Nailsworth

Worth seeing in and around Nailsworth

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Minchinhampton

   Minchinhampton is a Cotswolds market town and a civil parish in the Stroud District of Gloucestershire, South West England. The town is located on a hilltop, 4 miles south-east of Stroud.

   2.8 km · market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Gatcombe Park

   Gatcombe Park is a country house between the villages of Minchinhampton and Avening in Gloucestershire, England. Originally constructed in the 1770s, it was rebuilt from 1820 by George Basevi for the economist David Ricardo.

   3.4 km · country house in Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Beverston Castle

   Beverston Castle, also known as Beverstone Castle or Tetbury Castle, is a castle in the village of Beverston, Gloucestershire, England. It was constructed as a medieval stone fortress.

   5.6 km · Grade I listed quadrangular castle in Gloucestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Calcot Manor

   Calcot Manor is a historic building in Calcot, three and a half miles west of Tetbury on A 4135 in Gloucestershire, England, near the junction of roads A46 and A4135. The original building was established in approximately 1300 AD by Henry of Kingswood as a tithe barn annex of Kingswood Abbey.

   4.7 km · historic house 3 miles west of Tetbury, Gloucestershire · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Chavenage House

   Chavenage House, Tetbury, Gloucestershire is an English country house. A Grade I listed building, it is described in the Gloucestershire: Cotswolds volume of the Pevsner Buildings of England series as "the ideal sixteenth-century Cotswold stone manor house".

   5 km · Grade I listed historic house museum in Gloucestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Owlpen Manor

   Owlpen Manor is a Tudor Grade I listed manor house of the Mander family, situated in the village of Owlpen in the Stroud district in Gloucestershire, England. There is an associated estate set in a valley within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

   4.8 km · Grade I listed historic house museum in Stroud District, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Selsley Church, King's Stanley

   All Saints Church is the parish church for Selsley in Gloucestershire.

   4.5 km · historic church in King's Stanley, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Church of the Holy Cross

   The Anglican Church of the Holy Cross at Avening in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England, was built in late 11th century. It is a grade I listed building.

   3.7 km · church in Avening, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Nether Lypiatt Manor

   Nether Lypiatt Manor is a compact, neo-Classical manor house in the mainly rural parish of Thrupp, near Stroud in Gloucestershire, England. It was formerly the country home of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent and is a Grade I listed building.

   4.9 km · Grade I listed English country house in Stroud District, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Church of St Mary

    The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin is the parish church of Beverston, Gloucestershire, England, and a Grade II* listed building. The church is of Norman foundation, most likely built upon a Saxon site, extended in around 1225 and again in 1361 by Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley, Lord of Berkeley Castle.

    5.8 km · church building in Beverston, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

The town and nearby has been an industrial area for hundreds of years so there are many fine old stone mills, weavers cottages, a canal. Little of this has been given serious "heritage" treatment but it doesn't spoil the often beautiful setting in wooded valleys.

1. 01
   Uley Long Barrow
2. 02
   Owlpen Manor

   Uley, Dursley, GL11 5BZ,.

3. 03
   St George's Church

   Church St, Nailsworth, GL6 0BP,.

4. 04
   Market House

   1-2 Market Square, Minchinhampton,.

5. 05
   Doverow Hill

   Stonehouse.

6. 06
   Stonehouse Manor

   Stonehouse.

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Things to do

Lansdown Hall & Gallery (formerly The Space), Lansdown, Stroud GL5 1BB, info@lansdownhall.org. Theatre and music happen here. Also a gallery. Subscription Rooms has a large attractive upstairs and puts on concerts, dances and exhibitions.

1. 01
   The Cotswold Playhouse

   Parliament St, GL5 1LW (in Parliament Street, Stroud, about 400 yards up the hill from the Police Station).

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Where to eat

There are various fast food outlets in Stroud (including Subway, McDonald's and Burger Star) despite opposition from locals. Other cafés: Woodruff's. Organic café at the top of the high street, offering home-made food and lots of vegetarian and vegan options. Lunchtime meal £8-12. Mill's café. Down a (nice) alleyway towards the top of the high street. Two different meals each day, generous and delicious.

1. 01
   Five Valleys Shopping Centre
2. 02
   Gloucester Street

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Getting to Nailsworth

Airports

Bristol (BRS), 49 km · Cardiff (CWL), 84 km · Birmingham (BHX), 90 km

Stations

Stroud railway station, 5.5 km · Downfield Crossing Halt railway station, 5.7 km · Ebley Crossing Halt railway station, 5.7 km · Brimscombe railway station, 3.9 km · Dudbridge railway station, 4.9 km

• Bristol → Nailsworth

  37 km · quickest by road, 58 min · £4–6
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• Cardiff → Nailsworth

  70 km · quickest by road, 1h 55m · £8–11
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Nailsworth

  90 km · quickest by road, 2h 11m · £10–13
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