Stroud

Worth seeing in and around Stroud

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.

   4.7 km · market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Church of All Saints

   The Church of All Saints is a Church of England parish church in the Uplands area of Stroud, Gloucestershire. The church is a Grade I listed building.

   700 m · historic church in Uplands, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Selsley Church, King's Stanley

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

   2.6 km · historic church in King's Stanley, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   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.

   2.5 km · Grade I listed English country house in Stroud District, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Nailsworth Town Hall

   Nailsworth Town Hall is a municipal building in Old Bristol Road in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The structure currently operates as the meeting place of Nailsworth Town Council as well as a community events venue.

   5.7 km · municipal Building in England · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Main Building At Stanley Mills

   The Stanley Mills woollen mill at Ryeford, near Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England was built in the early 19th century. The main building is Grade I listed.

   4.1 km · Grade I listed building in Stroud District, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Stonehouse Court Hotel

   The Stonehouse Court is a Grade II* listed manor house in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England which is now a hotel. It is located next to St Cyr's Church and the Stroudwater Canal.

   5.3 km · grade II listed English country house in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Woodchester Mansion

   Woodchester Mansion is an unfinished, Gothic Revival mansion house in Nympsfield, Gloucestershire, England. It is on the site of an earlier house known as Spring Park.

   5.7 km · Grade I listed historic house museum in Stroud District, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
9. 09
   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.

   5.5 km · Grade I listed building in Painswick, Stroud District, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
10. 10
    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.

    4.9 km · town hall in Painswick, Stroud, 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.

From Wikivoyage: Stroud, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

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).

From Wikivoyage: Stroud, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

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

From Wikivoyage: Stroud, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Stroud

Airports

Bristol (BRS), 53 km · Birmingham (BHX), 85 km · Cardiff (CWL), 87 km

Stations

Stonehouse railway station, 4.5 km · Stroud railway station, 300 m · Stonehouse (Bristol Road) railway station, 5.4 km · Dudbridge railway station, 2 km · Brimscombe railway station, 3.9 km

• Bristol → Stroud

  43 km · quickest by road, 1h 7m · £5–6
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  84 km · quickest by road, 1h 59m · £9–12
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• Cardiff → Stroud

  74 km · quickest by road, 1h 58m · £9–11
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Stroud. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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