Events in the Wye Valley and Forest Of Dean
Exhibition by Sarah King
(Free!) Brockweir and Hewelsfield Village Shop, Brockweir
 Sarah has lived in Whitecroft in the Forest of Dean for three years and paints primarily the Forest and Wye valley areas and specialises in painting in oil paints on canvas....
Dates
26th Jul 2010 to 6th Sep 2010
JOY ADAMSON: Anniversary Exhibition
Nature in Art, Gloucester
 2010 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Joy Adamson whose work with her husband, George Adamson, was made famous in the book ‘Born Free’. As well as her life in conservation, she was a talen...
Dates
27th Jul 2010 to 5th Sep 2010
A World Apart
(Free!) Taurus Crafts, Lydney
 Photographs of the Forest of Dean. Recent black and white photographs by John Attree....
Dates
6th Aug 2010 to 9th Sep 2010
Above, Beneath, Beyond
Nature in Art, Gloucester
 Kate Hammersley, Kathleen Packwood and Sue Purcell interpret the natural world through an eclectic use of media including textiles,drawing, printmaking, painting and sculpture incorporating traditiona...
Dates
17th Aug 2010 to 5th Sep 2010
tidal Severn, measure of time, season, ecology
(Free!) upstairs at the GEORGE, Newnham on Severn
 The upstairs team are pleased to present an exhibition of mixed media works by Gloucestershire based artists Suze Adams, Carolyn Black, Andrew Darke, Alice Jolly, Richard Keating and Kel Portman. This...
Dates
27th Aug 2010 to 9th Oct 2010
Late Night Maze Special
Elton Farm Giant Maize Mazes, Newnham-on-Severn
 Do the Mazes by torchlight and dacne in the courtyard to Banshee(lively Iris music), BBQ, Candles, Bonfire.
Bring a torch!
More Info from www.eltonfarm-leisure.co.uk/mazes or 01594 827007 & 014...
Dates
3rd Sep 2010
Guided Walk - Gilpin's Picturesque
Forest of Dean & Wye Valley Tour Guides, Coleford
 This is a walk that shows you the views that inspired the Reverend William Gilpin's picturesque tour of the Wye in the 18th Century. You will walk from Brockweir past Tintern Abbey and up to the f...
Dates
5th Sep 2010
GARY HODGES: Drawn to the Soul
Nature in Art, Gloucester
 A major retrospective exhibition of work by this remarkable pencil artist. Gary travels the world to see the wildlife he loves and draws. Like Jack Vettriano and Beryl Cook, he has won the Fine Art T...
Dates
7th Sep 2010 to 10th Oct 2010
Penelope Leaver Green – Textile Artist and Quilter
The Malt House, Mitcheldean
 An introduction to the work and style of Penny LG, with studio time experimenting under her guidance.
Bed and Breakfast available – see www.millendmitcheldean.co.uk...
Dates
9th Sep 2010 to 10th Sep 2010
Abba Tribute Night
Forest Hills Golf Club, Coleford
Our Favourite Abba are back to kick off the Autumn season.
Fantastic tribute Act, good food, disco and if last year was anything to go by, great atmosphere.
2 course meal, Abba Tribute Act plus disc...
Dates
10th Sep 2010
h.Art 2010 - Herefordshire Art Week
(Free!) Around Herefordshire, Hereford
 h.Art is Herefordshire's Open Studios event, giving you exclusive access to artists' studios, workshops and special exhibitions. Meet the makers in relaxed surroundings, learn about their tech...
Dates
11th Sep 2010 to 19th Sep 2010
Onion Fayre
(Free!) Newent Town, Newent
 Newent Onion Fayre is a one day street festival of food drink and merriment which attracts almost 15,000 visitors. At the heart of the festival is the Onion Show which is unique in its status in the U...
Dates
11th Sep 2010
Usk Show
Usk Showground, Usk
 COME FOR THE DAY - THERES LOADS TO SEE
USK VALLEY WORKING GUNDOGS
BLACK MOUNTAIN FALCONS
CANDWR CIDER MAKERS
MEIRION OWEN AND HIS QUACK PACK
TRADITIONAL AND MODERN FARM MACHINERY
WORKING SHIRE HORSES...
Dates
11th Sep 2010
Teresa Searle – Professional and Much Published Textile Artist and Felter
The Malt House, Mitcheldean
 An introduction to the work and style of Teresa Searle, with studio time felting under her guidance
Bed and Breakfast available – see www.millendmitcheldean.co.uk...
Dates
11th Sep 2010 to 12th Sep 2010
Digital Photography Workshop
Forestry Commission, Coleford
 Improve your skills and knowledge of digital photography with local professional photographer Chris Morris. This course includes a session on Photoshop and is aimed at an intermediate level. Bring yo...
Dates
11th Sep 2010
Cinderford Arts and Crafts Festival
(Free!) Cinderford Town, Cinderford
The Cinderford arts and Crafts Festival, offers a great day out for all the family with Art on the Railings, face painting, children’s arts and crafts corner and much more. All the family can have a...
