Nags Head in Forest of Dean

Recommended by the local Dean's Wood campsite with a caveat of it being 'rustic', we enjoyed a very tasty excellent value for money meal and drinks. Our dogs were welcome, and the Land Lady was lovely. Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating for all weather. With a small play area available for children. Watch out for the local sheep wandering the roads and verges!

Good atmosphere, enjoyable experience

Please dont let first impressions fool you. Friendly welcome from staff and locals, perfectly prepared real home cooked food by Myra. Please visit and experience her epic cooking before she retires in October

Great Sunday lunch and reasonable pricing.

Great local pub cash only tho good pub food landlady was really nice

Very friendly pub tucked away,but glad we stopped here with a few friends and there vehicles.

Went for a Sunday lunch. Was not disappointed.. Very nice indeed. Note that they do not currently accept card payments.

Friendly family pub A1 Sunday dinners coits darts bingo and cricket teams beer garden good parking child friendly pop in and see Moira for a drink...

Food and service were very good

Great night. Myra landlady, is a great lady, had the pub over 40 years and the food is fab. Love it there.

Went mid week as staying locally. A very traditional establishment which is cosy and very friendly. We had the Steak pie as recommended by another couple. It was homemade by the landlady and absolutely delicious. Sadly we hoped to return but didn't get the chance. We will return next time we visit Yorkley

good food good prices friendly staff

Found the Nags Head by accident, and so glad that we did. On the day we visited there was only the landlady working, but she was wonderful. A very happy lady and a real pleasure to talk to. We ordered six different meals (all different) and she prepared and served them all to us. They were delicious. If you get the chance look out for the Nags Head Inn and pop in. You will not be disappointed.

Brilliant local pub Fantastic welcome

We went for a family meal for my 50th as my dad lives in Yorkley. Moyra is always so accommodating. The food is what I call proper home cooked food, with reasonable prices. The locals are very welcoming. Dog friendly too. We will definitely be back.

Thank you to Moyra and her team for fitting the 5 of us in at very short notice. The 2 roast meals were excellent value for money and arrived absolutely piping hot. Both the beef and pork were succulent and portion sizes were plentiful. Both the scampi and cod and chips were well cooked and beautiful crispy outside/ soft inside … just as we like them! The final ham sandwich plate was just as good as the rest. The dessert of bread and butter pudding with custard certainly silenced the table ….. very very delicious!! The garden is beautifully kept and even the sun shone for us so yes, I would recommend this place if in the area.

Pleanty of welcome but cash only 🤔

Went here for dinner the other day and the food was well cooked and very flavorful. The environment is very relaxing and the lady who runs it is lovely. Would highly recommend.

Went for Sunday Lunch for my birthday and wasn't disappointed the food was lovely, lots of roast and 8 different types of veg. All my family enjoyed it and even though we were stuffed managed to squeeze in a pudding. Very reasonable prices, welcoming atmosphere and great service would definitely go again.

Nice, down to earth friendly pub.. Definitely recommend it for walkers and other passers by. Good local pub. Lovely landlady

Called in on off chance what lovely food really enjoyed the pub will definitely go back made welcome

We are staying in Whitecroft for the weekend ,and decided to visit The Nags Head for sunday lunch. We really enjoyed our experience, food was excellent and very good value for money. If we are ever in the area we would definitely return.

Food is amazing and really good value.

Slightly out of the way - wouldn’t have found it if not for ‘restaurants near me’ from Tripadvisor but very glad we did. Real, proper well cooked ‘Home pub food’ and huge servings with near instant service from a really friendly bunch of people - felt like a locals pub but we were made very welcome with our three dogs. And as for the bill - ‘Are you sure that’s enough?’ £30 for two courses for four people! Amazing Value! Only key thing - cash only! They did tell us when we called to book in.

We visit the Forest Of Dean every couple of years and visit the Nags Head each time. Their standards are still incredibly high and unbelievably modestly priced - four meals with drinks for well under £50. Most of the main meal choices are roast dinners (the beef was very well received) stacked with a wide range of vegetables. All desserts are homemade and top quality. We sat outside - there is a large lawned area at the front of the pub. Some tables have an umbrella. Take note - the pub operates on cash not cards. If you are in the area make sure you visit this pub - highly recommended.

