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Guide Price£465,000

Monmouthsire - Royal Forest Of Dean - Traditional Village Pub With Letting Rooms And Outstanding Views Over The River

Bedrooms
4
Use Class
Use Class: Sui Generis

Key Features

  • Traditional village inn
  • Outstanding riverside location
  • Lounge bar and dining room
  • 4 en suite letting bedrooms
  • Trade garden and parking
  • Current gross sales approximately £5,000 per week

Description

The Royal Forest of Dean is located in Gloucestershire and is one of the few surviving ancient woodlands in England. It covers an area of approximately 110 sq km, being bounded by the Rivers Wye and Severn, originally a Royal hunting ground. Over the centuries it has developed into one of the most distinctive areas of Britain, having spectacular scenery and much charm and character which has inspired many artists, inventors, poets and others. Today the area is a Mecca for outdoor enthusiasts enjoying the forests and rivers, especially popular with walkers and mountain bikers. There are also a number of established tourists attractions including Beechenhurst, Mallards Pike, Clearwell Caves and the Forest of Dean Steam Railway to mention but a few. The pleasant village of Redbrook is located in the Royal Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, at its border with Wales within the stunning Lower Wye Valley, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Despite its Welsh postcode, it is situated in Gloucestershire, and this village has a rich history previously being a hub of industry, and is reputed to have boasted 13 public houses and three breweries supporting the surrounding mining community. Now only two pubs survive, one being the Boat Inn which is reached across the viaduct in the village of Penallt, and the other being the Bell Inn, which is also famed with being the first and last pub on this stretch of the English/Welsh border.

The Bell Inn is located on the English side of the village and stands at its centre in a prominent location beside the main A466, with views over the River Wye and the village riverside park. The imposing premises appear to constructed mainly of stone and brick with rendered and colourwashed elevations, providing accommodation over three floors. It also has the benefit of a draw-on car park and outside trading area to the front and private garden to the rear. It is in an excellent location to take advantage of the large number of visitors to the area, especially walkers, with both the Offa's Dyke and Wye Valley Paths passing through the village; and canoeists and kayakers using the River Wye.

The Bell Inn is located on the English side of the village and stands in a prominent location beside the main A466, overlooking the River Wye and village riverside park. These imposing premises appear to be constructed mainly of stone and brick with rendered and colourwashed elevations, and provide accommodation over three floors. It also has the benefit of outside trading areas to the front, with parking and private garden to the rear. The business has been operated by the current owners for a number of years and has only become available to sell due to retirement.

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Date Posted
2026-01-29

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

OutdoorsIndoorsEE Good LimitedO2 Good GoodThree Limited NoneVodafone Limited None

Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Redbrook Church of England Primary School185 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    40
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St John's C of E Academy2.2 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    155
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Clearwell Church of England Primary School2.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    41
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Coalway Primary School3.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    193
    Type
    Community school
  • Berry Hill Primary School3.2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    201
    Type
    Foundation school

Secondary

  • Five Acres High School3.2 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    786
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Dean Academy7.3 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    816
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • SGS Forest High School8.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    255
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Dene Magna and Sixth Form9.6 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,020
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Wyedean School and Sixth Form Centre9.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,024
    Type
    Academy converter

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Morrisons Daily Monmouth Wyesham Road, Monmouth2 miles
Lidl Monmouth, Monmouth2.3 miles
Tesco Coleford Gloucester Express, Coleford, Gloucestershire2.4 miles

GP surgery

Coleford Medical Practice2.5 miles

Pharmacy

Coleford Pharmacy2.5 miles

Hospital

Monmouth General Hospital2.9 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden28 metres

Walking trail

Offa's Dyke Path14 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Lydney Rail Station7.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Bell Inn34 metres

Typical drive times

Lydney17 min · 11 miles
Coleford7 min · 3.8 miles
Monmouth6 min · 2.8 miles
Cinderford18 min · 11 miles
Hereford (city)35 min · 23 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.

Rivers and the sea

High risk

Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.

Planning map: Flood Zone 3.

Surface water

Very low risk

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

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