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Bracelands Campsite

View prices & book Last booked 8 hours ago 9.3 1,053 reviews

Family-friendly Gloucestershire campsite overlooking the Wye Valley
Five minutes’ drive to Symonds Yat; Go Ape Beechenhurst 15 minutes
Forest of Dean walks from the site; shops and pubs five minutes’ drive

Wonderfully spacious, peaceful and encircled by trees, Bracelands Campsite is on the edge of the Forest of Dean near Coleford in Gloucestershire. Firmly in the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, it’s also close to the border with Wales for family adventures across two countries. Settle in and you’ll soon be in the mood to appreciate all the natural gorgeousness that surrounds this site – look out across the fields and you’ll see you're surrounded by oak, copper beech and pine woodlands. On clear days, watch the sun set over the trees, and wake again in the morning to see light stream through them at daybreak. With all this space around, kids can play and explore their surroundings to their heart’s content. And that goes for all guests, in fact – all you need to do is walk to the edge of the site and you’re in the Forest of Dean, with all its miles of walking and cycling tracks. A few practical bits and pieces: dogs are welcome to come along on your Forest of Dean getaway (although you'll need to keep them on leads on site please), and family-friendly facilities include a laundry room, hot showers and washing-up areas. If you run out of supplies, whizz into Coleford (10 minutes’ drive), which has a couple of mid-size supermarkets, as well as a load of takeaways, pubs and restaurants.

Site type

200

150

Open all year

Tourist board rating

Please note

Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).
Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
Units longer than 10 metres are not allowed.
Guests must bring their own duvets, pillows, sheets and towels when staying in rental accommodation. You will not be allowed to stay if you do not bring these items.
Minimum spacing of 6 metres between pitches.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.

Languages spoken

English

This site is a member of Forestry England group.

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Absolutely loved seeing the deer moving around the site...

Beautiful environment, clean and tidy.…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Anonymous Apr 2025

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Beautiful environment, clean and tidy.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful well kept site with the friendliest wardens I’ve ever met. Plenty…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Angie B. Apr 2025

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Beautiful well kept site with the friendliest wardens I’ve ever met.
Plenty of walks into the forest and able to walk to 2 pubs in nearby village.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Plenty of room Clean and tidy site. Showers and toilets clean and warm.…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	6
Accommodation	8
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	8

Anonymous Apr 2025

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Plenty of room
Clean and tidy site.
Showers and toilets clean and warm.
Good washing up area.
Great access to the forestry paths.
Friendly and helpful staff.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing family forest camping trip, we'll be going back!

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	8
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Laurie N. Apr 2025

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Great clean campsite in the heart of the forest, really helpful staff - small laundrette onsite too which was amazing with little children after a small nighttime camping accident! Also loyalty card scheme seems a brilliant idea - we'll be back!

Disliked: With small children in tow, perhaps some sort of onsite play area would've been a bonus but I appreciate that was a short sight in our booking!

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Friendly staff, nice little shop, saw some deer as well

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Mary-Anne C. Apr 2025

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Lovely campsite, quiet, nice facilities and in the heart of the forest

Disliked: A bil hilly, but it didn't really bother me much

Recommend to friends Visit again

Access to the forest. Lots of space (once Easter was over). Seeing…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	8
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	2

Anonymous Apr 2025

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Access to the forest. Lots of space (once Easter was over). Seeing the deer on the site. Great staff.

Disliked: How busy and haphazard the pitches were when we arrived at Easter weekend.
Also that the toilet block was closed for cleaning between 10.30 and 12. Meant we had to be up and washed before 10.30am, which is early when you're on holiday.

Recommend to friends Visit again

This is a lovely site staffed by friendly and helpfull staff .

Overall	8/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	4

Paul H. Apr 2025

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Staff were all very friendly and helpfull.
Site was a perfect location for walking,
Pizza van was great,pitches were spacious overall experiance was excelent.

Disliked: Showers were good but there wasn't anywhere to put your clothes to keep them off the floor or dry other than the door hooks,could do with a curtain and seat.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Highly Recommended! Great site in a great location!

