Discover the story of the Forest, in the heart of the Forest, at Dean Heritage Centre.

Step out into the woodland to experience the lives of charcoal burners, traditional cottage-dwellers, and free miners.

Explore a Victorian Foresters’ cottage, free mine entrance, and charcoal burners camp. An impressive waterwheel and beam engine are also on show. Indoors the museum tells the history of a beautiful Forest formed by an industrial past.

For families, dressing up clothes, craft activities, and trails around the museum provide plenty to occupy everyone – not to mention our brilliant adventure playground. Picnic areas and specially built barbeques can be found around the site.

An exciting programme of events runs throughout the year; including archaeology, geology, mosiacs and a rural skills day.  Visit www.deanheritagemuseum.com for full details.