Stroud

Getting to Stroud

Trains from London Paddington run hourly via Reading, Didcot and Swindon to Stroud (90 min), continuing to Gloucester and Cheltenham. Change at Cheltenham for trains from Birmingham and the north.

1. 01
   Stroud
2. 02
   Stonehouse

   Trains towards Gloucester also stop at Stonehouse.

Worth seeing

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.

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).

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

Getting around Stroud the local way