Day 85 - A Walk in the Forest of Dean

Although only an hours drive away, the Forest of Dean is an area we have rarely visited and although we know the major landmarks we certainly haven't explored it fully.  Today we met up with our friends V & P and, at their suggestion went to Beechenhurst Lodge in the forest.  There is a cafe and visitors centre and the start of several waymarked trails.  after a sustaining brunch we set off on the Sculpture Trail.  This was a pleasant 4.5 mile walk through the forest with assorted works of art en route. The walking trails also cross the cycle trails.  Here both bikes and walkers shared an old railway line.

























Below is one of the sculptures, 4 high steel pillars with a litttle house on top. The photo is obviously taken from below so you can just see the pillars against the trees & not the house.

Finally here are my three partners in crime, walking the trail  & stopping to pose as soon as I pointed the camera at them!

The next picture is them  looking down at me from the top of a staircase which led nowhere! I'm not sure about this art. About half of it was fun & interesting but the rest was fairly meaningless to me. 


Anyway it was a great day out, a place well worth revisiting, perhaps in May when the bluebells are out.