Dates
12th Sep 2010
Gloucestershire Society for Botanical Illustration
Nature in Art, Gloucester
2010 exhibition by Gloucestershire Society for Botanical Illustration. Amateur and professional artists (including a number of Royal Horticultural Society medal winners), present their latest selectio...
Dates
14th Sep 2010 to 26th Sep 2010
Bats by the Abbey
(Free!) Tintern Abbey, Chepstow
 Leader: Ian Rabjohns
Find out about bats, their habits and habitats in Tintern Abbey. A talk followed by a walk along the riverbank.
Location: Tintern Abbey
Booking: Essential
Contact: Julie Godfrey,...
Dates
14th Sep 2010
Mocha Pottery Masterclass
Forestry Commission, Coleford
 Learn how to decorate earthenware pottery using 'Mocha Tea' - led by Chris Hopkins
How to get there:
Mocha Pottery Masterclass starts at Beechenhurst Lodge in Forest Of Dean. Coleford is the ...
Dates
15th Sep 2010
Building Confidence in OS Map Reading
(Free!) Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Monmouth
 Build the skills needed to accurately follow a route through the varied countryside of the Woolhope Dome. 1:25000 OS Explorer Maps will be available on loan.
Leader: Nic Howes Head of Geography. John...
Dates
17th Sep 2010
Abergavenny Food Festival
Abergavenny Town Centre, Abergavenny
 Celebrate the conviviality and sociability that surrounds eating and drinking, whether with friends or strangers and enjoy real Welsh hospitality with Abergavenny's own burgeoning food community.
...
Dates
18th Sep 2010 to 19th Sep 2010
CELEBRATION CEILIDH & HARVEST SUPPER
All Saints Church, Newland, Newland
 The Friends of the Cathedral of the Forest invite you to a CELEBRATION CEILIDH & HARVEST SUPPER featuring ‘Life of Riley', Forest of Dean folk duo Morris Wintle and Penny Plowden.
6.30 PM...
Dates
18th Sep 2010
Piercefield Walks
(Free!) Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Monmouth
 Admire the picturesque viewpoints on the Piercefield walks which will include Eagle’s Nest. Conservation works to these sites have been completed in Feb 2010. Rough ground and difficult terrain incl...
Dates
25th Sep 2010
Fungus Foray
Forestry Commission, Coleford
 A foray into the woods with the Dean Fungus Group. Find out what's edible and what's definitely not! Bring a collecting basket and small penknife....
Dates
26th Sep 2010
Appleday
Nature in Art, Gloucester
With the fruit harvest well under way and the resurgence of locally sourced food, here's an exhibition to celebrate orchards. Featuring mainly regional artists the work includes ceramics,
paintin...
Dates
28th Sep 2010 to 14th Oct 2010
Deer Safari I
Forestry Commission, Coleford
 Travel deep into the Forest accompanied by an expert wildlife ranger with a chance to see some of Britains largest mammals in their natural habitat. Experience the sounds of the autumn rut and keep an...
Dates
2nd Oct 2010
Guided Walk - In the steps of Wordsworth
Forest of Dean & Wye Valley Tour Guides, Coleford
 William Wordsworth returned to the woods above Tintern that were the inspiration for his famous poem "Lines composed a few miles above Tintern Abbey ". We are sure you will find the chosen r...
Dates
3rd Oct 2010
Grandparents' Day
Perrygrove Railway, Coleford
 Be a driver for a fiver. We will show you how to drive a steam engine and you can take it down the line for a short trip. Sorry - no passengers allowed....
Dates
3rd Oct 2010
Boats and Trade on the River Wye
(Free!) Brockweir and Hewelsfield Village Shop, Brockweir
 Hear about the history of the Wye navigation and
the River Carriers at a talk given by Colin Green,
the author of ‘Severn Traders’
Booking: Essential
Contact: Julie Godfrey,Overlooking the Wye, 01...
Dates
6th Oct 2010
Deer Safari I
Forestry Commission, Coleford
 Travel deep into the Forest accompanied by an expert wildlife ranger with a chance to see some of Britains largest mammals in their natural habitat. Experience the sounds of the autumn rut and keep an...
Dates
9th Oct 2010 to 10th Oct 2010
Friendly Engines Day
Perrygrove Railway, Coleford
 Meet the Friendly Engines – and their crews! Entertainment included. Usual prices, no need to book....
Dates
9th Oct 2010
Autumn Colours,Little Doward
(Free!) Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Monmouth
 Admire the autumnal tints amongst the ancient trees on a guided walk around the Woodland Trust’s Little Doward. Rough ground ,difficult terrain including steep steps.
Leader:Woodland Trust
Location...
Dates
9th Oct 2010
Chepstow Museum’s Big Draw Event Framed
(Free!) Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Monmouth
 Get hands on with the art and nature of the Wye Valley – and put it all in a picture!
Location: Chepstow Drill Hall
Booking: Essential
Contact: Chepstow Museum, 01291 689566...
Dates
10th Oct 2010
Fungal Foray
Forestry Commission, Coleford
 A foray into the woods with the Dean Fungus Group. Find out what's edible and what is definately not! Bring a collecting basket and penknife. Suitable for children over 10 years of age.
How to ge...
