--- author: email: mail@petermolnar.net image: https://petermolnar.net/favicon.jpg name: Peter Molnar url: https://petermolnar.net copies: - https://www.flickr.com/photos/36003160@N08/14788741825 - http://web.archive.org/web/20190624130202/https://petermolnar.net/south-west-england-puzzlewood/ - https://pmlnr.tumblr.com/post/671022685526032384/south-west-england-puzzlewood lang: en published: '2014-07-30T20:00:14+00:00' tags: - ancient forest - England - Forest of Dean - Middle Earth - Fangord - forest - United Kingdom - Puzzlewood title: South-West England - Puzzlewood --- ![](south-west-england-puzzlewood.jpg) At the bottom of Wales where the border meets England, there is a large forest - UK large, not Germany large - named Forest of Dean. Nearly in the middle of it there is a small area, Puzzlewood, which preserves the ancient times. It is a small, maze-like area, where it's pretty easy to get lost. The also made it very child-friendly, so it's a perfect time out with family. They also shot numerous movies and series here, including a Doctor Who episode with Weeping Angels. J. R. R. Tolkien was a regular visitor here; some say that this was the birthplace and the inspiration for Fangorn of Middle Earth.