Food fantastic...service brilliant. A family run pub as it should be. Cannot praise enough.

We had a really great time at the Nags Head Inn. Despite the modest interior the place has a really warm, friendly atmosphere and really homely food. We stayed much longer than planned.

Great local pub. Family run very friendly and accommodating. Thanks, we were a big group and a little loud at times, made to feel very welcome.

Honestly the best Sunday lunch in the forest of Dean. And all homemade puds. Totally recommend. You won't be disappointed. And it's the only pub that has original features,proper forest pub/food

Delicious tender Sunday roast with two kinds of potatoes and six different vegetables, with two gravy boats between four of us. Choice of FIFTEEN different puddings! And came to £55 for the four of us including one pint and three soft drinks. In hindsight, we should have sat outside as the inside filled up around 1:00 and tables were not socially distant. Staff were very friendly and attentive and wore masks.

Top place great food and lovely staff

we were made welcome by the landlady and her daughter , good pub food , great value for money , would definitely go back there.

Visited whilst on holiday in Lydney Sadly these days you don't come across this type of pub very often. A proper village pub for the locals. Wish we had one! Thank you Myra for your hospitality. Great meal too. Locals make the most of it! This pub is what all pubs should be like.

Recommended to us by the campsite , Nice to go to an unspoilt village pub Food was simple but very good, landlady was very attentive, .very good value for money.

Amazing Sunday dinner just like your nan used to make

Able to accommodate five of us (and a baby) at 10 minutes notice and made to feel very welcome on arrival. Delicious family Sunday lunch, which reminded my wife of Sunday lunch at her Grans; roast with loads of veg and unctuous gravy. Very prompt and friendly service - and we were all too full to manage any of the fabulous deserts on offer. Family friendly atmosphere, no frills - but doesn’t need any. Lovely to visit a “proper” pub, instead of a chain - with a simple, wholesome menu. In and out, with drinks, within an hour - and not rushed, with plenty of time to enjoy our meal and drinks, before getting on with the rest of our expeditions for the day.

A real country pub with great atmosphere and good beer, G and G 😎

Local Village Pub offering Quality Food with Fast and Friendly Service recommend a visit and will be returning again.

Prompt pre-booked food service. Drinks order taken after most of main meal eaten. Basic food. Beer slightly off.

Really disappointed after reading so many good reviews. The interior is very tired and our drinks were expensive. We were testing the place before booking for food but decided against it.

We had a meal here whilst staying at a camp site about a 20 minute walk away. Unfortunately, when we arrived the land-lady said it was cash only and we only had our cards. No problem she said just drop the money off tomorrow! Not many places would do that. Good old fashioned local with a nicely kept garden at the front and play area to the side. The food was traditional pub grub, nicely cooked and reasonably priced. Super friendly hosts.

Excellent service and environment

Excellent food, the roast beef was the best I've tasted, highly recommended

Don't expect high price cuisine, but the basic grub is good and excellent value. Lovely atmosphere with Myra the landlady, seeming to know most people by name. Locals very friendly and helpful. Don't think they've got a juke box or fruit machine and they don't need one, as everyone is talking to each other. Loved it.

Food was good. Pub could do with a refurbishment. Proper pub for the locals.. Friendly staff and locals

A quiet pub that offers home cooked food at reasonable prices. The only complaint if any was that they use frozen chips, but the home cooked pies more than make up for this.

Great home cooked roast dinner and plenty to eat and excellent value for money,staff are very welcoming. Highly recommend.

Simply the best afternoon tea I have ever had, even better than the one I had on a luxury cruise and that says it all everything was freshly made the cakes were to die for even took a doggy bag home for later the service was excellent nothing too much trouble, value for money what more could you want I can't wait to try Sunday lunch and the pensioners lunch.

Absolutely the best homemade afternoon tea I have ever had!!! Nothing was too much trouble and it was all freshly made. Very good value for money, I cant wait to go with my daughter and her partner for the much talked about Sunday lunch.

