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Foodie experiences abound here with a wealth of artisan produce and independent businesses in the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley. From gin making to foraging, bread making to chocolate truffles you will find a wide range of activities to tickle your taste buds!
Learn to cook: From cookery basics to artisan bread, pasta or cake making, this is the place for foodies who enjoy to cook as much as eat.
Gin tasting: Our gin distilleries are great places to spend an hour or two tasting unique spirits and enjoying lovely views.
Foraging or bushcraft: Learn what grows in our hedgerows, on our trees and in our forests and fields on a foraging experience or go wild with bushcraft and learn to survive in the wild.
Cider makers: The Dean Wye is where the boughs of the cider orchards hang heavy and we have a wealth of cider makers with a range of activities and experiences to delight cider fans.
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Monmouth
Outdoor Training and Adventure in the Wye Valley & South Wales Borderlands.
Climbing, Caving, Archery, Bushcraft, Navigation Training and more
Penallt
Humble by Nature is a working farm and rural skills centre owned by broadcaster Kate Humble, based in Penallt close to Monmouth.
Longhope
Cookery experiences for all ages and budgets. We offer holiday activities, parties, cooking and baking classes. Bespoke experiences for family groups and friends are available. Venue hire and meeting room. Catering and private chef hire across a wide area.
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Symonds Yat West
We are the place to come to for your Wye Valley Outdoor Experiences; canoes, kayaks, SUP boards, climbing, bushcraft, survival, gorge scrambling, archery and more.
Lydney
We are a small artisan Chocolate Business based in the Forest of Dean. We use local ingredients wherever possible, and we use only organic chocolate.
Soudley
Nature's way to restore health and wellbeing. Experience guided Forest Bathing amongst the natural beauty of the Forest of Dean.
Awre
Small family business producing award-winning traditionally made cider and perry on the banks of the River Severn. Still and sparkling; bottled and draught. Open for cider tasting, group tours, ploughman's lunches and more in our glorious Gloucestershire orchard.
Pontrilas
Ty Gwyn Cider - Real artisan/craft farm cider in a stunning location on the Welsh border. Visit our destination cider shop for a warm welcome and free tasting.
Ross-on-Wye
Foxtail is a handcrafted small batch Gin which is made in the heart of the Wye Valley using locally foraged botanicals to create what we like to call 'The Spirit of Herefordshire'.
Ledbury
For a great family day out come to Westons Cider Mill, join a tour, sample our ciders or local apple juice and perhaps have tea and a cake or a lovely lunch.
Catbrook
Home to Wye Valley Gin and series of small batch limited edition seasonal spirits, Silver Circle Distillery is a great place to spend an hour or two tasting unique spirits and enjoying lovely views.
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