Drybrook
Parish in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.85, -2.527 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 63 16 |
| Population: | 1,647 |
| Dialling code: | 01989 (Ross-on-Wye) |
Drybrook is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, England, lying on the western edge of the old royal forest between Cinderford and Mitcheldean. The setting is typically Dean - mixed woodland, rolling valleys and easy access to walking and cycling routes through the forest and towards the Wye Valley.
Historically the community grew up around ironworking, coal and quarrying, and traces of that industrial past - old pits, tramways and Victorian buildings - remain beside more recent housing. Today Drybrook combines local small‑scale industry and forestry with a commuter population, and retains an active village life with schools, sports clubs and community events that reflect its rural and industrial heritage.
Postcode districts covering Drybrook
Most populated places nearby
- Gloucester 12.9 miles
- Cheltenham 19.2 miles
- Hereford 16.3 miles
- Stroud 14.9 miles
- Great Malvern 20.1 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 22.5 miles
- Pontypool 24.2 miles
- Yate 21.6 miles
- Tewkesbury 19 miles
- Chepstow 16.4 miles
- Dursley 13.8 miles
- Abergavenny 21.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Drybrook Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Mitcheldean, Ruardean & Drybrook Ward 0.6 miles
- Ruardean Woodside Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Ruardean Built-up area 1 mile
- Cinderford West Ward 1.5 miles
- Cinderford Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Mitcheldean Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Hope Mansell Parish 1.8 miles
- Lydbrook Parish 2.4 miles
- Cinderford East Ward 2.4 miles
- Welsh Bicknor Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Littledean Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Drybrook
GL17 9JB, GL17 9BA, GL17 9FB, GL17 9EX, GL17 9JY, GL17 9EE, GL17 9EH, GL17 9AE, GL17 9JX … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 33.3 miles
- Cardiff Airport 47 miles
- Parkend Railway Station 5.8 miles
- Norchard Railway Station 7.9 miles
Hotels near Drybrook Ad
- Littledean House Hotel 2 2.9 miles
- The Hope & Anchor Restaurant & Rooms 3 5.2 miles
- The Speech House Hotel 3 3.2 miles
- Royal Hotel 3 5.1 miles
- The Farmers Boy Inn Guest House 3 3.5 miles
- Castle Lodge Hotel 2 5.5 miles
- The Crown Inn 3 3.4 miles
- The Crown Inn Lea 3.4 miles
- Inn On The Wye 3 3.7 miles
- The Kings Head Hotel 3 5.1 miles
Schools in Drybrook
- Woodside Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 3.4 miles
- Forest of Dean Forest 4.7 miles
- Harewood Estate 9.6 miles
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 10.3 miles
- Hoar Wood Forest 10.6 miles
- Old Park wood Forest 11.1 miles
- Ninewells Wood Forest 11.6 miles
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 11.8 miles
- Rotherwas Estate 14.3 miles
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 15 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 16.4 miles
- Edgar Street Stadium 16.7 miles