We went during the Bank Holiday weekend.It was not busy which was helpful.The staff are friendly, the food was prepared quickly - which may underlie that some items are not freshly prepared but delivered for convenience, which was not a problem... because the food was good, plenty of it and overall good value.We ate in the garden which was good.[I could not contemplate taking my wife inside to eat...]Photos of the outside and some of the food plates attached.Be prepared. This is a cash only place.

The Landlady stayed open for us to have a meal & meal steak & onions pie homemade was worthwhile recommend it..

Visiting my sister-in-law in the Forest of Dean we went for a lovely drive around the villages and to see the bluebells. We then went to this little gem of a traditional old pub in Yorkely. Good home cooked food, cooked and served by publican Myra. Very friendly and most enjoyable lunch after a most enjoyable outing. Made for a perfect day.

We were staying at a local caravan site and were recommended The Nags Head by the proprietor. The pub staff were super friendly and helpful and the meals were produced very quickly and were very high quality. The quality of staff, service and food belies the outside view and this is somewhere we will undoubtedly return to again.

Love going here proper home cooked meals and delicious sweets. Myra and staff always pleasant and makes you feel welcome.

I was visiting Yorkley again and my Brother & his Girlfriend decided to eat out. What a good place to eat Is at ''THE NAGS HEAD'' again. I enjoyed the Food last time and I enjoyed the food this time to. I had the Plaice, Chips, Peas, Salad & Tarter. My Brother had the Chilli Con Carne and his Girlfriend had the Cottage Pie. All plates was full too so you really get your Moneys worth. This time I took a Picture so you can judge for yourself. All the People (Locals) are super super friendly too. There are benches outside If Its nice out to and Horses & Ponies In the adjourning field, plus you have these amazing views over the Estuary.

We were in Yorkley on holiday last weekend and my uncle booked Sunday lunch at the Nags Head. As we were a large group, we had the whole upstairs room to ourselves. We all day on a long banqueting style table. The food and drinks were very reasonably priced. We ordered our choice of meat when booking the table. The food all arrived quickly and everyone was served promptly by the two waitresses. One of the best Sunday lunches I've had and everyone on the table enjoyed. The waitress read out the dessert menu after they had cleared all the plates away. There must have been around 20 different desserts on this menu and you could choose between cream, custard and ice cream to accompany them. Most of us ordered different desserts and the waitresses still managed to serve us all in what seemed a matter of minutes. Highly recommend this pub and we will be booking a table here again next year for another family celebration.

We were in Yorkley on holiday last weekend and my uncle booked Sunday lunch at the Nags Head. As we were a large group, we had the whole upstairs room to ourselves. We all day on a long banqueting style table. The food and drinks were very reasonably priced. We ordered our choice of meat when booking the table. The food all arrived quickly and everyone was served promptly by the two waitresses. One of the best Sunday lunches I've had and everyone on the table enjoyed. The waitress read out the dessert menu after they had cleared all the plates away. There must have been around 20 different desserts on this menu and you could choose between cream, custard and ice cream to accompany them. Most of us ordered different desserts and the waitresses still managed to serve us all in what seemed a matter of minutes. Highly recommend this pub and we will be booking a table here again next year for another family celebration.

We booked this pub after checking previous reviews as we were staying nearby at deanwood holiday cottages, wanted somewhere in walking distance that could accommodate a larger group.

I visited here for Dinner on January 1st. Its a Proper Local Pub serving everything you would expect from a Rural kind of part and the People are just super Friendly. I had the Plaice Dinner served with Chips, Peas, Salad & Tarter and It was so good. The Prices are especially fare and your Plate Is full. I would most definitely return. I will In-fact. I did not take any Pictures but I will next time. The Owner & Bar Lady are down to Earth and really nice to talk too. It does have Benches outside If Its a nice day. Plus a Pool Table Inside. It has lots of Tables plus Parking your Car too.

Excellent food served with a friendly team

We were a family of 35 for Sunday lunch, which was prebooked. As always the meal was just perfect, no waiting, despite the fact we were upstairs and the food had to be carried up, the staff worked so hard. There is always plenty of freshly cooked veg, at least ten different sweets, all home made, what more can you want. If you want quality and value for money this is the place to go.

Friendly local pub with good quality food . Stayed in cottage nearby and ate here a few times. Great for local information on places to visit

This pub is great, old forest pub dam good food staff great, owner lovely, me and my friends go every Wednesday and we have a fantastic meal, prices good.