Dates
10th Oct 2010
The Night the River Burned: The Severn Railway Bridge Disaster
Dean Heritage Centre, Cinderford
A journey of rediscovery to commemorate the night of the 25th October 1960, and the loss of the Severn & Wye Railway Bridge and motor vessels Arkendale H & Wastdale H....
Dates
16th Oct 2010 to 16th Jan 2011
Forest Hills Golf Club Am Am
Forest Hills Golf Club, Coleford
18 Hole Amateur 4 Ball Team, Stableford competition
Best 3 from 4 scores on each hole to count
Maximum Handicaps Men 28, Ladies 36. Stroke allowance ¾ .
At least one member of each team to play off a...
Dates
16th Oct 2010
Bread Making
Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Monmouth
 A bakery demonstration by local producer and expert Tori from Meadow Farm Tintern. Learn how to make bread the traditional way using specialist flour. This is an experience not to be missed, by those ...
Dates
16th Oct 2010
Only Joking
Nature in Art, Gloucester
 A unique selection of cartoons from the Cartoon Museum,London which, like Nature in Art, is the first museum of its type in the UK. Cartoons have been an integral part of our culture and history. This...
Dates
19th Oct 2010 to 14th Nov 2010
Monmouthshire Walking Festival
(Free!) Adventa, Abergavenny
 Leave your car at home and join us as we explore some of Monmouthshire's finest countryside and spectacular scenery. 10 days of walks, talks, food, culture and specialist walks, all led by expert ...
Dates
22nd Oct 2010 to 31st Oct 2010
Drawing the Forest
Dean Heritage Centre, Cinderford
 Our own Forest take on the national Big Draw event. Come and make your mark....
Dates
23rd Oct 2010 to 31st Oct 2010
Halloween Family Fun Trail
Goodrich Castle, Near Ross-on-Wye
 Be spooked this Halloween with our fun trail for children. Find all the clues to receive your ghoulish treat....
Dates
23rd Oct 2010
Blaize Bailey Forest Drive
Forestry Commission, Coleford
 Back by popular demand, the Forest Drive to the Blaize Bailey viewpoint and surrounding woodland will be open on Sundays in August. On a clear day, sights from the view point include Gloucester Cathed...
Dates
24th Oct 2010
CHOUGHED!
Nature in Art, Gloucester
 Corvids are the family of birds that include rooks, ravens, magpies, crows, jackdaws, jays, nutcrackers, choughs and treepies. This specially selected collection of works, both 3D and 2D, show how
art...
Dates
26th Oct 2010 to 14th Nov 2010
Bushcraft Skills
Forestry Commission, Coleford
 An introduction to bushcraft skills with a Forestry Commission Ranger in a fabulous forest setting. We will learn how to light a fire without a match, build shelters and use hand tools.
How to get th...
Dates
27th Oct 2010
Fungi Weekend
Dean Heritage Centre, Cinderford
 Experts from the Dean Fungus Group bring their encyclopaedic knowledge of the Forest’s mushrooms and fungi, and take visitors out on daily forays to hunt for mushrooms. Forays 2pm each day.
Forays l...
Dates
30th Oct 2010 to 31st Oct 2010
Halloween Walk at Old Station Tintern
Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Monmouth
 Join us if you dare for a ‘ghoulishly good’ early evening family walk on All Hallows Eve. Pass the haunted station and continue on along the old creepy railway line with spooky stories and terrify...
Dates
31st Oct 2010
Pumpkin Dawdle and Supper
Forestry Commission, Coleford
 Listening to some spooky stories before setting out for a short walk with a local guide. Best pumpkin carving competition.
How to get there:
Pumpkin Dawdle and Supper starts at Beechenhurst Lodge in...
Dates
31st Oct 2010
Seasons of the Forest and the Dean’s Industrial Past
(Free!) Dean Heritage Centre, Cinderford
 Photographs of Forest of Dean seasons and disused railways by David Tinsley....
Dates
6th Nov 2010 to 16th Dec 2010
Fungal Foray
Forestry Commission, Coleford
 A foray into the woods with the Dean Fungus Group. Find out what's edible and what is definitely not! Bring a collecting basket and penknife.
How to get there:
Fungal Foray starts at Wenchford by...
Dates
14th Nov 2010
CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS: The Variety of Life
Nature in Art, Gloucester
 2010 is International Year of Biodiversity. Biodiversity includes every plant and animal on Earth as well as all the invisible creatures such as bacteria and viruses. Biodiversity shapes and enriches ...
Dates
16th Nov 2010 to 19th Dec 2010
Tracks, Trails & Turnpikes from Ross
(Free!) Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Monmouth
 Explore Chase Woods with its Iron Age Fort,eighteenth century turnpike and the track of the Ross to Monmouth Railway. A steep ascent and muddy paths along this interesting three-mile circuit.
Leader:...
Dates
17th Nov 2010
Kymin Views
(Free!) Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Monmouth
 A circular walk from Redbrook takes the Offa’s Dyke path, up steep climbs, to the Kymin. Enjoy fantastic views west over Monmouth to the Black Mountains and
Brecon Beacons. Return via the Buckstone ...
Dates
21st Nov 2010 |
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