Mitcheldean

Places of Interest

Lea Bailey Light Railway

Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Lea Bailey Light Railway is a 2 ft narrow-gauge heritage railway in the United Kingdom. It is built on the site of the Bailey Level Gold Mine. An attempt was made in 2003 by the owners of Clearwell Caves to open the mine as a tourist attraction, but this was ultimately unsuccessful.

Plump Hill Dolomite Quarry

Nature reserve

Photo: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Church of St Michael and All Angels

Church

Photo: Roger Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Cinderford

Town

Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cinderford is a town and civil parish on the eastern fringe of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England. The population was 8,777 at the 2021 Census. Cinderford is situated 2½ miles south of Mitcheldean.

Lea

Village

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lea is a village and civil parish in the south east of Herefordshire. It lies south-east of Ross-on-Wye and adjoins the boundary of Gloucestershire. Amenities include a school, church, village hall, shop, public house, garage and a twice-weekly mobile Post Office, all of which lie on the A40 road which passes through the village and links Ross and Gloucester. Lea is situated 2 miles north of Mitcheldean.

Abenhall

Village

Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Abenhall is a small village in the civil parish of Mitcheldean, in the Forest of Dean district of the county of Gloucestershire, England. It lies on the road between Mitcheldean and Flaxley in the Forest of Dean.

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