Good old fashioned pub friendly good beer and food

We ate twice here on our holiday and thoroughly enjoyed our visits. The staff were welcoming and friendly. The food was traditional hearty pub food with good portions and very tasty! Would recommend

Always amazing food and atmosphere. Very friendly family run pub x

The outside of the pub is not overly attractive but we were welcomed by two lovely ladies.

Very friendly pub, liked our dogs too! Both ate here good tasty food large portions, nice kept larger and cider!, enjoyable would return.

What a great find this was for us.

Ate here on Sunday May 20th. 2018. The landlady and locals were extremely friendly. The place was full of locals for Sunday lunch, never a bad sign.

Wow what a place. Cheap Sunday lunch with pork, beef, turkey or lamb. £1.00 extra for the lamb which made us smile as it was so cheap in the first instance. Plethora of vegetables to accompany. Fifteen different puds to choose from. Beautiful views over the Gloucester plains. Great experience sitting outside with the locals but didn't feel like an intruder. Definitely recommended.

Enjoyed our meal this evening. Really friendly atmosphere and well cooked food. Landlady and locals very welcoming and food well cooked. Two of us too full for dessert but plenty to choose from if we had still been peckish.

The Landlady was so nice to us 3 nights on the trot. She recognised us and looked after us. It's not a beautiful pub inside but what a welcoming place when you are tired after a long hike and you are a stranger in town. It was full of families and locals, all chatty and happy to make way for London types at the bar. I had a beef suet pie and chips which may have come from the freezer but was blooming tasty. Can't remember the last time I was even offered suet. My wife's fish and chips was less impressive but she put it away quickly enough. Big portions as well so make sure you have actually been for a walk or run. The Doombar was well cared for as was the cider. All the visitors seemed to know and like the bar staff. Kids seemed welcome. Really good country pub. Would go back in a heart beat especially after having been the to Royal Oak at Whitecroft....

Wonderful place with friendly welcoming staff great food and good prices beer garden is great in the summer bingo on a Sunday and all types of local pub games comes well recommended

A brilliant local pub, possibly the best in the area. Great food, friendly staff and very nice beer. Well worth a visit.

Me and my friends go there every Wednesday for lunch we love it, staff are fantastic, food is great people are friendly what else do you need, we book every week, Thanks to all the staff from the Cornock crowd,

Landlady very friendly along with locals using the pub. Food first class and all freashly cooked. Pub looked a bit tired but had atmosphere and suited us. Visited with children ranging from 6 to 17

Este pub fue recomendado por la recepcionista en Deadwood Caravan Park. Es un típico pub local, nada especial, pero nos dieron una cálida bienvenida desde el propietario y la casera y una comida muy buena. La lista de postres era interminable, estábamos muy malacostumbrados y no podía resistir.

Pub parece un poco descuidado y probablemente podría hacer con un lavado de cara, sin embargo el personal era muy amable y servicial, había 19 / 20 de nosotros. La comida era estupenda, no una queja, ¿qué más se puede pedir. Buena variedad en el menú, pero no demasiado grande, jamón era precioso, como era el sobresaliente, puede decir lo que todo el mundo tenía era una mesa larga, pero no tengo ninguna queja

Una aldea local pub básico, sin lujos, que sirve buena comida a precios increíblemente razonables. El personal es muy amable y servicial, lleno de gente de la zona que el almuerzo de domingo y beber sidra "peligrosa". Sin duda es necesario reservar para el almuerzo de domingo! Precioso camareras. Verduras Frescas (8 diferentes verduras además de duros y patatas asadas! ). Increíble variedad de inicio pudines preparados!

Sunday lunch with Myra is an incredible experience

Un Salto a almorzar mientras en la zona.

Esto es lo que el Reino Unido carece de una adecuada buen pub antiguo, que no era un local pero tenía una mesa reservada para día de Año Nuevo y tengo todavía hablamos aout - Personal precioso, no cabe duda de que soy volver

Durante su estancia en la zona que nos indicó la dirección de este encantador pub local. El pub en sí está en una calle tranquila, con un amplio aparcamiento. La comida era comida de pub tradicional y las tres comidas que teníamos eran buenas. El bar está bien surtido y un montón ofrecieron de elección. El director y su hija fueron unos anfitriones geniales y se tomaron tiempo para hablar con nosotros. Abrieron el bolos callejón, así que mi hijo podría tener un juego.

