Drybrook
Built-up area in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.854, -2.52 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 64 17 |
| Population: | 1,647 |
| Dialling code: | 01989 (Ross-on-Wye) |
Drybrook is a village on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England, sitting close to the towns of Cinderford and Mitcheldean. It grew substantially in the 19th century with ironworking, coal and quarrying, and you can still see traces of that industrial past in old miners’ cottages and disused workings tucked into the surrounding woodland.
Today Drybrook combines a strong local community – pubs, a village hall and sports clubs including a well-supported rugby side – with easy access to walking and cycling in the ancient Forest, making it popular with outdoor enthusiasts and commuters who value its rural setting and scenic views.
Postcode districts covering Drybrook
Most populated places nearby
- Gloucester 12.5 miles
- Cheltenham 18.8 miles
- Hereford 16.3 miles
- Stroud 14.7 miles
- Great Malvern 19.7 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 22.6 miles
- Pontypool 24.6 miles
- Yate 21.8 miles
- Tewkesbury 18.6 miles
- Chepstow 16.8 miles
- Dursley 13.8 miles
- Abergavenny 21.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook Ward 0.5 miles
- Ruardean Woodside Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Ruardean Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Mitcheldean Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Hope Mansell Parish 1.6 miles
- Cinderford West Ward 1.8 miles
- Cinderford Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Cinderford East Ward 2.5 miles
- Lydbrook Parish 2.8 miles
- Welsh Bicknor Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Littledean Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Lea Built-up area 3 miles
Example postcodes in Drybrook
GL17 9HB, GL17 9AW, GL17 9JB, GL17 9EE, GL17 9HR, GL17 9ET, GL17 9HF, GL17 9EL, GL17 9ER … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 33.6 miles
- Cardiff Airport 47.4 miles
- Parkend Railway Station 6.1 miles
- Norchard Railway Station 8.2 miles
Hotels near Drybrook Ad
- The Belfry Hotel 2 2.9 miles
- Tudor Farmhouse Hotel 4 7.2 miles
- Littledean House Hotel 2 2.9 miles
- Royal Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 5.1 miles
- The Speech House Hotel 3 3.6 miles
- Glewstone Court Country House 3 5.8 miles
- The Kings Head Hotel 3 5 miles
- The Farmers Boy Inn Longhope 3 3.1 miles
- Old Court Hotel & Apartments 5.6 miles
- White Hart Inn 3 miles
Local points of interest
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 3.2 miles
- Forest of Dean Forest 5 miles
- Harewood Estate 9.6 miles
- Hoar Wood Forest 10.3 miles
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 10.7 miles
- Old Park wood Forest 11.5 miles
- Ninewells Wood Forest 12 miles
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 12.2 miles
- Rotherwas Estate 14.2 miles
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 15.4 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 16.3 miles
- Edgar Street Stadium 16.6 miles