Visitor attractions and information - Dursley
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 Chavenage House, Tetbury, Gloucestershire,
GL8 8XP. Tel 01666 502329. "At Chavenage you can escape
into the peaceful surroundings of a Cotswold manor, virtually
unchanged for 400 years." Chavenage is a wonderful Elizabethan
house of mellow grey Cotswold stone. www.chavenage.com. About 7 miles east of Dursley. |
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Woodchester
Park, Stone House, Nympsfield, Nr Stroud, Gloucestershire GL10
3TS. Tel: 01452 814213. Beautiful secluded Cotswold valley. Chain
of five lakes. National Trust. About 3 miles north of Dursley. |
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The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge,
Gloucestershire, GL2 7BT. Tel: 01453 890333. WWT Slimbridge is
located between Bristol and Gloucester. Follow the signs from
M5 (junction 13 or 14). Nearest railway station is Cam/Dursley.
Award-winning visitor centre. Charges apply. www.wwt.org.uk.
About 4 miles north of
Dursley. |
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Berkeley
Castle, Gloucestershire, GL13 9BQ. Tel: 01453 810332. Completed
in 1153 by Lord Maurice de Berkeley at the command of King Henry
II. Berkeley Castle is one of the most remarkable buildings -
a Norman fortress. Free Car Park with Picnic Lawn. Tea Room serving
light refreshments, lunches and afternoon tea. Castle Gift Shop. www.berkeley-castle.com. About 5 miles west of Dursley. |
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Gloucester & Sharpness Canal. A 16 mile
ship canal linking Gloucester to Sharpness Docks and the sea.
The Gloucester Docks features historic warehouses. The Sharpness
Docks continue to be used as a working port, but most of the
old warehouses have been replaced by modern facilities and a
marina. www.gloucesterdocks.me.uk. Runs from Gloucester to Sharpness on the banks of
the Severn, about 10 miles north of the Severn road bridge. About
4 miles west of Dursley. |
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Dursley lies in the county of Gloucestershire,
an area that includes part of the Cotswolds, part of the Severn
Vale and the Royal Forest of Dean. In an area of beautiful villages
of Cotswold stone and elegant cities, it also has the largest
of the Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the country.
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