Located in the quiet country village of Parkend, Gloucestershire, Castlemain Mill Holiday Cottages are recently converted stone barns
on the edge of the forest offering fully equipped self catering accommodation all year round. Surrounded by the beautiful Forest of Dean, Parkend is home to the RSPB Nagshead Reserve and has a fantastic village shop/Post Office with cafe;, two pubs offering excelle
nt food, a cycle hire shop with cafe and is the last station for the Dean Forest Steam Railway It is a peaceful village location where sheep wander freely, deer and wild boar can often be seen and buzzards fly overhead. These self catering cottages have been sympathetically renovated to a high standard by the owners who live in Castlemain Mill on the same site,
Castlerag and Horse Gin cottages are converted from workshops/stables and are among the earliest buildings in Parkend. They are named after old coal mines in the immediate vicinity as the main house was previously the offices of the Parkend Deep Navigation Collieries Ltd. The cottages are surrounded by forest which has an abundance of tracks and trails for walking and cycling, both cottages are self catering and have off road parking and secluded outside sitting areas with views across the surrounding countryside. Secure cycle storage - so bring your bike to explore the many cycle trails around and for the more adventurous why not try the Verderer's or Freeminer trails at Pedalabikeaway in Cannop Cycle Centre which is only a 15 mins warm up ride away. The nearest towns are Lydney and Coleford and the larger towns and cities of Bristol, Cardiff, Cheltenham, Chepstow, Gloucester and Monmouth are all easily accessible for a day out.
