228: Cinderford Town Trail (Forest of Dean 2024)

FOREST OF DEAN WALK FEATURING CINDERFORD TOWN TRAIL
"Cinderford Town Trail”
Filmed 14th March 2024
Post-production completed 14th April 2024
Filmed in the Forest of Dean in the county of Gloucestershire. Locations include Cinderford town centre, the Triangle, Linear Park and Bilson Halt.
Written, presented, researched, directed, camera and sound, edited and music by Patrick Leach.
Special thanks to Visit Dean Wye for their information used in my research for this film.
Click here for a map showing the route of the walk: explore.osmaps...
Cinderford Town Trail guide: www.visitdeanw...
DISCLAIMER: Although I work hard to ensure all information is correct to the best of my knowledge, I am only featuring information I have found online and/or in books during my research when putting this film together, so I cannot guarantee that there are no mistakes or errors.
As with all the films I make, this is not actually intended to be an extensive guide to the area. This is a mini-movie of my personal journey along the walk, in which I often share some of my own personal stories.
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[@alanmorgan1491]

We thoroughly enjoy all your programmes, especially the Forrest of dean area and also the wye valley and Monmouth, keep up the good work Patrick

[@solitaryrambler]

That is kind of you to say, many thanks it is much appreciated 👍

[@user-dl2is1tw5r]

Спасибо, Патрик! Очень интересная прогулка!

[@NotAnotherAdventure]

This is why I love the UK. Theres so so much history here wherever you look. We've only really driven through Cinderford, never stopped in to have a look. But now we might just have to!

[@solitaryrambler]

Thanks for watching Tom and Hannah, hope things are well with you since being back in the UK. Yeah Cinderford is worth having a look round if you're over that way 👍

[@johnwright8748]

You've got a keen eye for nature, Patrick, and made the most of an inclement day. Good stuff!

[@solitaryrambler]

Many thanks John, much appreciated 👍

[@shanedallastaylor570]

hi Patrick.yet another delightful video.the views were amazing.cinderford looks a lovely place.i bet it brought some good memories back.some of the buildings looked amazing.cannot wait for another fantastic video.take care.👍👍❤️❤️

[@solitaryrambler]

Glad you enjoyed it Shane, thanks for watching. Yes it did bring back some great memories, all the best 👍

[@westcountrywanderings]

This is what I love about the Forest of Dean. So much history, and so much to see, but not always the obvious, or the picturesque. I love those 'dialect blocks'! I am so glad that the Forest of Dean is relatively unspoilt and not overdevloped. Lets hope it remains so. Thank you for taking us around Cinderford Patrick. Take care, Paul

[@solitaryrambler]

Yes I am fascinated with all the history of the Forest of Dean, and today there's more signage and sculptures around than before, so it's great to see it. Glad you enjoyed my Cinderford video Paul, many thanks for taking the time to watch. All the best 👍😀

[@shaunmckenna1923]

Hello Patrick , that was wonderful we loved the walk , I was very impressed with Cinderford I remember when I was a boy in the late 50s and 60s it was very drab , but seeing your walk the town looks lovely nice building and nice colours well worth a visit thank you Patrick.

[@solitaryrambler]

Thanks for watching Shaun, glad you found it interesting. All the best 👍

[@cathoutdoors523]

Hi Patrick, great video. As always very interesting. Some stunning views even in the rain. Thanks for sharing. Have a great week. 😊👍

[@solitaryrambler]

Thanks Cath, yes this turned out ok despite the rain. Thanks for watching, have a great week too 👍

[@lesleyborthwick3698]

Thanks for sharing such a great video Patrick, really interesting.

[@solitaryrambler]

Pleased you enjoyed it Lesley, thanks as always for watching 👍

[@harrylinsdell8114]

Great research and information makes the videos so good to watch

[@solitaryrambler]

Many thanks for the kind words Harry, pleased you enjoyed it 👍

[@michaeldenham9681]

Aways interesting to look round places with memories from long ago.

[@solitaryrambler]

Indeed, thanks Michael for watching 👍

[@guaporeturns9472]

Britain is so cool.. everywhere had so much history and character.

