Clearwell Caves
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Go deep discover spectacular caverns made by iron mining over thousands of years, displays, cafe and shop.
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Why stay here ...
The Firs is a friendly, adult-only site set within a five-acre smallholding, conveniently situated in the village of Sling in the beautiful Forest of Dean. The site benefits from easy access to the nearby B4228 road, with the pitching area situated behind a dense copse which offers both security and privacy for visitors. With a plethora of wildlife in the vicinity, including badgers, foxes, hedgehogs, deer, wild boar and garden birds (over 30 species), the site is not suited to pets but this also makes it the perfect place to truly 'get back to nature' and relax and unwind. For the exclusive use of our guests we offer a tourist information room with comfortable indoor and outdoor seating, a WC and a secure storage area for cycles.
Located in stunning surroundings, the area is rich with amazing places waiting to be discovered and, whether you are walking or driving, you can take things at your own pace and do as much (or as little!) as you like. Within 0.5 miles are the unique and enchanting Puzzlewood and Clearwell Caves, and the internationally-famous Symonds Yat Rock with its breath-taking views is just 5 miles away. Steeped in history, the area is home to both the Dean Heritage Centre and Hopewell Colliery and, being so close to the Welsh border, there are several historical buildings, including Chepstow and Goodrich Castles and Tintern Abbey, to explore nearby. For the more energetic, there are miles of scenic walks and cycle paths on the doorstep, together with 2 bike-hire centres; within 10 miles there is also canoeing, fishing, a 'Go Ape' activity centre.
Foodies will also not be disappointed as there are 6 pubs and restaurants within 1 mile, the nearest being just a 5 minute walk away and holding the accolade of being the only establishment in the Forest to have been awarded 2 AA rosettes for the quality of its food!
The nearest town, Coleford, is only 1.5 miles away and boasts a Tourist Information Centre, cinema, golf courses, plus a good range of restaurants, cafes, take-aways and shops, including supermarkets, newsagents, post office, chemists, bakeries, butchers, florists, hairdressers, greengrocer, hardware store, petrol station and much more. Doctors' and dentists' surgeries and a police station are also located here. Closer to home is the Corner Stores and Post Office in Milkwall, just over half a mile away and a great little convenience store. Finally, for all maintenance matters relating to touring caravans and motorhomes, and with over sixty years of experience between them, Coleford Leisure is only 2 miles away and Forest of Dean Caravans are less than 5 miles away.
For those who wish to venture further afield, Sling is served by a regular bus service and there is also a train station located 7 miles away in Lydney, providing direct links to Gloucester, Cheltenham Spa, Newport, Cardiff and beyond.
We look forward to welcoming you!
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Latest arrival time: 6:00 PM
0.5 acres
Some sloping pitches
Electric amperage: 16
Recycling Facilities
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Go Ape - Forest of Dean
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UK's No.1 Forest Adventure. Fly down zip-wires, leap off swings and tackle crossings across amazing scenery.
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Dean Heritage Centre
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Five acres of stunning scenery, interactive galleries, a woodland playground, café and many outdoor exhibits.
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Young Driver - Chepstow Racecourse
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Teenagers get the chance to start, steer, manoeuvre, reverse and park on a specifically designed road system.
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Sites key:
- Postcode:
- GL16 8JE
- GPS:
- Lat 51.771531 / Lon -2.608924
- OS field ref:
- SO580082
- OS map ref:
- 162
Transport links
- Bus stop within 1 mile
- Buses go to: Gloucester
- Daily public transport within 1 mile
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The Firs
Arrived on site to be warmly welcomed by Mary, who was absolutely delightful. She explained all the site facilities and even made us a much needed cup of coffee. The Site is quite, beautiful, scenic and relaxing and with a lot of family history. There's a lovely 5 minute walk out the side gate down to the Iron mines that are worth exploring with a lovely cafe there too. With everything just a short distance is all directions. We will definitely be visiting this site again in the near future and highly recommend it.
Such a friendly site
The Firs
We arrived to a lovely welcome from Mary. She even offered us a cup of tea. All you need here apart from a shower but that didn’t bother us as we are self sufficient. Four pitches so nice and small. Toilet which was clean. A lock up for your bikes with power if you have electric bikes and need to recharge. Two pubs within walking distance and easy access to the forest. The only downside there is road noise but you can still hear the birds singing. We really enjoyed our stay and will be back next time we want to cycle the Forest.
Lovely reception by owners
The Firs
We were pleased with the site layout, 4 hard standings just as you enter the site to the left with a grass pitch on the top of the grassed area next to the facilities, which also had a lock up store for push bikes. We arrived but no one was about , we did manage to catch someone's attention in the house eventually the lady offered us coffee or tea and showed us to our pitch. The site also has caravan storage at the top of the site. We visited just after Covid19 restrictions were lifted, Sanitising facilities were available in the facilities building, none at the drinking water taps, or gate, this would have been better as many people were using the gate who were not staying on site and we also noticed none used anything when filling their water butts. We enjoyed the stay here but as the owners were thinning down the woods behind the site the traffic noise was very load and intrusive, it is a pity as the site is lovely.
Due to the excessive traffic noise we will sadly not return.
Wonderfully welcomed by Mary with a tea and coffee.
The Firs
Very pleasant site and great links to the Forest of Dean by bicycle via tracks and old railway lines. Great to cycle mainly off road. Very friendly campsite hosts. We were lent a map of the Forest which was handy although it is still easy to get a bit lost with so many tracks. Would definitely return.
Quiet Site, lovely location, very warm welcome
The Firs
The Firs is a first rate CL. Although it is relatively near a busy - ish road, it is well screened by trees - but we were on the grass pitch, furthest from the road - those closer may not be so quiet. The facilities are very good, and kept scrupulously clean by Mary. Mary is very welcoming, offering a cup of tea on arrival, and in our case begging us to pick some plums as she had a glut ! There are three pubs within easy walking distance offering good food at reasonable prices. It gives easy access to the cycling and walking tracks in the Forest, and bike hire is in easy distance at Cannop and Parkend. The site is right on top of Clearwell Caves (quite literally!) which are worth a visit. We will certainly put it on our list for a second visit
