Welcome to Forthay

Forthay is a small village located in the county of Gloucestershire, England. The village is situated in the Cotswold district and is surrounded by beautiful countryside. The village is known for its picturesque views and peaceful atmosphere, making it a popular destination for tourists looking to escape the hustle and bustle of city life.

One of the main attractions in Forthay is the St. Mary's Church, which dates back to the 12th century. The church is a beautiful example of Norman architecture and features a stunning stained glass window. Visitors can also explore the churchyard, which is home to several historic graves and monuments. Another popular attraction in Forthay is the local pub, which serves traditional English food and ales. The pub is a great place to relax and enjoy a meal after a long day of exploring the village.

Forthay is also home to several walking trails, which offer visitors the opportunity to explore the surrounding countryside. The trails range in difficulty and length, making them suitable for all ages and abilities. Along the way, visitors can enjoy stunning views of the Cotswold hills and the surrounding countryside. Overall, Forthay is a charming village that offers visitors a glimpse into rural English life.

Local Schools

School	Details
North Nibley Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Steven Hodgkinson	The Street North Nibley Dursley Gloucestershire GL11 6DL 01453542600 School Website
Dursley Church Of England Primary Academy Academy Sponsor Led Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Toni Holford-Wright	Highfields Dursley Gloucestershire GL11 4NZ 01453542304 School Website
Rednock School Foundation School Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr David Alexander	Kingshill Road Dursley Gloucestershire GL11 4BY 01453543618 School Website
Peak Academy Academy Special Sponsor Led Ages:11-16 Head Teacher Mr Jon Hamp	Drake Lane Dursley GL11 5HD
Cam Everlands Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Dominic Knill	Birch Road Cam Dursley Gloucestershire GL11 5SF 01453545452 School Website
Blue Coat C Of E Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Glyn Jones	Symn Lane Wotton Under Edge Gloucestershire GL12 7BD 01453525020 School Website
Cam Woodfield Infant School Community School Ages:4-7 Head Teacher Mrs Helen Harper	Elstub Lane Woodfield Dursley Gloucestershire GL11 6JJ 01453543535 School Website
Cam Woodfield Junior School Academy Sponsor Led Ages:7-11 Head Teacher Mrs Louise Bennett	Elstub Lane Cam Dursley GL11 6JJ 1453542706 School Website
Cam Hopton Church Of England Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Rebecca Harris	Hopton Road Upper Cam Dursley Gloucestershire GL11 5PA 01453542763 School Website
Katharine Lady Berkeleys School Academy Converter Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr Hannah Khan	Kingswood Road Wotton Under Edge Gloucestershire GL12 8RB 01453842227 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Cam And Dursley Box Road, Near Cam, Gloucestershire, GL11 5DJ 3.37 Miles

Stonehouse Burdett Road, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 2JW 6.78 Miles

Lydney Station Road, Lydney, Gloucestershire, GL15 5EW 7.69 Miles

Stroud Station Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 3AP 8.58 Miles

Yate Badminton Road, Yate, Gloucestershire, BS37 5JF 8.96 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Al's Taxis 07843 427967 13 Kingsway, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 4DJ 1.75 Miles
Jenkins Taxi's 01453 542346 Spring Farm, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 5AD 1.82 Miles
A 2 B Taxis 01453 548483 37 Tilsdown Close, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 6HG 2.00 Miles
Coombe Valley Private Hire 01453 845071 Valley Road, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 7NP 2.10 Miles
C L S Taxis 07717 750452 9 Larkrise, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 5EZ 2.25 Miles
Ak Taxis 01453 842673 14 Synwell La, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 7GQ 2.26 Miles
Hop In And Travel 07968 029724 4 West View, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 7HP 2.29 Miles
Wotton Executives 0844 800 5706 Charfield Barns, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8SP 2.52 Miles
Kmx Chauffeurs 01453 521518 1 Chestnut Pk, Wotton Under Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8RJ 2.85 Miles
Castle Cars Private Hire 01453 511793 Fishers Road, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, GL13 9AU 4.37 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Forthay Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Barrs Lane N Nibley Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
North Nibley Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Nibley Green Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Stancombe Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Southend Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Stinchcombe Hill Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
May Lane Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Fortfield Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Woodmancote Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Howley Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Somerset Avenue Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Bourne Stream Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Castle Street (No 2) Collection Today available until:17:00 Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:12:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
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Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Acorn Practice 01453 540540	May Lane Surgery 27 May Lane Dursley Gloucestershire GL11 4JN
Walnut Tree Practice 01453 540555	May Lane Surgery Dursley Gloucestershire GL11 4JN
Culverhay Surgery 01453 843893	The Culverhay Surgery Culverhay Wotton-Under-Edge Gloucestershire GL12 7LS
Chipping Surgery 01453 842214	The Chipping Surgery Symn Lane Wotton-Under-Edge Gloucestershire GL12 7BD
The Cam Practice - Covid Local Vaccination Service 2	Glebelands Cam Dursley GL11 5NE