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	10
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	No rating
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	4

Andy O. Apr 2025

Electric hardstanding touring pitch

Liked: Fantastic welcome from the start, all the staff we encountered were all very pleasant and helpful, even the guys who were outside working on one of the new huts smiled and said hello as you wandered past, great feel about the place. We stayed on a gravel hardstanding pitch with electric hook up, good size and plenty of space around each pitch. The water, bins and disposal points were plentiful and all very well maintained. The site is very well kept, and is in a prime location for exploring the forest and ideal for the mountain bike trails which were about 5-10 minutes away. Brilliant toilet and shower facilities, several blocks that meant even on a very busy Easter weekend you never had to wait for anything as there is so many.

Disliked: Not a dislike by any means, but a stronger, more expanded Wifi signal would have been beneficial, I know you're on holiday and in a forest and you could say "just put your phone away", but lets be honest, most of us (admittedly sadly) these days rely on our phones for so much, even if it's just booking something locally. We were a little far away from the main block, and not sure where the signal boxes are located on the site but we struggled to get 1 bar - it certainly didn't dampen anything though, and a lot of sites don't even have this option, and it certainly won't put us off visiting again.

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Location was amazing and great facilities, staff were very helpful.…

Overall	10/10
Location	10
Value for money	10
Accommodation	10
Facilities / Activities	8
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	10
Cleanliness	10
Wifi	10

Will S. Apr 2025

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Location was amazing and great facilities, staff were very helpful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

It’s ok if you are happy with their rules

Overall	6/10
Location	8
Value for money	6
Accommodation	6
Facilities / Activities	6
Customer service	10
Child friendliness	6
Cleanliness	8
Wifi	6

Sam R. Apr 2025

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Friendly staff, clean

Disliked: I understand the need for the rules and they are made clear at booking stage, but for us the things that would prevent us staying there again are:

No under 18yrs allowed in a tent without an adult. So you can’t put the kids in one tent and the parents in another.

Can’t have wood fires.

Can’t pitch awnings and other tents within 3 m of each other.

Some tent areas very bumpy.

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Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Forest Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Very large (over 200 pitches)

Accessibility

Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm) Pitch close to accessible bathrooms Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac Step-free or level access

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Tourer storage facilities

Location

Bracelands Campsite

Bracelands Drive

Coleford

Gloucestershire

England

GL16 7NP

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.81485°N
-2.63991°W

Route directions

The route via Symonds Yat Rock over Huntsham Bridge B4432 has a 1:5 gradient incline. It's a very narrow road, unsuitable for large RVs and motorhomes, and difficult for those towing caravans. Vehicles over seven and a half tonnes are prohibited. Instead, from the A40, take the exit for Forest of Dean and Coleford A4136 (Staunton Road). Continue for five miles, then turn left onto Grove Road. After half a mile, turn left onto Bracelands Drive. The campsite is at the end on the right.

Nearest transport

Coach

3.4 mi Bus Station

7.3 mi Cantilupe Road

12.1 mi Bus Station

Rail

8.4 mi Lydney Rail Station

12.1 mi Chepstow Rail Station

13.8 mi Cam & Dursley Rail Station

Ferry

9.2 mi Sharpness Old Docks

9.2 mi Lydney Harbour

21.6 mi Bristol Docks Ferry Landing

Airport

21.3 mi Gloucestershire Airport

29.7 mi Bristol International Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

There’s simply masses to do in the Forest of Dean and the Wye Valley – from adventurous outings to cultural visits. Get the kids up and active with a visit to Go Ape Beechenhurst (15 minutes’ drive) for Segway tours and zooming down zipwires, and head for the Forest of Dean Adventure Park Bracelands Site (five minutes) for jumping around on ropes, climbing towers and practising archery. Or maybe you fancy kayaking down the River Wye from Wyedean (15 minutes)? For less strenuous days out, have an amble around the mossy woodland trails at Puzzlewood (10 minutes), or get your culture fix at National Trust-owned Westbury Court Garden (25 minutes), with delightful formal plantings around an ornamental lake. Lunchtime? Pack a picnic and eat it at Symonds Yat Rock (five minutes) while enjoying the view of the River Wye winding through its gorge. Prefer a pub? The renowned half-timbered Saracens Head Inn (15 minutes) sits on the river bank and is a great place to stop for lunch or a glass of something chilled. And to say you’ve been to Wales, hop across the border to Monmouth (20 minutes) and tour its castle and military museum.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name	Distance	Type	2020	2019	2018	2017
Clevedon Beach	27.8 mi	Estuary	N/A	Good	Good	Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Caldicot Castle & Country Park 3.3 mi

