Rising Sun

Rising Sun is a pub in West Dean, Forest of Dean, England which is located on High Street. Rising Sun is situated nearby to the sports venue Bream Sports Club, as well as near Bream Post Office.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Whitecroft railway station and Parkend railway station.

Whitecroft railway station

Railway station

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Whitecroft & Bream railway station is a railway station on the Dean Forest Railway. Whitecroft railway station is situated 1 mile east of Rising Sun.

Parkend railway station

Railway station

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Parkend railway station is located in the village of Parkend, in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. It is currently the northern terminus of the Dean Forest Railway. Parkend railway station is situated 1½ miles northeast of Rising Sun.

Norchard railway station

Railway station

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Norchard is a railway station on the Dean Forest Railway, near Lydney in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. Norchard is the main station of the Dean Forest Railway. Norchard railway station is situated 2 miles southeast of Rising Sun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bream and Brockhollands.

Bream

Village

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Bream is a village in the Forest of Dean, west Gloucestershire, England. The village is located near the Lyd river and within the Forest of Dean coalfield. In 2025, the population was approximately 4,812.

Brockhollands

Hamlet

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Brockhollands is a hamlet located in the Forest of Dean. It lies between the village of Bream and the town of Lydney in Gloucestershire. It is an obscure and small area with around 30 houses and is relatively unknown even in the local area.