Visitamos aquí durante las vacaciones según los comentarios. . . . Y no nos decepcionó. Una cálida y amable bienvenida de los dueños y los habitantes locales. Sí, el pub está en necesidad de un poco de atención, no es el más bonito pub que hemos estado PERO. . . . El asado en sí era un "como Madre utilizada para realizar "una muy buena comida y porción de verduras - unos 6 tipos diferentes! Sin duda volveré!

The best Sunday lunch We have had out in a long time, home cooked roast dinner, well presented home cooked food, lots of veg, something for everyone, very well priced and home made puddings that just take you back to good homely cooking. Would recommend to anyone that wants a no nonsense, tummy filling, home cooked Sunday lunch in a friendly pub, advise you to book in advance and it gets busy but not over crowded with a quick turn around.

If you looking to have a feast at very low cost it's here you need to go. It's pretty run down inside but if it all about the food for you then get in this place. Huge portion dinner with loads of veg and a endless list of puddings!! All very delicious!

We had lunch on Saturday. The local junior football team were in there with their supporters, so it was lively. The landlady and staff were extremely friendly. Food was very good, home cooked, large choice. We would definitely go again and take visitors.

Really lovely homely pub great lunch with a large selection of fresh veg and even larger selection of deserts all home made, rhubarb crumble and custard was great.

Ate at this lovely country pub twice whilst staying nearby. The owners were very welcoming and friendly. The food was amazing, especially the mince and onion pie with chips and peas!

Stayed near this pub, saw the reviews and thought we would try it.We all had different roasts (lamb, turkey and beef) with roast and boiled potatoes, gravy and 8 further vegetables - the meat was a proper home roast - fabulousLots of choice for desert - didn't disappoint either being home madeExceptional value and great service - already planned to return......

Lovely landlady Myra will welcome you to her family pub, feed & entertain you in a good friendly environment where you can relax, play darts, pool or just enjoy the banter. A rare & wonderful boozer with character & charm.

Lovely Sunday Roast, with a huge selection of vegetables, at a very reasonable price. And gorgeous homemade deserts to finish off. Very friendly staff, in a good ole Forest Pub!

This is a lovely pub, friendly and welcoming, and the Sunday Lunch we had (beef) was melt in the mouth with plenty of delicious freshly cooked vegetables. Book your table and enjoy.

Booked Sunday lunch for 5 of us. Pre-booked choices so very quick serving. Loads of veg and tasty. So many desserts to choose from and very good too. Very friendly welcome and atmosphere. Will eat here again. If there was a tiny concern it was that we were served so very quickly we didn't have time to have a drink first. That certainly wouldn't put us off booking again

Approximately 24 family members feom all over the country met up for a sunday lunch get together before Christmas last weekend. The meals are always superb as local to me so have eaten then many times before. Everyone and I mean everyone was thrilled with their roast and dessert. Every meat was on the menue and because of our numbers we onviiusly booked. We all sat on one long table which was perfectly laid. Myra the owner was amazing as always and plenty of staff and they were all smiley and sooooo helpful. You will definately not be disappointed if you visit you will want to come again and again

What a brilliant lunch. Very friendly and fast service. Main course was just like mum makes with lots of veg and the choice of sweets was enormous. The devour is somewhat basic but outstanding value for money. We are returning this weekend. Recommended. *****

Twenty one of us went for lunch on the Saturday over the 2015 Halloween weekend. The food was excellent and hot and the service could not be faulted at all. Would highly recommend if you are in the Forest of Dean area.

Charming, unpretentious country pub with an excellent range of home made food. The roast had an amazing selection of vegetables, the lamb shank fell off the bone and the steak and onion pie had large chunks of well cooked meat, Lots of delicious home made puddings. Everything was exceptional value.Friendly staff in this family run pub - we were made to feel very welcome and nothing was too much trouble.

A real local with a warm welcome and very good reputation for food and local fundraising. Worth visiting at different times to get a real feel for the place