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St Briavel's Castle

Open accessfree to visit at any reasonable time

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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St Briavel's Castle is one of ten castles the Albion Guide charts in Gloucestershire. It sits inside the Wye Valley National Landscape. Lydney Station is 8 km away to the east.

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Fourteen acres of moss-grown scowles — ancient iron workings — threaded with boardwalks; film crews from Doctor Who to Star Wars treat it as off-the-shelf fairyland.

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