[@colindee5480]

Thanks for the very interesting and informative video Patrick . Takes me back many , many years when I spent summer holidays visiting relatives in Cinderford and the surrounding area . I can see my aunt's old house near the Nags Head pub on the edge of the Green where we used to play - flying kites , balsam wood airplanes races etc and walking to Lightmoor pond for a spot of fishing and exploring . A much simpler and innocent time . I could still recognize lots of places . Happy days . Thanks again !

[@solitaryrambler]

Glad it brought back some memories for you. Many thanks for watching and commenting 👍

[@Greatoutdoorswalks2061]

Different Walk Patrick enjoy it looks a nice place loads of history Cheers

[@solitaryrambler]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching 👍

[@nuinmarnuinmar5321]

Good to revisit places and memories. Very enjoyable video as always.

[@solitaryrambler]

Many thanks Nuinmar 👍

[@SetForAdventures]

That was great Patrick it’s been years since I visited Cinderford (great memories of camps and fun down that way I the forest 🌳 🤠👌🏻) Best regards Simon

[@solitaryrambler]

Thanks Simon, glad it brought back some good memories for you 😀 All the best 👍

[@stephmcghie8732]

An interesting walk Patrick, alot of history in Cinderford and old buildings especially the police station all abandoned, glad the rain stayed away for you 😊 thankyou for another great vlog, have a good weekend 👍

[@solitaryrambler]

Thanks Steph, it was an interesting trail to follow and film, a good one for a rainy day. Have a great week 👍

[@joanhopton5562]

I am so glad that you are revisiting the Forest of Dean because it is easier for us to get there when we stay in Cheltenham. Some of my childhood memories get triggered. Maybe I will give Cinderford another visit. We were there just before the lockdowns and it seemed rather sad and in need of some TLC at that time.

[@solitaryrambler]

It's been lovely revisiting the Forest of Dean this year. I'm glad they created a town trail for Cinderford, as they have with many towns and cities now, as it highlights points of interest you'd normally miss 👍

[@russ3994]

Hi Patrick great video Cinderford town trail looks good i should imagine even better in the summer with all the greenery in full bloom and all that history ! keep them coming Patrick !! Fantastic.😎👍

[@solitaryrambler]

Cheers Russ, it was a good one to film during a rainy day, but yeah I'm sure it will look better on a summer's day! 👍😀

[@chrisbentleywalkingandrambling]

What a beautiful place, Patrick. I can't believe that I grew up in Cheltenham and have never been to the Forest of Dean. The mural was beautiful on the side of the house, and I really loved that round house on the corner. Houses back then were built with character, not like the boxes they throw up these days. It is great that they have tributes to the free miners. What a nice memorial in the graveyard, too. You can't beat a beautiful English church. It's such a shame that due to thieves, most of them are locked. Sadly, most of the old stations closed. Was this another one that fell under the Beeching axe? Are there still some free miners left in the forest? You are right, it is lovely to get away on holiday and tread old paths, but it is lovely to return home too. A beautiful video, Patrick. I've really enjoyed your visit to your old stomping grounds. Were you able to meet old friends whilst you were down that neck of the woods? Thank you so much for taking us along and sharing this video. Have a great weekend, Patrick, whatever you are doing.

[@solitaryrambler]

Thanks for watching Chris. I'm away again at the moment, but pleased you enjoyed this. It was a good short one to film on a rainy day but glad you found it of interest. There are certainly miners still Forest of Dean as far as I know, but not sure of they still call them freeminers today. The railway is a part of an old Forest tramroad for transporting coal, so I don't think Beeching would have been involved in this one. Unfortunately I didn't get the chance to see old friends due to time, but I did combine this few days away with staying with family for a few days in Somerset. Hope your weekend is going well Chris, thanks again for taking the time to watch 👍

[@quickclipsbyjmj]

Welcome back, Patrick.

[@nickcooper1260]

Great video, Patrick. The Primitive Methodist Chapel couldn't have be built in 1805, as Primitive Methodism originated at an open-air meeting at Mow cop in 1807. They eventually amalgamated with the main Methodist movement (The Methodist Union) in 1952. They named themselves 'Primtive',as they were trying to get back to the ethos of John Wesley,s original outdoor preaching-"Back To God,s Nature".

