Dean Forest Railway Museum

Dean Forest Railway Museum
Dean Forest Railway
Norchard Railway Centre
Forest Road
Lydney
Gloucestershire
GL15 4ET
England

Website

railway & museuminformation

www.deanforestrailway.co.uk

E-mail

dfr.museum@virginmedia.com

Telephone

General Enquiries

01594 845840

24 hour recorded information line

01594 843423

Fax

01594 845840

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Spend a moment of your visit to the Dean Forest Railway to look around with artefacts from the former Severn & Wye Joint Railway and associated Great Western & Midland Railways.

Venue Type:

Museum, Transport heritage site

Opening hours

10:30-17:00 March 1st to December 31st
11:00-16:00 Jan and Feb.

Admission charges

Free entry to museum

Getting there

By road: Large free car park at Norchard on the B4234 just north of Lydney. Easy access from M48, M4 and M5 to Lydney on the A48

By train: nearest station Lydney( allow a 10 min walk to DFR Lydney Junction Station). Direct trains from cheltenham and South Wales with connections to Birmingham, London and Bristol.

By bus: Stagecoach service from Gloucester(allow 5 min walk to DFR Lydney Town Station)

Links

Additional info

The museum is located through the shop at Norchard, and being on ground level is accessible to all visitors, elderly and wheelchair users included.

Collection details

Archives, Costume and Textiles, Social History, Land Transport

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