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Photo of Cannop Ponds, a Lake near Newland, Gloucestershire, south west England.

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Cannop Ponds

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Two ponds in the middle of the Forest of Dean, dug in the 19th century to feed an ironworks and now a calm spot for a short walk. An easy path loops around the water, popular with families and dog walkers, and there’s a car park alongside. Free to visit, and a good leg-stretch if you’re touring the forest.

More places to visit near Cannop Ponds

Photo of Puzzlewood, a visitor attraction near Newland, Gloucestershire, south west England.Highlight

Puzzlewood

Attraction near Newland

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.

3.3 km W

Photo of the Wye Valley, a National Landscape in England and Wales.Highlight

Wye Valley

National Landscape near Monmouth

A wooded river gorge winding along the Wales–England border, past Tintern Abbey down to Chepstow.

3.4 km N

Photo of Clearwell Caves, a cave near Newland, Gloucestershire, south west England.Highlight

Clearwell Caves

Cave near Newland

Ancient iron-ore mine in the Forest of Dean, its worked-out caverns open to visitors underground.

3.7 km SW

Photo: Blaize Bailey Viewpoint, a viewpoint near Newnham on Severn, Gloucestershire, south west England.Highlight

Blaize Bailey Viewpoint

Viewpoint near Newnham on Severn

Forest-edge lookout above Newnham with a great sweep of the horseshoe bend in the Severn.

6.5 km E

Photo of Symonds Yat West Amazing Hedge Puzzle, a visitor attraction near Monmouth in the Wye Valley, Gloucestershire, south west England.Highlight

Symonds Yat West Amazing Hedge Puzzle

Attraction near Monmouth

Family maze and gardens above the Wye at Symonds Yat West, with a butterfly house alongside.

6.9 km NW

Photo: Symonds Yat Rock, a viewpoint near Monmouth in the Wye Valley, Gloucestershire, south west England.Iconic

Symonds Yat Rock

Viewpoint near Monmouth

A limestone bluff 120 metres above the Wye's great loop, with peregrines nesting in the cliffs below the viewpoint most springs since 1982.

7.2 km NW