Local Amenities

Cinderford is a small commercial town on the edge of the forest of Dean. Here you can attain any supplies you need. The CO-OP superstore stocks a large supply of Fair Trade goods at reasonable prices. There is also a diverse industrial area where one can attain just about anything.

Located at the Elton T-junction to Cinderford is a petrol station with a small shop inside. This is the nearest retailer to the camp, within walking distance.

Newham has a variety of shops including a delicatessen and the nearest post office. If you continue through Newham you will come to the silver fox café, where your liver cravings could be fulfilled with a good fried breakfast or lunch, if the camp grub has become too healthy an option for you.

Bottled Gas can be obtained in Westbury on Severn.

There was a public telephone and post box in Flaxley village, though with recent closures we’ll have to confirm this!

The Severn Bore Inn is a great viewpoint to see the Bore as it moves up the river. Please drink sensibly, as we have low toleration and no alcohol policy at the camp.

Please remember to leave the site quietly so as not to disturb the neighbours. Also take some rubbish with you if you go out, so we’re not overloaded at the end of the camp.

Flaxley Local Info

St Anthony's Well supplies the coldest, freshest spring water I’ve ever found. About a mile from our campsite, situated under a beautiful canopy of trees, Mother Earth oozes a constant flow of the most healing water imaginable. You can fill your water container here as the spring fills a stone bathing point. Many will bathe here in this idealic setting, feeling rejuvenated, even healed from these magical waters. Take a gift for the spirit of the spring with you when you visit. A must for all.

The Severn Bore is a fantastic local phenomenon, which can be seen from various viewpoints along the River Severn.
When the high tide comes up the Severn estuary, a wave flows up the rivers mouth. For many years locals enjoy attempts to surf this wave. Below are the approximate times for the tide during our camp at the Severn Bore Inn.

The Bore can arrive 20mins early or 30 mins late. Get there early so as not to miss.

Littledean Hall, open to the public, is reputed as being one of the most haunted houses in England. I camped in the grounds many years ago when a friendship was made with the previous owner.

There has always been a legend of a temple on the hilltop overlooking the Severn. Some say it was the temple of Sabrina, goddess of the Severn, and others say it was a Roman victory monument put up in the first century, around 47 AD, to celebrate a defeat of Caractacus and the Silures. Either way, a temple did exist as the remains of it were found recently, in 1984, by Donal Macer-Wright. This thrilling discovery was a culmination of some 10 years researching the house's history. Professor Jones of Manchester University, who proved it had been associated with a freshwater spring and identified it as a springhead water shrine, excavated the temple. It has now been shown from associated finds that the temple originated in the first century BC, and a coin hoard shows that it flourished between the 3rd - 5th centuries AD. Dr. Anne Ross, the world authority on the Celts believes it was in fact the cult shrine of Sabrina.

There are too many ancient sites in the area to mention them all here. I can however guarantee that your visit to the area will be highly rewarding.