Hotels in Newnham on Severn

Newnham on Severn is a compact village, so hotel choice within its own boundaries is limited, with most visitor beds found above its historic riverside inns rather than in dedicated hotels. What Newnham offers instead is a genuinely characterful, low-key base: a Georgian high street, a working river beneath the window, and the Forest of Dean a few minutes away, without the crowds of the region's better-known tourist towns.

For a broader choice of hotels, bed and breakfasts and inns, Gloucester lies about 10 miles north-east and has a full range of city-centre and out-of-town options along with its cathedral and waterfront, while Lydney and the villages of the Forest of Dean to the west offer a good spread of country inns and small hotels set among woodland, many geared towards walkers and cyclists using the Forest's trail network. Chepstow, just over the Welsh border, is another practical option for anyone wanting a slightly larger town with its castle and racecourse.

Wherever you base yourself, Newnham's setting on the Severn Way and its reputation as one of the best Severn Bore viewing points make it an easy and rewarding stop, whether as a short detour on a longer Gloucestershire or Wye Valley trip or as a quiet, riverside alternative to staying directly in the Forest of Dean itself.