Goodrich Castle 3.9 mi

Raglan Castle 9.5 mi

WWT Slimbridge Wetlands Centre 11.3 mi

Berkeley Castle 11.7 mi

National Trust

The Kymin 2.1 mi

Skenfrith Castle 7.9 mi

Westbury Court Garden 9.7 mi

Woodchester Park 17.1 mi

Ashleworth Tithe Barn 17.7 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

A4136 - Longstone - Forest Trail - A4136 0.5 mi

Staunton - Highmeadow Woods - Symonds Yat 0.6 mi

Staunton - Buckstone - Hearkening Rock - Staunton 1.2 mi

A4136 - The Kymin - Wysis Way - A4136 1.4 mi

Symonds Yat, Goodrich and the Bicknors 1.5 mi

Local events

Green Man Festival (Thursday 14 August 2025 – Thursday 14 August 2025)
Crickhowell, Powys 23.2 mi
Bristol International Balloon Fiesta (Friday 8 August 2025 – Friday 8 August 2025)
Bristol, Greater Bristol 25.7 mi
The Hay Festival (Thursday 22 May 2025 – Thursday 22 May 2025)
Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire 27.3 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Policies

Booking terms and conditions

Admission

Admission is only permitted after registering at reception.
At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.

Arrivals and departures

If the reception is closed on arrival, please check in at the Door Bell at Reception.
Late arrivals must notify the park as soon as possible. Your booking will be held for 24 hours. After this period the management reserves the right to relet your unit.
No refunds/discounts for inclement weather, late arrivals or early departures.
The site will send you further check-in information 1 day(s) before your arrival.
Units will be allocated on arrival.

Changes to your holiday

Bookings cannot be amended within 14 day(s) of arrival.
Modifications are subject to a £12.00 fee.

Dogs

Dogs must be kept on leads and supervised at all times.
Guide dogs are allowed on site free of charge.
The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro).

Extras

Motorbike(s) can be brought instead of the car(s) included.

General

Bookings must not be for more than 28 consecutive nights.
Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
In the event of a complaint, please speak to reception immediately. Complaints which are not brought to the management's attention during your stay cannot be dealt with once you have left the site.
Quiet hours must be respected between 10 p.m. and 7:30 a.m..
The management reserves the right to deny access or terminate the stay of those guests whose behaviour is deemed unsuitable. No refunds will be offered.
The site is not liable for any refund in the event of force majeure.

Hired accommodation

Guests must bring their own duvets, pillows, sheets and towels when staying in rental accommodation. You will not be allowed to stay if you do not bring these items.
Hired accommodation: £100.00 damage/cleanliness/bracelet deposit is required on arrival and will be refunded on departure after inspection of your unit should no damage/losses be found.
No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.

Pitches

Minimum spacing of 6 metres between pitches.
You must follow the management directives when pitching your tent/unit and related equipment.

Reception

Reception is open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. between 01/04 and 30/09.
Reception is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. between 01/10 and 31/03.

Safety

Barbecues are permitted but must be raised off the ground and attended by an adult at all times.
Firearms are not permitted.
Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
Open fires are prohibited.

Vehicles

No vehicle movement between 10:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m..
Only one car is to be parked by the pitch. Extra vehicles must be parked in the designated area.
The car is only included in the rate if you are travelling with a touring caravan or a tent. If you wish to bring a car along with your motorhome/campervan please select the extra.
Units longer than 10 metres are not allowed.

Visitors

Visitors must leave the premises by 9 p.m..
Visitors must register at reception and pay their fee.

Payment terms

Offers

Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Frequently asked questions

Does Bracelands Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
Is Bracelands Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
What attractions are near Bracelands Campsite? There’s simply masses to do in the Forest of Dean and the Wye Valley – from adventurous outings to cultural visits. Get the kids up and active with a visit to Go … Read more