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22/05/2026

Check out the Forest Food Festival at Speech House on Sunday 24th May 😍

A great day out, enjoy tasting fabulous local food, delicious wine & beers, live entertainment, street food, cookery demo's, The Fire Station, kids cookery classes, & lots more......
Join us at The Spring Food Festival, in the grounds of The Speech House Hotel Sunday 24th May 2026.

Tickets available: https://forestshowcase.org/tickets/

22/05/2026

22/05/2026

Half term starts tomorrow — and Perrygrove is open every day. ✨

The Treetop Adventure Trail is back open after its maintenance break, which means the full Perrygrove experience is waiting: unlimited steam train rides, the Treetop Trail, Twilight Village, Warren Adventure, Foxy Hollow, woodland walks and the Platform Café.

No need to wait for the weekend. No schedule required.

Plan your visit at the link below. 👉 https://www.perrygrove.co.uk/explore/

22/05/2026

May half-term is nearly here, and the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley has plenty to offer. Here are five ideas for the week worth knowing about. 👇

🌲 Room on the Broom Trail! Julia Donaldson's much-loved story comes to life along a woodland trail, managed by The Forest of Dean and Wye Valley A genuinely lovely way to keep younger explorers moving through the trees.

🍓 Forest Showcase Food Festival at Speech House Hotel (24th May) Over 120 local food producers, chefs and makers gather in the grounds of the historic Speech House Hotel for what is one of the best food events of the year. Also, there is a dedicated children's garden area!

🧀 Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling at Cooper's Hill (25th May) One of the most wonderfully eccentric events in the British calendar, and it happens right on our doorstep. Competitors hurl themselves down a near-vertical hill in pursuit of a wheel of Double Gloucester. Slightly crazy family entertainment for the day, but you won’t forget it!

🏛️ May Half Term at Dean Heritage Centre The Dean Heritage Centre has put together a week of outdoor exploration activities across their five-acre woodland site for half term.

🦌 Wildlife Safaris with Wildlife Safaris Forest of Dean run both daytime and evening guided wildlife walks through the Forest during half term, and late May is one of the best times of year to be out in the woods. Wild boars are regularly spotted on these tours!

Find full details and booking links for all of these at visitdeanwye.co.uk

14/05/2026

14/05/2026

14/05/2026

The Gloucester Dragon Boat Festival is this Sunday, 17 May!

Head down to Gloucester Docks for an unforgettable day of adrenaline-pumping action, team spirit and charity fundraising!

This year the event is raising funds for Young Gloucestershire, Pied Piper Appeal and Rotary charities!

Find out more: https://ow.ly/MKUZ50YY3cr