Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail Tour: Walking Amongst Unique Art and Nature

The Forest of Dean sculpture trail, started in 1986, is home to 16 relatively permanent, and a handful of temporary, utterly unique pieces of artwork. All are designed to reflect the forest, its' history and present, in some way and to be interactive, not just with humans but with the forest itself and everything that calls it home.

The trail starts from the Beechenhurst carpark and cafe (GL16 7EJ), it is pay and display although the trail itself is free, however, we started a little way down the road from a free carpark close to the Cyril Hart Arboretum (GL16 7EL). The trail leads you in a circular walk, it is 4.5 miles when started from Beechenhurst carpark, you can also buy a map here or download one for free from the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust website .

The sculptures were all so incredible in our opinion, thoughtful, honest, stunningly beautiful in their own way, and each one provided a sense of the Forest of Dean's soul, its past, present and even future. We particularly liked the piece called 'Cathedral' as it was so out of place yet fit in perfectly, so colourful and yet somehow blended into its setting. We loved it!

This is a fantastic trail, lots of alternative accessible paths for those who may have difficulties going too off-piste. We truly had a wonderful time moving amongst the artwork and the forest in unison, we highly recommend it!

Thank you for being here, all the best, Ceri & Kat!

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