Coleford is a small, rural village and civil parish in Somerset, England, set among rolling farmland and hedged lanes. Its historic core includes a parish church and a number of traditional stone houses and farm buildings that reflect a long agricultural past, while the landscape around the village is valued for walking and wildlife.
The local economy remains largely agricultural, supplemented by a modest number of small businesses and residents who commute to larger towns. Social life centres on village institutions such as the hall and occasional community events, with a quiet, close‑knit character typical of Somerset parishes and an emphasis on conserving local heritage and countryside.
Postcode districts covering Coleford
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 16.2 miles
- Bath 9.9 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 22.5 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 15.5 miles
- Yeovil 22.6 miles
- Trowbridge 11.8 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 20.3 miles
- Chippenham 20.5 miles
- Yate 20.6 miles
- Frome 4.9 miles
- Portishead 21.7 miles
- Burnham-on-Sea 23.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Coleford Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Holcombe Built-up area 1 mile
- Leigh-on-Mendip Parish 1.4 miles
- Kilmersdon Parish 1.7 miles
- Buckland Down Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Mendip Central and East Ward 1.8 miles
- Stratton-on-the-Fosse Built-up area 2 miles
- Stoke St. Michael Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Mells Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Downhead Parish 2.5 miles
- Westfield Parish 2.8 miles
- Chilcompton Built-up area 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Coleford
BA3 5YJ, BA3 5NN, BA3 5NA, BA3 5PS, BA3 5PD, BA3 5QB, BA3 5BZ, BA3 5PN, BA3 5HJ … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 15.1 miles
- Cardiff Airport 40 miles
- Cranmore Railway Station 4.3 miles
- Cranmore West Railway Station 4.5 miles
Hotels near Coleford Ad
- Best Western Plus Centurion Hotel 4 2.4 miles
- The George Inn 3 3.9 miles
- The Hunters Rest Inn 4 7.3 miles
- The Foresters 7.4 miles
- Cameley Lodge - Self Catering 3 6.9 miles
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 8.4 miles
- The Old Red Lion 8.2 miles
- The Sheep and Penguin 9.2 miles
- The Shrubbery Hotel 5.8 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate 4 5.6 miles
Schools in Coleford
- Bishop Henderson C of E Primary School Primary
- Newbury Manor School Independent - special
Local points of interest
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 5.6 miles
- Longleat Country house 8.5 miles
- Mendip Hills Hill 9 miles
- Twerton Park Stadium 9.5 miles
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 9.7 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 10.1 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 10.2 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 10.3 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 10.4 miles
- Stourhead Estate 11.2 miles
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 12.1 miles
- Oaks of Avalon Archaeological site 12.2 miles