The Dean Heritage Centre has five galleries and a library to explore inside the Museum, numerous
displays and attractions to discover outside and a cafe overlooking the mill pond.
The Museum of the Forest comprises 5 galleries. These explore the history of the Forest from the Ice Age to the present day.
Gallery 1 investigates the fascinating geology and landscape of the Forest of Dean and displays the fossilised remains of the plants and creatures that once inhabited the area. Early Roman occupation and the iron industry are also explored.
Gallery 2 explores the history of the Dean as a medieval hunting forest. Forest Law was introduced in England's Royal Forests to protect the deer and the boar hunted by Kings, and the woodland in which they grazed. The role of St. Briavels Castle in the ancient administration of the Forest of Dean, and in the production of quarrels for crossbows in the 13th century is explored, as is the part played by the Forest of Dean in the English Civil War.
Gallery 3 examines the Forest of Dean's industrial legacy including the fishing industries generated by the Rivers Severn and Wye. Cottage crafts such as cobbling, carpentry and blacksmithing are highlighted, along with the history of the Voyce family who made their famous clocks in Mit
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