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 miles34 km
- Newport 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Gloucester 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Cheltenham 19.9 miles32 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 20 miles32.3 km
- Hereford 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Stroud 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Cwmbran Central 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Cwmbrân 24.2 miles39 km
- Chipping Sodbury 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Pontypool 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Yate 15 miles24.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Pillowell Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Lydney North Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Awre Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Yorkley and Whitecroft Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Lydney East Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Lydney Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Ruspidge and Soudley Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Hinton Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Sharpness Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- West Dean Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Brookend Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Lydney West & Aylburton Ward 3.4 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Blakeney
GL15 4DY, GL15 4DE, GL15 4DX, GL15 4NU, GL15 4BT, GL15 4DH, GL15 4AB, GL15 4NF, GL15 4DB … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 27.6 miles44.4 km
- Cardiff Airport 44.2 miles71.1 km
- Norchard Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
- Lydney Town Railway Station 2.7 miles4.4 km
Hotels near Blakeney Ad
- Deangate Motel 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Tudor Farmhouse Hotel 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- The Belfry Hotel 2 4.4 miles7 km
- The Speech House Hotel 3 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Littledean House Hotel 2 4.3 miles7 km
- Butchers Arms 5.4 miles8.7 km
- White Hart Inn 3.8 miles6.1 km
- De Vere Tortworth Court 4 9 miles14.4 km
- Bells Hotel and Country Club 3 5.6 miles9 km
- Stonehouse Court Hotel - A Bespoke Hotel 3 8.6 miles13.9 km
Schools in Blakeney
- Blakeney Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Forest of Dean Forest 3 miles4.9 km
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Old Park wood Forest 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Ninewells Wood Forest 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 10.9 miles17.5 km
- The New Lawn Stadium 11.8 miles19 km
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Harewood Estate 15.6 miles25.1 km