DURSLEY & WOOTON-UNDER-EDGE

Once a cloth-making centre, Dursley is the most industrial of towns on The Cotswold Way.  Although Dursley is of limited interest itself there is plenty to do in the surrounding area. In the town St James’ Church is Perpendicular, and has a vaulted porch and chapel of 1450.  The market building of 1729 has the old courthouse above. There are many old houses to enjoy, particularly those close to the church.  Wooton-Under-Edge is home to a superb auction house, with sales on once a month. 

Things to do and see: 

Newark Park (National Trust)

Wooton-Under-Edge Auction Rooms

Tabernacle Road, Wooton, (01453 844733)

Sales once a month with viewings on Mondays and sales on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. 

Berkeley Castle - Berkeley, (01453 810332)Notorious for the brutal murder of Edward 11 but famous for its beauty. Go and admire the terraced Elizabethan gardens and the famous Berkeley silver.  Plenty of seasonal events with jousting etc. 

Cattle Country Adventure Park - Berkeley, (01453 810510)Open 10am-5pm from Easter.A great family day out with: large adventure playground, trampolines, bucking bronco, roller racers, huge indoor slides, climbing frames and a ball pool. Birds of prey and other animals. 

Slimbridge Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust - Dursley, Gloucestershire ( 01453 89190) 

Fun as welll as educational with plenty to see and do throughout the year.

Autumn  - patience in the wilder areas of the reserve rewards visitors with glimpses of Britain's rich wildlife - remember to visit the popular Kingfisher Hide. 

Winter - the Bewick Swans are back from Siberia with over 30,000 other wild birds that flock to WWT Slimbridge for the winter months.   Enjoy the spectacle every day at 4 p.m. and listen to their amazing stories in the commentated feeds from the comfort of our purpose-built heated observatory.   

Haresfield Beacon - StonehouseOwned by the National Trust, Haresfield Beacon provides spectacular views, from 700 feet above sea level, over the Severn Vale. Ancient rampart, with earthwork.