Title: Visit Ruardean: Best of Ruardean Tourism | Expedia Travel Guide - Expedia.ca [Hotels in Ruardean](https://expedia.ca/Ruardean-Hotels.d6145337.Travel-Guide-Hotels)[Vacation Rentals in Ruardean](https://expedia.ca/Ruardean-Vacation-Rentals.d6145337.Travel-Guide-VacationRentals)[Ruardean Car Rentals](https://expedia.ca/Car-Rentals-In-Ruardean.d6145337.Car-Rental-Guide)[Ruardean Vacation Packages](https://expedia.ca/Ruardean.d6145337.Destination-Travel-Guides) # Ruardean ## Travel Guide ![Road to Joy's Green from Ruardean](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6145337/ca8f72c2-f98b-4cd1-b461-b5ca430bd8f3.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6145337/ca8f72c2-f98b-4cd1-b461-b5ca430bd8f3.jpg) by [Pauline Eccles](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/13903) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ![Road to Joy's Green from Ruardean](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6145337/ca8f72c2-f98b-4cd1-b461-b5ca430bd8f3.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6145337/ca8f72c2-f98b-4cd1-b461-b5ca430bd8f3.jpg) by [Pauline Eccles](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/13903) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ![Towards the Black Mountains Across the Wye Valley can be seen the Black Mountains in the far distance.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6145337/feb1e0a1-8ea3-4614-ab43-7f3c0467a2ff.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6145337/feb1e0a1-8ea3-4614-ab43-7f3c0467a2ff.jpg) by [Stuart Wilding](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/4874) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ![Ruardean Woodside This village high in the Forest of Dean used to be a coal mining village, though most of the scars have healed there is still some evidence, for example a spoil heap can be seen to the left just below the skyline.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6145337/95e6dc55-3d17-40cb-affa-3a2c79697840.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6145337/95e6dc55-3d17-40cb-affa-3a2c79697840.jpg) by [Philip Halling](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/1837) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ![Ruardean castle, taken by Philip Halling (https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/1837)](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6145337/896d078f-3dae-4951-a4c7-c0190d9ec894.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) [Photo](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6145337/896d078f-3dae-4951-a4c7-c0190d9ec894.jpg) by [Philip Halling](https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/1837) ([Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)) ## Visit Ruardean ![](https://forever.travel-assets.com/flex/flexmanager/images/2026/02/06/expedia-sale-2026-desktop-us-ca.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1400&h=600&q=mediumHigh) ## The Annual Vacation Sale Members save up to 40% on hotels and homes. 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