Tidenham
Parish in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.657, -2.647 |
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| OS grid ref: | ST 55 95 |
| Dialling code: | 01291 (Chepstow) |
Tidenham sits on the eastern edge of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England, a ribbon of villages and hamlets - including Tutshill, Sedbury and Beachley - nestled between the River Wye and the Severn estuary. The parish is notable for dramatic limestone cliffs and quarry scars, with parts falling inside the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; crags such as Wintour’s Leap attract climbers and walkers while long-distance routes and river viewpoints make it popular with visitors seeking scenic walks and wildlife.
Historically the area has ties to Forest of Dean mining and quarrying and a long rural past, and Beachley has a military presence and training areas that have helped shape the local economy. Today the community is a mix of commuter villages serving nearby Chepstow, Bristol and Gloucester, alongside farming, small local businesses and a steady flow of tourism linked to outdoor recreation and the distinctive borderland character of the Wye–Severn confluence.
Postcode districts covering Tidenham
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 13.8 miles
- Newport 14.5 miles
- Gloucester 22.5 miles
- Bath 22.7 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 24.9 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 14.5 miles
- Stroud 19 miles
- Cwmbran Central 16.4 miles
- Cwmbrân 16.5 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 13.9 miles
- Pontypool 16.8 miles
- Yate 12.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Woodcroft Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Tutshill and Sedbury Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Chepstow Castle and Larkfield Ward 1.8 miles
- St. Kingsmark Ward 1.9 miles
- Mount Pleasant Ward 2.1 miles
- Chepstow Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Beachley Built-up area 2.3 miles
- St. Arvans Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Bulwark and Thornwell Ward 2.5 miles
- Oldbury Naite Built-up area 3.4 miles
- Tintern Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Woolaston Built-up area 4.1 miles
Example postcodes in Tidenham
GL15 6PT, NP16 7FD, NP16 7EY, NP16 7PS, NP16 7AW, NP16 7PU, NP16 7JH, NP16 7FS, NP16 7RE … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 19.2 miles
- Cardiff Airport 34.9 miles
- Chepstow Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Lydney Railway Station 6.4 miles
Hotels in Tidenham Ad
Schools in Tidenham
- Dean Close St John's Independent - all ages
- Lift Offa's Mead Primary
- Tutshill C of E Primary School Primary
- Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre Secondary
Local points of interest
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 1.8 miles
- Ninewells Wood Forest 5.8 miles
- Old Park wood Forest 6.1 miles
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 6.1 miles
- Forest of Dean Forest 9.7 miles
- Memorial Stadium Stadium 12.1 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 12.2 miles
- Grace Dieu Abbey Historic site 12.6 miles
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 12.7 miles
- College Road Allotments Gardens 12.8 miles
- University of Bristol University 13.8 miles
- Cabot Circus Shopping centre 14 miles