Local Stores

Rosebery
3 Rosebery Road
Dursley
Gloucestershire
GL11 4PS
01453 545234
Store Website
1.42 miles

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SPAR - Kingswood
The Chipping
Kingswood
Wotton Under Edge
GL12 8RT
01453 842230
Store Website
2.9 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Rowe Equine Ltd
The Equine Clinic Bradley Green Wotton-Under-Edge Gloucestershire GL12 7PP 01453 844 337 office@roweequine.com Website 1.80 miles
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The Rowe Veterinary Group
Wotton Veterinary Surgery &Amp; Mri Referral Centre Bradley Green Wotton-Under-Edge Gloucestershire GL12 7PP 01453 843295 wotton@rowevetgroup.com Website 1.80 miles
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Vale Vets
The Animal Hospital Stinchcombe Dursley Gloucestershire GL11 6AJ 01453 542 092 reception@valevets.co.uk Website 1.81 miles
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Heartvets
Vale Vets Ltd, The Animal Hospital The Avenue Stinchcombe Dursley Gloucestershire GL11 6AJ mark@heartvets.co.uk 1.81 miles


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The Renew Centre
Unit 7, Sheephouse Farm Business Centre Ukey Road Uley Dursley Gloucestershire GL11 5AD 01452 767735 therenewcentre@gmail.com Website 1.86 miles

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Tyndale Vets Ltd
Lower Wick Dursley Gloucestershire GL11 6DD 01453 511 311 reception@tyndalevets.co.uk Website 2.06 miles

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Local Dog Walks

Stinchcombe Hill
A Circular Dog Friendly Walk At Stinchcombe Hill, Which Lies To The West Of Dursley. You Will Experience Superb Views From Parts Of The Walk And Circle Part Of Stinchcombe Golf Course. GL11 6AQ 1.11 miles From Dursley, Head West Toward Stinchcombe Hill Golf Club. Follow The Road Up. The First Car Park Is For The Golf Course, So Continue Past That A Short While Until Reaching Stinchcombe Hill Car Park, On Your Left.

Cam Long Down
A Circular Dog Walk At Cam Long Down, Offering Amazing Views And Stunning Scenery At The Top Of Cam Peak. GL11 5HH 2.43 miles From The A4135 In Dursley, Turn Right At The Roundabout With Lloyds Bank, To Head Up Long Street. This Turns Left Into Drake Lane. Follow Drake Lane Until The End Where It Meets Springhill. Turn Right Here And Follow The Road Until You See The Car Park On Your Right.

Coaley Peak
Absolutely Beautiful For Those Of You Who Like Walking With A View, A Very Large Field Along From The Picnic Area Perfect For Them To Stretch Those Legs! Go Through The Gate, To The Point And You Will Feel Your On Top Of The World Weavers Cottage Coaley Peak Coaley Dursley GL11 5AU 4.14 miles

Location what3words sample.grudging.merit

Coaley Peak
A Circular Dog Walk At Coaley Peak Viewpoint, Offering Fantastic Views At The Beginning Of The Walk. The Walk Starts At A Picnic Site, Ideal As A Start Or End-Point To This 3-Mile Walk. GL10 3TP 4.56 miles From Stroud, Take The B4066 Heading South. Go Through Selsley And Remain On The Road Until You See A Brown Road Sign Pointing Right To 'Picnic Area / Viewpoint / Nympsfield Long Barrow'.

Selsley Common
Beautiful Walk, Lots Of Different Paths To Take, The Cows Are Hilarious. Selsley Common 6.72 miles Plenty Of Free Parking

Location what3words redouble.fairly.divided

Westonbirt Arboretum
Lovely Walk Around Westonbirt, Bit Pricey To Get In. Lots Of People With Other Dogs And Have To Stick To Certain Areas With Your Dog As There Are Dog Free Zones. Can Get Quite Muddy So Wellies Would Be Advised. Mitchell Dr Tetbury Lancashire GL8 8QS 7.95 miles

Location what3words bungalows.funky.crowbar

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