The Lodge Rooms

Jon was the perfect host and made a proposal weekend that’s little bit more special - even sourcing and booking the restaurant. Please don’t be put off by the outside appearance of the building itself- inside is a different story and with a host like Jon it makes for the ideal get-away! Thanks Jon! The happy couple

Shane, 1 night romance trip, Nov 19, 2021

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The accommodation was very quirky and I think would come as a bit of a shock to anyone not used to camping. We stayed in the Forest Store and we had a comfortable stay, but we are pragmatic people and just get on with it. Our main concern was the wobbly bath that wasn’t plumbed in properly. Trying to wash our hair in there without so much as a hand held shower head was difficult and anyone older than us might struggle. Also getting in an out of the bath was tricky as it was so high sided. Style over substance I think. A major concern is no plumbed in overflow. Trying to avoid getting water on the floor was therefore a challenge. Mopping up after our ablutions, not much fun. Filling the kettle in the basin again very awkward. High level cleaning does not appear to take place. The room, wardrobe section behind the tv was layered with spiders webs. The bathroom ‘door’ doesn’t completely close due to the moss walls obscuring it and even if you do manage to close it to, there is no door knob on the bathroom side making exiting very tricky. The one bed head was fixed to the wall making it very difficult to retrieve something I dropped under the bed, and I found it didn’t appear to have been cleaned under there for ages. The corridors smelt of grease too…I think this aroma was coming from the kitchen equipment. There was a complete lack of signage. The track to the property is long, quite rutted and dark at night. At first we were unsure we’d arrived!

Christopher, 3 night romance trip, Sep 19, 2021

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Hidden gem in the Forest of Dean.

The Lodge Rooms are fabulous and absolutely spotless. We recieved a very warm welcome upon arrival. We had the most amazing breakfast al fresco overlooking the Forest of Dean. We enjoyed every minute of our stay and will definaely be back. We would 100% recommend staying there.

THOMAS, 1 night trip, Sep 3, 2021

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A jewel of a find

The location really was magical, not only the inside and outside decor but the fact that the forest of Dean is literally on the door step. The hosts were fabulous and couldn't have been more helpful, including us in the 'build your own pizza' evening that was so much fun. The bath in the coal shed was incredible and after a long day kayaking and walking, was just what we needed. We look forward to staying again!

s, 1 night trip, Aug 14, 2021

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Different, basic plumbing, surprised not restaurant on site.

Susan, 1 night trip, Aug 13, 2021

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Hugely Overpriced & Disappointing

Paid £360 for a 2 night stay in 'The Retreat'. Lets just say the pics they have do them a REAL favour...until you get there Before travelling we had a few questions, based on reviews we had read from previous guests. Over the space of 3 days we sent messages via 5 different means....finally getting a reply the evening before we travelled with the excuse 'it's a really busy time for us'. No matter how busy, a quick text or whats app reply to our message with a promise to get back to us takes 30 seconds. Left a feeling that the owners didn't care enough about an imminent arrival. The 'what3words' proved useful to find the place....we dug this up ourselves from their facebook page as they still don't deem it neccessary to put some signage up at the end of, what looks like a track that says 'private no access forestry commission' so doesn't exactly scream it's the right track to take. Parked up...no signage to reception...happened to be what turned out to be one of the owners on their way out who pointed us in the right direction. 'Check in' was rushed to say the least. Shown to the room, 'back' door to the room which was really close to the car to get luggage in was locked, keys missing and no attempt made to find them 'ah steps are a bit funny that way anyway'. So we had to haul our bags right the way around the entire site. One of the kids then found keys for us. No wood for wood burner, or firelighters, or instruction how to use given or provided. Stumbled across what ap

Matthew, 2 night family trip, Aug 10, 2021

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Very nicely decorated in a quiet and peaceful location.

1 night romance trip, Aug 10, 2021

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Very nice stay anf lots of fun.

It's very nice short stay. The location is good which is close to the Forest of Dean. We lived in the Refuge Lodge. It gives a feeling of excitement of adventure. We loved the pizza night on Saturday with fun of making pizza by yourselves. My girl loved the camp fire at night especially and the swings on site. Its very good for short stays who would like a different experience to hotels, especially for families with little ones.

2 night family trip, Jul 31, 2021

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Awesome place, don’t expect 5 star accommodation though. It’s friendly and more quirky and original than boring and neat. Owner and staff are extremely friendly and down to earth. We loved it, stayed in the lodge room not the dome tents, but would love to stay in the tents.

1 night family trip, Jul 10, 2021

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Avoid.

Don't waste your money on a dirty overpriced farm. Parking isn't adequate or easy to find down a pothole gravel road, no signposts so don't even know if your in the right place. Rude staff, rowdy parties going on in the tents. Photos make it look like a nice place to relax, its not, don't waste your money on this overpriced accommodation.

John, 2 night trip, Jul 10, 2021

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