, the Earl of Worcester's eldest son, and the King's Lieutenant-General of South Wales, marched through Coleford heading for Gloucester, at the head of an army of 500 horse and 1500 foot. At Coleford their progress was impeded by a troop of Parliamentarians under Colonel Berrowe, aided by a disorderly group of country people. A skirmish ensued, during which the market-house was burnt, and Major-General Lawday, who commanded the foot, with two other officers, were shot dead from a window.

A tramroad opened in 1812 to link mines in the Forest with the River Wye at Redbrook and Monmouth and ran through Coleford. The Monmouth tramroad continued in use until its track east of Coleford was lifted in the late 1870s. The first railway to reach Coleford, a branch line from Parkend opened by the Severn and Wye Railway Company in 1875, ran through Milkwall to a station on the south-east side of the town. A second railway from Monmouth, the Coleford Railway, using parts of the old tramroad route, was completed in 1883. It included a short tunnel at Whitecliff and it crossed the Newland road to run to a station next to that of the Severn & Wye Co

Coleford was more able to adapt to the mine closures of the 1950s than its neighbour Cinderford. Today, due to its prime location in the heart of the Forest, it is popular with walkers and cyclists, and the local council has been striving to encourage further tourist interest. There is a large factory here, originally called Carters, then Beechams, then GlaxoSmithKline, and it is now owned by the Japanese firm Suntory. It is the sole production facility for Ribena and Lucozade. One old building that has survived is the former goods shed for the defunct railway line to Monmouth; it is now the Coleford GWR Museum.

( Coleford - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Coleford . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Coleford - UK

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High Vinnals, Mortimer Forest, Herefordshire

The view from to the High Vinnals.
The Marches, the borderland country of England and Wales, has proven to have wonderful places to visit, and take long walks in, this is just one of the places.

Wye Valley and Forest of Dean: Myths and Legends Video

Myths and Legends
There are a number of historical legends, ancient myths and terrifying ghost stories that surround the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean. With 2017 marking the Year of Myths & Legends, immerse yourself into the stories of the Dean Wye.

From the historic folk tale of the Ruardean Bear to the iconic legend of the Devil’s Pulpit, there are so many interesting myths and legends of the Dean Wye for you to explore.

What is a Myth?
A myth is known as a traditional story concerning the early history of a person or area without any basis of fact or natural explanation.

What is a Legend?
A legend is a traditional story that is often popularly regarded as historical but not authenticated. Very famous or notorious people are often referred to as Legends.

enables visitors to download trails, plot their own path and discover the myths and legends of the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean, on both the English and Welsh sides of the River Wye..

#DeanWyeLegends #DeanWye

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By Carmen Nolvak, Canterbury Christ Church University

Finding your way from Coleford to Bush House Osteopathic Practice

Travelling from Coleford and the Forest of Dean to Bush House Osteopathic Practice via Scowles, Newland and Upper Redbrook

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Seaford French Market 2010

Seaford gets French fever
 by Dan Ori
Seaford saw its third annual French Market come to town on Friday 23rd of July.
Record numbers of shoppers turned out for the market on Church Street organised by Seaford Chamber of Commerce.
The Gallic atmosphere was infectious with many residents and visitors testing their French and the rest of us trying out their best allo allo accents. Seaford Chamber of Commerce President Gerri Ori even dressed for the occasion in beret and stripped shirt. Gerri said it was a fantastic day - the large numbers of shoppers were very encouraging for the town's retailers.
This positive news comes as July high street sales grew sharply according to the CBI's July survey. It's thought sunny weather and aggressive discounting in the early summer sales boasted high street footfalls to give the best sales growth since April 2007.
Anyone with ideas or time to volunteer for other activates to help grow local commerce is most welcome to attend the chambers Breakfast meeting on the first Thursday of each month -- details can be found on the chamber of commerce website: seafordchamber.co.uk

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The top of Carn Brea, views towards Camborne and Redruth in Cornwall.

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