Category: Reports of our Coach Commentaries
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New Hampshire to old territory in the Forest of Dean
A family from New Hampshire, U.S.A. were shown locations that their ancestors once knew by 2 of our guides. A family member had left Lydney in 1900 for a new life in Ohio. He took with him skills acquired at the Tinplate Works at Lydney. The rest of the family in the U.S. worked in…
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“Following the Romantics”
A group of 44 enjoyed a quality coach tour by Bibby’s of Ingleton. The travellers mainly came from the north of England, from Cumbria, Lancashire and Yorkshire, although there was at least one from North Wales. The tour was entitled “Following the Romantics”. This harked back to the river Wye tours that were offered from the…
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Fletchers of Malton coach tour
Fletcher’s Coaches is a friendly, popular, family-run company based in Malton, Yorkshire. Their customers enjoyed a day-trip to the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley. Their guide met them at Chepstow where they had good views of Chepstow Castle and the River Wye. They travelled up and up, and up the twisty road to to Wyndcliffe Court…
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Blake’s tour from Devon visits Forest of Dean
Visitors from Devon enjoyed an informative whirlwind tour in the Forest of Dean in May. The coach tour started at Bell’s Hotel in Coleford, where the guide expertly described the flora, fauna and history of the area. The lucky visitors stopped for lunch at the Dean Forest Railway, Norchard, where they then boarded a train…
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows!
American university students from various states came to the Forest of Dean as part of a tour to prepare for a study of book 7 of the Harry Potter series. The Forest plays a prominent part in the book, as Harry finds a vital wizard artefact in a pond when he is hiding out against…