From the house there are walks in all directions and cycle trails in the forest from the gate www.pedalabikeaway.com.

Many birds can be seen in the garden, buzzards often circling overhead and the Nagshead Nature Reserve (Pied Flycatchers), bird watching is only a 20 minute walk away www.gloucestershirerspb.homestead.com,  Symonds Yat peregrine site is nearby. A 40 minute drive will take you to the Slimbridge Wildlfie and Wetlands Trust www.wwt.org.uk.

The Royal Forest of Dean and surrounding area offer many attractions, Lydney and the Forest of Dean Railway - www.deanforestrailway.co.uk, Lydney Park and Gardens with model village Roman remains and Taurus Crafts, www.forest-model-village.co.uk, www.tauruscrafts.co.uk, Clearwell Caves for visits or caving www.clearwellcaves.com and Puzzle Wood pre-Roman iron mines nearby www.mazes.co.uk. Go down a coalmine at Hopewell Colliery.

Travel to Gloucester with its Docks shopping area, Waterways Museum, Antique Centre and interactive museum of army life, Soldiers Of Gloucestershire www.glosters.org.uk. On the way visit Hart’s Barn Craft Centre  or the Mohair Centre for farm animals www.fweb.org.uk/hartsbarn www.mohaircentre.net.

Monmouth, Offa’s Dyke and the River Wye, Ross-on -Wye and Hereford, Tintern and Chepstow with its racecourse are all within about ½ hours drive. A little further afield you will find Cheltenham, Bristol and Cardiff with theatres and other attractions, www.everymantheatre.org.uk, while castles can be found at Chepstow, Sudeley, Berkley and Eastnor www.eastnot.com not to mention the many Welsh border castles nearby - something for everyone.

It may be, however, that you will not want to leave the peace and quiet of this lovely location but prefer to put your feet up and enjoy the tranquil atmosphere of the house and garden.