Puzzlewood Reviews from the Forest of Dean
Puzzlewood features in many national travel guides and newspapers. Here are a few of their reviews
Travel Books
One of the...most amazing places to visit in Britain ...fantastical moss-covered landscape
Readers Digest The 1000 most unusual, beautiful, and captivating spots in Britain. "…
"It is an extraordinary area with a maze of paths, eerie passageways through moss-covered rocks, hidden dead ends, weird rock formations, tangled vines and gorgeous untamed scenery. It's a brilliant place for children."
David Else - Lonely planet Great Britain
"The children were eager to explore and busy looking for goblins and pixies. Our daughter found fairy holes and our son found a lions den! One small boy we passed was eagerly hunting for a dragon with his parents."
Explore Gloucestershire.co.uk
Newspapers
"…The moment we entered, the boys shouted, "Fangorn" (the wood in Lord Of the Rings) and, in fact, Tolkien almost certainly came here while writing The Hobbit….. PuzzleWood is not to be missed…and the magic is irresistible"
"Julian Rix, Travel Writer - Guardian Newspaper
"...the Royal Forest Of Dean, 24,000 acres of ancient woodland in Gloucestershire which was a royal hunting ground. Author JRR Tolkien visited the area regularly and is said to have based Middle-earth, featured in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, on the area. He was particularly inspired by PuzzleWood, an eerie, mysterious network of paths laid down 200 years ago. You expect hobbits and orcs to appear around every corner....So if anyone asks why you want to go to the Forest, tell them there are hundreds of reasons Wye."
Paul Collett - The Sun 19th Jan 2008