A weekend with walks AT A GLANCE n Stay in a cosy cottage or B&B n Walk a stretch of the Cotswold in Way n Browse independant shops and cafes n Visit Prema Arts in Uley n Walk up Stinchcombe Hill n Play a round of golf n Annual walking festival

Dursley

An historic ... Originally renowned for its woollen service to Dursley centre. cloth, and later its world famous Lister- Dursley sits on the and Petter engines, Dursley is fast Walking in and around has ‘Walkers are Welcome’ status, becoming a centre for the arts. There Dursley: being an ideal base for walkers. The are regular exhibitions and workshops surrounding countryside provides at Kingshill House. The nationally Cam’s Stone Stile Walk approx 2.5 plenty of attractive walks including the acclaimed Prema Arts Centre is in miles – This is a moderate circular footpaths over Stinchcombe Hill, Cam nearby Uley and has a lovely cafe. walk from Cam (approximately 10 Peak and Cam Long Down with minutes by bus from Dursley) taking in extensive panoramic views over the Nearby Uley Bury is one of the finest five of Cam’s ancient stone stiles, River Severn and beyond. examples of a promontory fort in covered in mosses and lichens. There Britain. Close by is Hetty Pegler’s are views to Cam Peak, the Malvern The town itself is located in a wooded Tump, a communal burial mound Hills and River Severn. Available to valley under the Cotswold escarpment. dating back to the Neolithic period. download. It centres upon a delightful 18th century Twinberrow Woods is home to the market house, which is also the Town Dursley Sculpture & Play Trail, Sir Stanley Tubbs’ Stinchcombe Hill Hall. The Dursley Heritage Centre (not featuring unique works by local groups approx 2.5 miles - From the public car open every day), opposite the Market and artists. park on Stinchcome Hill, this circular Place, contains a 1000 years of history. route offers stunning views of the There are some lovely cafes, and Nearby Cam and Dursley railway Cotswold Escarpment, Severn Vale independent shops in the centre. station has excellent links with Bristol and Forest of Dean. Enjoy snippets of and and a connecting bus local history and rest on a monument to

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the benefactor who gave the hill to the public. Available to download.

Cotswolds-Korea Friendship Trail: Stinchcombe Hill approx 3 miles - Starting in the centre of Dursley experience one of the most beautiful meanderings of the Cotswold Way, and discover a new world of walking on an island five thousand miles away. This Cotswold Way circular trail is twinned with route 3 of the Jeju Olle Trail, South Korea, as a mark of friendship and international cooperation between our two countries. Available to download.

Dursley Woods and Downham Hill approx 5.9 miles – A circular walk beginning from Dursley Town Hall. This varied walk takes in both sides of the Uley Valley and crosses farmland and Things to do in Dursley Accommodation that woodland with lovely views. Available welcomes walkers to download. n Market Place n Dursley Heritage Centre Ryeford to Dursley approx 7.2 miles – Wild Goose Lodge, Slimbridge n Catch Stagecoach 21 bus to Ryeford Farmers’ market (The second The Wild Goose Lodge in Slimbridge and follow the Cotswold Way over Saturday of the month) provides comfortable, affordable Coaley Peak, Uley Bury and Cam Long n Nearby Prema Arts accommodation on the banks of the Gloucester and Sharpness canal. Our Down back to Dursley. n Independent shopping beautiful countryside location is well n Longer walks: Pubs and cafes situated for those wishing to explore all n Annual walking festival that Dursley has to offer. It is about five Dursley is on the route of the: miles from Dursley. Cotswold Way National Trail – From Visitor Information Centre www.wildgooselodge.co.uk Chipping Campden to Bath, just over Dursley Town Council - 01453 www.facebook.com/gooselodge 100 miles of magical walking 547758 (weekdays 10.30 to 12.30) Twitter @wildgooselodge1 encompasses long distance views from VIC – 01453 760960 T: 01453 890275 the Cotswold escarpment, picturesque villages and famous, ancient sites.

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