[@solitaryrambler]

Many thanks Nick, glad you enjoyed it. Well I'm sure you're right about the chapel, but that's what the the Cinderford Town Trail guide says - link to it in video description. All the best 👍

[@kellyshaw7271]

Some lovely places in Cinderford. You even saw a great ball of fire. Shame the old mining industries have gone. They were the heart of these small communities. I take it that Dr Beechings proposals on the railways shut that particular station. Neve seen a police station that old either. I really enjoyed it and it's great that children made that route. It's helps them to learn to appreciate the area they live in. Cheers Patrick 😊

[@solitaryrambler]

The great ball fo fire was good to see. It's good that there are plenty of memorials and tributes in Cinderford recogising the local history of the freeminers. Yes a good local route produced by the kids.Glad you enjoyed it Kelly, thanks as always for watching 👍

[@atrampinthehills.841]

Lovely walk around the town...don't know the area, thanks for showing me around.

[@solitaryrambler]

Thanks for watching Steve, glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@jamiestables4283]

Cracking video Patrick, as always. Looking forward to the next instalment! Hope you’re keeping well

[@solitaryrambler]

Thanks Jamie, glad you enjoyed it. Hope you are well too 👍

[@ffrancrogowski2192]

Cinderford looks to have som incredible buildings, Patrick. The Palace Cinema looks a real grand building, like you say one of the oldest purpose built cinemas still in existence in the country. The pictures of people on the side of the Picture House is amazing. The sculpture of the coal miner and the coal dram next to it are so interesting to see. It's another town that lost its passenger railway station, but it's good to see that there's some evidence of the railway being there at one time, as well as the old police station. A town walk on a damp day, Patrick, but most enjoyable to watch. Many thanks for this production.

[@solitaryrambler]

It was great to have had the Cinderford Town Trail handy as it enabled me to find other things of interest in the town that I would have perhaps not normally noticed. This was a good short walk to film during the rainy day, so it all worked out pretty good in the end. Thanks Ffranc, all the best 👍

[@carrollsha]

Thanks for this Patrick. I'm glad the rain didn't spoil your enjoyment of the trail. Looking forward to continuing revisiting the FoD with you.

[@solitaryrambler]

Glad you enjoyed this, many thanks for watching and commenting 👍

[@CountrysideWalking]

Hello Patrick. I have not heard of Cinderford before, but I liked the old Bristolian dialect in your film which is where I was brought up and familiar with (in Gloucestershire). I really liked your current musical arrangements. So effective and I much enjoyed the mood style.

[@solitaryrambler]

Morming Shanita, I'm away again at the moment so sorry for delay in replying. Great that Cinderford had those old Forest of Dean dialect stones, good to see the local history and culture on display. Glad you enjoy the music, that's always good to know. Thanks as always for watching and for your support 👍

[@kathrynbrock1558]

Getting closer to my home area now and one of my favourite counties. Thanks for sharing Patrick.

[@solitaryrambler]

Thanks Kathryn for taking the time to watch 👍

[@richardchan9595]

The walk might be short, but still spectacular ❤

[@solitaryrambler]

Thanks Richard 👍

[@MrSteveMG]

Morning Patrick, I really enjoyed this tour having never been to the Forest of Dean ..great to see a typical town centre too and it looked to have quite a number of local entrepreneurs instead of the usual Greggs & B&M Bargain conglomerates :o)

[@solitaryrambler]

Thanks Steve, this a nice short one to film on a rainy day. Glad you enjoyed the tour 👍

[@keeptrekking4685]

Great vid Patrick, love these vloggs of your home area

[@solitaryrambler]

Thanks Jay, glad you're enjoying seeing my old neck of the woods 👍

[@lizziewyatt219]

You’ve made Cinderford look almost attractive, much better walk in the Summer, you must come back then.

[@nickcooper1260]

Patrick, a typo error, the Methodist Union was in 1932.

[@erikanascimento2136]

Uau😮😮😮😮

[@solitaryrambler]

👍😁

[@tuckedup]

cheers ow butty