Tourist information on the local area
for guests of the OWLPEN MANOR ESTATE

  For general Gloucestershire links and tourism: Click Here

01453-765768
01285-654180
01452-421188
01242-522878
0117-9260767
01225-477101
01865-726871
01789-293127
Local Papers Stroud  Dursley Gazette  
Transport
Train: Regular train from Paddington to Kemble and Stroud
www.thetrainline.com
Bus:

Regular service from Uley (1 mile away) to Stroud:
www.stagecoachbus.com 

National Express: www.gobycoach.com
Taxi: A&A Taxis (Stroud): 01453 767777
Cirencester Radio Cars: 01285-650850
Aristocabs (Cirencester): 01285-643921
Cycle: Local Cycle Hire: 01453 884738 
Scenic Cycles: 01386 584327                   
Car Hire: Olympic Cars: 01453 750755 
EasyCar
Bristol Airport: website
Heathrow Airport: 020-8759 4321

 

Places to see
Local Towns Stroud, Dursley,  Virtual Stroud   Cirencester  Nailsworth     
Villages Chalford   Bourton-on-the-Water  Amberley  Painswick
Tetbury   Winchcombe  Hyperguide
More towns & villages  Villages-on-line   
Countryside Clearwell caves    Severn Bore   Forest of Dean  
Cotswold images  Cleeve Common
Houses & Gardens Sudeley Castle,  Chavenage  Cotswold Gardens
Berkeley Castle   Rodmarton Manor   Painswick Roccoco Gardens  National Trust Chedworth Roman Villa  
Cerney House  Mill Dene   
Woodchester Mansion   Festival of Gardens  Newark Park
Cirencester Park

Architecture

 Gloucester Cathedral Churches    Gloucester

Archaeology

 Uley Bury Belas Knapp Industrial Archeaology   Belas Knapp  Rollright stones  Fossils

 
activities
Sport Gliding,  Fishing,  Sailing, Wind-surfing, Fishing, Cirencester Park Polo 
Paintball, Quadbikes, Clay pigeon shooting   Jet ski  Tennis at Cirencester  Ballooning  Equitation Golf
 Riding: 01453 882413   Golf: 01453 833866 
Leisure Centres

Dursley Pool:

Stroud: 01453 766771  

Cirencester: 01285 654057
Cinemas Stroud  Gloucester  Cheltenham
Theatres Everyman, Cheltenham   Local
   
Local traditions Woolsack Races
Galleries Guild of Craftsmen  (Painswick)
Arts Venue

Gloucestershire arts    

Prema Arts Centre in Uley Tel: 860703    
The Space,Stroud: 01453-767576      
Crafts

Stroud Valleys Open Studios (June)
Winchcombe Pottery  

Stroud Valleys Craftsmen
Woollen Weavers

Museums

Corinium   Gloucester Folk Cheltenham Art Gallery   Glos Records Office   Gloucestershire Genealogy   Regimental Museum  
Mechanical Music  Local History
Stroud: 01453 763394

Stroud Mills Heritage Centre: 0117 9687850
Wildlife Cotswold Wildlife Park,   Falconry Centre, Barn Owl Centre, Slimbridge Wildfowl Trust,  Cotswold Farm Park (rare breeds), Folly Farm Waterfowl,  Birds of Prey Centre
Butts Farm (rare breeds)   Bristol Zoo 
Arboretum Westonbirt   Batsford
Country Tours Cotswold Way,  Gloucestershire way   Local canal
Explore the Cotswolds,   Guided Cotswold Walks
 Green badge guides: 01242 226554  Local Walks
Cider with Rosie: 01453 753104  Cycle tours
Horse Trials Badminton Gatcombe 
Racing Cheltenham Races
   
   
Railways

Gloucestershire/Warwickshire   Miniature

Air Shows

Kemble  Fairford Air Tattoo

Garden centres

Selsley Herbs

Environment

Stroud Valleys Project  Glos Wildlife Trust 
Cotswold Hills Environmentally Sensitive Area
Property Search

Geoffrey Fitch   Murrays   Sawyers  Moore, Allen

Churches

Cirencester  Stroud

 

Cotswold tourism

Cotswold District Council Tourism
Eating out       
Pubs

The Crown, Uley

The Rose and Crown, Nympsfield

Hunters' Hall, Kingscote

Bell Inn, Sapperton                    
Crown, Frampton Mansell    
Kings Head, France Lynch       
The Bear, Bisley                          
Daneway,Sapperton                    
Half way house, Box                   
Wild Duck at Ewen           
Weighbridge, Longfords             
Five Mile Ho, Duntisborne Abbotts  
Ragged Cot, Minchinhampton
Trouble House, Tetbury   
The Lamb, Eastcombe
More Gloucestershire pubs

 

 

 

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01452 770265
01285 760297
01453 832631
01285 770310
01453 832520
01285 821432
01453 731333

01452 770261

Restaurants
    

Tippetts, Stroud Road


 

Calcot Manor: the Conservatory and Gumstool Inn

01666 890 391
  Old Passage Inn at Arlingham 01452 740547
  Tubby's Waterside Restaurant, Nailsworth  
  Mad Hatter, Nailsworth  
  Egypt Mill, Nailsworth  
  Harry Hare's, 3 Gosditch St., Cirencester 01285 652375
  Tatyan's (Chinese), Cirencester 01285 653529
  Gianni, (Italian), 30 Castle St., Cirencester 01285 643133 
  Polo Canteen, 29 Sheep St., Cirencester 01285 650977
  More Gloucestershire eateries
More Cirencester eateries		  
Cafes
    
Keith's, Cirencester                      
Mill's, Stroud                               		 01285 654717
01453 752222
Take-aways
    
Papa's Pizza, Inchbrook (delivery) 
Manor, Eastcombe                      
Hong Kong (Chinese), Stroud             		 01453 835503
01453 731771
01453 766148
     
Shopping    
Supermarkets
 Waitrose & Tesco (Stroud & Cirencester); Sainsbury (Stroud); Somerfield (Nailsworth)  
Village shop
 Uley  
Specialist Shops
 Green Shop  Selsley Herbs   Architectural Salvage More Architectural Salvage  Pine furniture  Tom Panton Wines   Antiques  Eco-shop Old books Artique Imports  
 Chesterton Farm Shop, Cirencester: 01285 642160
Superpick, PYO soft fruit (A417 half way Ciren/Glos)		  
Markets
 Cirencester (Monday & Friday); Stroud (Wed,Thur,Fri)
Stroud Farmer's Market (1st & 3rd Sat in month)
Cirencester Farmers' Market (2nd & 4th Sat in month, 9am to 1pm)		  
Auction Rooms
 Wotton  Cirencester  
     
Emergency    
  Gloucester Hospital: 01452-528555
Hospitals
Stroud 01453 562200
  Tetbury Hospital 01285 655711
Doctor
 Uley Surgery, The Street 01453-860599
Vet
 Rowe Vets, Wotton-u-Edge 843295
Garage
 May Lane Motors, Dursley 543333
Police
 Dursley Police Station 542386

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