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The estate estate The 1723. in family Bathurst the arts and crafts visitor centre, with over 15 small small 15 over with centre, visitor crafts and arts An were later succeeded in possession by by possession in succeeded later were onday-Saturday M Open 841416 01594 U 6B 15 GL dney, y L Park, ld O he T into a large estate by the Winters, who who Winters, the by estate large a into ATIONS R I P NS I century most of the land was formed formed was land the of most century Open everyday from 10am from everyday Open 844841 01594 markets were held. After the late 16th 16th late the After held. were markets TS F A R C US R A T U you past, still marks where the original original the where marks still past, you the Market Cross which this walk takes takes walk this which Cross Market the L ydney had a market from 1268 and and 1268 from market a had ydney Tables inside and out if the weather is good. is weather the if out and inside Tables good coffee and snacks. and coffee good which were built from the Forest’s great oaks. great Forest’s the from built were which A lovely cafe in the Park serving home-made cakes, home-made serving Park the in cafe lovely A building ships including the ships that opposed the Spanish Armada, Armada, Spanish the opposed that ships the including ships building as particularly fine and was regarded as the best source for for source best the as regarded was and fine particularly as w Its timber Its om Spring to Autumn to Spring om fr Open 835551 07511 the principal Crown forests in England, the largest after the New Forest. 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The area was kept stocked stocked kept was area The ground. hunting personal their as kings The forest was then used by the late Anglo Saxon, Norman and Tudor Tudor and Norman Saxon, Anglo late the by used then was forest The ardens and can still be visited. be still can and ardens g Estate Park ydney L the Newerne Street in the centre of Lydney. of centre the in Street Newerne he temple is located next to to next located is temple he T dogs. and hunting sea, the healing, A selection of interesting shops and cafes off off cafes and shops interesting of selection A ho was associated with with associated was ho w Nodens god the to dedicated omplex c temple oman oman R major a 370, year the around period, Roman the of end the 15 5RF 15 GL dney, y L treet, S werne e N nd the port at Lydney. Towards Towards Lydney. at port the nd a Severn on ewnham N at crossing river ALK W REGENTS oss-on-Wye, and a road was built from there to a a to there from built was road a and oss-on-Wye, R ear n Penyard under eston eston W at riconium A of town Roman the from governed was area The harcoal. harcoal. nd ochre imestone, ore, ron c a l i natural resources which included which resources natural the area in around 50 AD by its its by AD 50 around in area the The Romans were attracted to to attracted were Romans The qualified lifeguards. qualified The pool is fully supervised by supervised fully is pool The history back to life. to back history opening times here are only to be used as a guide a as used be to only are here times opening xtensive area for picnics, sunbathing etc & toilets. toilets. & etc sunbathing picnics, for area xtensive e an start to bring some of that that of some bring to start excellent 38m open air pool with snack shop, snack with pool air open 38m excellent An walk has been developed to to developed been has walk Contact the businesses direct for opening times/availability times/availability opening for direct businesses the Contact is is h T back to Roman times. times. Roman to back Other places to visit in and around Lydney. around and in visit to places Other DY 5 15 GL dney, y L treet, S igh H fascinating history spanning spanning history fascinating 01594 842625 Open during summer 12-6pm summer during Open 842625 01594 tuary, with a with tuary, s E vern e S PLACES TO VISIT TO PLACES an town on the beautiful beautiful the on town an e D WIMMING POOL WIMMING S R I A EN OP YDNEY L dney is a bustling Forest of of Forest bustling a is y L dney FOLLOW THE LINK LYDNEY SIGNS KEY INFORMATION AND CONTACTS ON THIS WALK Bathurst Park is open during daylight hours throughout the year. Public toilets can be found at Albert Street Car Park Bathurst Park Pavilion A network of cycle and footpaths are being developed in Lydney to make it easier and safer to navigate the town and Disabled Access Toilet and Changing Place surrounding area. The paths will be phased in over a number can be found at of years, and although there maybe changes to the exact The Coffee House in Bathurst Park Pavilion routes taken, the map below shows the planned routes in the network. Tourist Information can be found at www.wyedeantourism.co.uk Tourist Information Centres can be found at WANTED! USEFUL TELEPHONE Coleford and Monmouth Your views maƩer to us! For Fouling on our NUMBERS Why not visit one of our Bi-monthly Councillor Pavements’ and Public Transport Town Councillors Surgeries? our ‘open’ spaces. Lydney has a train station located on the Bob Berryman (Mayor) - 01594 842036 Gloucestershire-Newport line Check out our website and Facebook page for details ‘Please, ensure that the Dog Aboutwww.nationalrail.co.uk Town Dave Beddis - 07453 319883 Waste Bins provided are used; not About Town and Ɵmes of the next Councillor surgery and have your Lydney Town Council Newsletter - Autumn 2015 only is it unpleasant for those that Derek Biddle - 01594 842180 1.8 miles on good paths and Lydney TownLydney Council bus station Newsletter has a range of- Autumn 2015 may ‘step’ in yesterday’s dinner, About Town pavements that bring the history say about Lydney! Rosemary Christodoulides - 07546 bus services available but it gives me a bad reputaƟon!’ of the town back to life. 552773 Lydney Town Councilwww.travelinesw.com Newsletter - Autumn 2015 The images used in this leaflet are used with the kind permission of: Dave Street, Richard Trigg, Wye Valley and Forest of Dean Tourism Association, Herbert Howells Trust and Lydney Town Council James Greenwood - 01594 842454 Harry Ives - 07771 704826 Lydney Town Council achievesPrint edition 16 ‘Gold Status’ Colin Legg - 07481 127336 Lydney Town Council achieves ‘Gold Status’ John Openshaw - 01594 843987 FREE POSITIVE CARING COURSE FOR CARERS Brian Pearman - 01594 841452 Free local sessions giving you the opportunity to meet with oth- ers in similar circumstances to gain and share knowledge, infor- Donald Pugh - 01594 845161 mation and support to help you in your caring role. Free replace- Open everyday from 10am - 4pm Stan Rudge - 01594 841512 ment care and transport available on request. FFI Tel: 01452 throughout the Autumn with our 500885 Email [email protected] David Street - 01594 844721 full menu range plus Claire Vaughan - 07581 146903 WAY FORWARD TOGETHER SOCIAL CLUB Join us for: For men and women who have lost their partners through SOUPER MONDAYS (12 - 2pm) Town/District & County Councillor Lydney Town Council is celebrating achieving Quality Town, District and County Councillor Alan Preest added, bereavement.