Sheepscombe

Worth seeing in and around Sheepscombe

6 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
   Prinknash Abbey

   Prinknash Abbey is a Roman Catholic monastery in the Vale of Gloucester in the Diocese of Clifton, near the village of Cranham, Gloucestershire. It belongs to the English Province of the Subiaco Cassinese Congregation, which is itself part of the worldwide Benedictine Confederation.

   3.7 km · monastery in Gloucestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Painswick House

   Painswick House is a Neoclassical country house in Painswick, Gloucestershire, England. It was built c.1737 for Charles Hyett by the architect John Strahan.

   3 km · Grade I listed building in Painswick, Stroud District, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Painswick Lodge

   Painswick Lodge is a grade I listed house in Painswick, Gloucestershire, England. The rubble stone building, which has been extensively reworked and remodelled since the 16th century, was home to Lord of the manor of Painswick between 1530 and 1804.

   1.3 km · Grade I listed manor house in the parish of Painswick, Stroud District, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Holcombe House

   Holcombe House is a large Grade II* listed country house located near Painswick, Gloucestershire. The house is a fine example of an Arts and Crafts Cotswolds manor house.

   3.8 km · country house in Painswick, Gloucestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Town Hall

   Painswick Town Hall is a municipal building in Victoria Square, Painswick, Gloucestershire, England. The building, which is used as an events venue and also as the offices of Painswick Parish Council, is a Grade II listed building.

   2.7 km · town hall in Painswick, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods

   Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods is a 665.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1954. The Commons and Beechwoods lie within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

   2.8 km · biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, England · Wikipedia

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Getting to Sheepscombe

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Bristol (BRS), 60 km · Birmingham (BHX), 79 km · Cardiff (CWL), 93 km

• Bristol → Sheepscombe

  48 km · quickest by road, 1h 19m · £6–7
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Sheepscombe

  79 km · quickest by road, 1h 54m · £9–12
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• London → Sheepscombe

  144 km · quickest by road, 3h 4m · £16–22
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