Activity Breaks

WALKING

Exploring the Forest of Dean and Symonds Yat walks is a natural actvity from the Rock with walks starting just 30 paces from the door

CLICK HERE FOR WALKS FROM THE DOOR

CLICK HERE FOR WALKS IN THE WYE VALLEY

CLICK HERE FOR WALKS IN THE CENTRAL FOREST

 
CLICK HERE FOR WALKS IN THE EAST OF THE FOREST

CYCLING
There are two main cycle hire companies in the forest :-
Dean Forest Cycles     and Pedal a Bike Away Centre

If your visiting the rock by public transport you may like to consider hiring a bike from Dean forest Cycles as they can drop off and pick up a bike from the Rock

Forest of Dean Off Road Cycle Trail

about 4 miles from The Rock
Cannop Cycle Centre is the starting point for the Forest of Dean off road Trail which is suitable for families and consists of eleven miles of waymarked, surfaced tracks, most of which are on former railway lines

Peregrin Cycle trail

This runs from Symonds Yat East to Monmouth. this trail can be acesed easily by crossing the road from the rock and cycling down to the valley to Join the Track

Forest of Dean Mountain Biking
about 4 miles from the Rock

There are a number of downhill runs and a singletrack route in the area behind the Pedal a bike away Cannop Cycle Centre .

Bird watching
The forest offers huge potential for ornithologists the forest itself offers a great variety of habitats, The Rock is only a 25 min walk from the RSPB viewpoint at Symonds Yat Rock. 
Only 40 mins away is the new wetlands centre in Newport which is supposed to rival those of the famous norfolk wetlands reserves and guests advise it is free entry
Click here for more Details of Birding sites in the forest

Whitecliff 4X4

Off road driving courses in the amazing white cliff quary

 Motiva Ropes course
 
Less than a 5 minute Drive and only a 20 minute walk through Along Forest paths from the Rock B&B is the Motiva Ropes course.

SCUBA Diving

Near Chepstow is very Popular inland dive centre with depths of up to 80mts

 Go Ape in the Forest of Dean

 About 10 minutes drive away at Mallards pike is the forest of deans Go Ape centre

FISHING

The Wye and Usk Foundation

Offer day tickets for coarse fishing beats close by at Lydbrook, Goodrich, and Monmouth. There is salmon fishing available at Wyesham and Bigsweir aswell as the afore mentioned. Trout fishing is available as near as the Garren in Whitchurch and on 3 streams in the forest of dean

See their website for more info
www.wyeuskfoundation.org.

The Forest of Dean Angling Club hold rights to several stretches in and around the forest see these links
Day ticket prices
Fisheries
Not day tickets from the campsite which is only a short walk or drive away

MONMOUTH CANOE CENTRE

 
The canoe hire Centre in Monmouth has been operating for 24 years, They hire canoes and run BCU courses
Customers of the Rock should get please discuss this with them when pre booking
www.monmouthcanoe.co.uk
 
10% off day hire (canoes only) not the transport
5% off half day (canoes only) not the transport

The River Wye canoe hire company

Based on the Ross on Wye Sports centre. Guests of the rock should get a 10% discount on canoe hire please discuss and agree this with them when pre booking
http://www.riverwyecanoehire.com

Wyedean Canoe Hire at Symonds Yat East

 (Guests of the Rock get 5% discount if you mention us when pre booking )
However they sometimes have much better discounts check out there website at
http://wyedean.co.uk

Lama Trecking
Trekking with a Lama or Camel
This activity is based a short walk from the rock
with Severnwye see here for details

Shooting
Trowgreen Farm Shooting School
Shotguns
Air rifles
Archery
Details here

 Riding
Forest Trekking
details here
or
tel07956087445

Drive a steam Train

The forest of Dean railway offer The opportunity to "have a go at driving a steam train"

See here for more details

Horse racing
The Rock is close to several racing Race Courses
Chepstow races
Cheltenham Gold Cup