Blakeney
Built-up area in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.757, -2.493 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 66 06 |
| Dialling code: | 01594 (Lydney) |
Blakeney is a small village in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, England, set in the heart of the Forest’s rural landscape. Surrounded by mixed woodland and pasture, it offers easy access to walking and cycling through ancient woods and rolling countryside, giving a peaceful, nature‑led character that attracts both residents and visitors.
Historically the area shares the Forest’s long association with timber, ironworking and coal mining, and remnants of that industrial past sit alongside traditional stone and timber cottages. The village community is typically small and close‑knit, with local events and amenities reflecting a strong village identity; economically the locality combines agriculture and small‑scale tourism with many people commuting to larger towns nearby.
Postcode districts covering Blakeney
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 21.1 miles
- Newport 23.4 miles
- Gloucester 13.2 miles
- Cheltenham 19.9 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 20 miles
- Hereford 22.7 miles
- Stroud 11.4 miles
- Cwmbran Central 24.2 miles
- Cwmbrân 24.2 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 15.9 miles
- Pontypool 23.6 miles
- Yate 15 miles
Neighbouring places
- Pillowell Ward 1.3 miles
- Lydney North Ward 1.5 miles
- Awre Parish 1.5 miles
- Yorkley and Whitecroft Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Lydney East Ward 2.4 miles
- Lydney Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Ruspidge and Soudley Parish 2.7 miles
- Hinton Parish 2.7 miles
- Sharpness Built-up area 2.7 miles
- West Dean Parish 3.3 miles
- Brookend Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Lydney West & Aylburton Ward 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Blakeney
GL15 4NF, GL15 4NH, GL15 4NY, GL15 4LQ, GL15 4DW, GL15 4EA, GL15 4DS, GL15 4BH, GL15 4BT … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 27.6 miles
- Cardiff Airport 44.2 miles
- Norchard Railway Station 2.5 miles
- Lydney Town Railway Station 2.7 miles
Hotels near Blakeney Ad
- Deangate Motel 3.1 miles
- Tudor Farmhouse Hotel 4 5.5 miles
- The Belfry Hotel 2 4.4 miles
- The Speech House Hotel 3 4.3 miles
- Littledean House Hotel 2 4.3 miles
- Butchers Arms 5.4 miles
- De Vere Tortworth Court 4 9 miles
- Bells Hotel and Country Club 3 5.6 miles
- Old Court Hotel & Apartments 9.5 miles
- Stonehouse Court Hotel - A Bespoke Hotel 3 8.6 miles
Schools in Blakeney
- Blakeney Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Forest of Dean Forest 3 miles
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 5.8 miles
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 8.6 miles
- Old Park wood Forest 9.4 miles
- Ninewells Wood Forest 9.7 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 10.5 miles
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 10.9 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 11.8 miles
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 13.6 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 14.9 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 15.4 miles
- Harewood Estate 15.6 miles