Can you help us welcome visitors to Newent? Newent is a beautiful town. But the central car park, where our buses arrive, is a long way from lovely. As a “gateway” to the town it does Newent no justice at all. So we are very excited to be working as part of a team with …
Competition: design our “Welcome to Newent” Sign – Win £500! Read More »
On October 18th, Newent will come alive with colour, creativity and community spirit as Canopy Creative Network brings its much-loved artsFEST to town. Centred around the theme of farming – regeneration and rebirth, the festival will honour Newent’s rich rural heritage while sparking new creative energy across the communities. Canopy is not-for-profit arts organisation based …
Newent ArtsFest – a celebration of creativity and community Read More »
Buses4Us are delighted to announce the introduction of a new hourly service on the 232 Daffodil Line bus from Monday 11th August. This will double the frequency of departures between Ross-on-Wye, Newent and Ledbury Monday to Saturday, retaining the existing Sunday Service. This latest service improvement is the culmination of more than 3 years of …
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What could be better than a cool pint on a hot day? And up and down the Daffodil Line we have plenty of top notch watering holes to choose from. Cobblers in Newent recently won a well deserved CAMRA award and this week 4 of our favourites on and near the route, have made it …
Buses4Us are pleased to be offering free travel for all passengers aged 16 and under on the 232 Daffodil Line Bus Service throughout August 2025.
I’ve been “In a Relationship” with the Daffodil Line for over three years now – I feel a bit like I’m cheating on the Daff when I get on another bus. But when the long awaited Robin finally arrived in Newent last week I felt like I had to give it a try. Not least …
We refer to our area as the Golden Triangle because of our annual displays of wild daffodils in spring, But we can equally well lay claim to being “Golden” for the liquid gold cider and perry made from our autumn apple and pear harvests. Though I’ve long known how important both top fruit and daffodils …
Our wild daffodils are central to our local heritage and a clear indicator of our rich ancient woodland soils. 100 years ago the whole area would have been carpeted in gold in early spring. Though we are blessed to still have magical spring displays of wild daffodils here in the Golden Triangle, the coverage of …
Take the Free Daffodil Shuttle from Newent this March to explore the Heart of the Golden Triangle. Or explore on foot with our Daffodil Line Walks Book, Betty Daw’s Wood Natural woodland previously coppiced for charcoal, Betty Daw’s Wood is the site of one of the longest running Forestry Commission nest box schemes in the …
Where to see the best wild Daffodils this spring Read More »
Like many places around the world these days Newent floods when there is heavy rain. The Peacock Brook which rises on May Hill, is a sparkling little stream for most of the year, but when the rains come it transforms into an angry, muddy torrent. Christmas 2020 was a bad one. After hours of torrential …
Of leaky dams and Meanders with newent flood Group Read More »
