Welcome to Slimbridge

Slimbridge is a small village located in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is situated on the eastern bank of the River Severn, which is the longest river in the United Kingdom. The village is known for its beautiful countryside, picturesque views, and rich history. It is a popular destination for tourists who come to explore the area and enjoy the natural beauty of the region.

One of the main attractions in Slimbridge is the Slimbridge Wetland Centre. It is a nature reserve that covers over 800 acres of land and is home to a wide variety of wildlife. The centre was established in 1946 by Sir Peter Scott, a renowned conservationist and artist. It is now managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust and attracts over 200,000 visitors each year. The centre offers a range of activities, including birdwatching, guided tours, and educational programs for children.

Another popular attraction in Slimbridge is the St. John the Evangelist Church. It is a beautiful medieval church that dates back to the 12th century. The church is known for its stunning architecture, intricate carvings, and stained glass windows. It is also home to a rare 15th-century brass lectern, which is considered to be one of the finest examples of its kind in the country. The church is open to visitors throughout the year and is a must-see for anyone interested in history and architecture.

Local Weather

Overcast

Temp: 8.3°C

Feels Like: 4.9°C

Wind: 14.5 MPH

Wind Dir: SSW

Local Schools

School	Details
Slimbridge Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Ms James Taylor	St John's Road Slimbridge Gloucester Gloucestershire GL2 7DD 01453890216 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
Coaley Church Of England Primary Academy Academy Sponsor Led Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Richard Lucas	The Street Coaley Dursley GL11 5EB 1453890358 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
Cam Everlands Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Dominic Knill	Birch Road Cam Dursley Gloucestershire GL11 5SF 01453545452 School Website
Eastington Primary School Community School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Ms Zoe Avastu	Churchend Eastington Stonehouse Gloucestershire GL10 3SB 01453822922 School Website
Lakefield Cofe Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Ian Williams	Lake Lane Frampton-On-Severn Gloucester Gloucestershire GL2 7HG 1452740205 School Website
William Morris College Special Post 16 Institution Ages:16-25 Head Teacher Mr Gareth Parker	Chipmans Platt Eastington Stonehouse Gloucestershire GL10 3SH 1453824025 School Website
William Morris School Other Independent Special School Ages:7-19 Head Teacher Mr Gareth Parker	Eastington Stonehouse Gloucestershire GL10 3SH 1453824025 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Cam And Dursley Box Road, Near Cam, Gloucestershire, GL11 5DJ 1.39 Miles

Stonehouse Burdett Road, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 2JW 4.35 Miles

Lydney Station Road, Lydney, Gloucestershire, GL15 5EW 6.70 Miles

Stroud Station Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 3AP 6.93 Miles

Gloucester Bruton Way, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 1DE 11.06 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
C L S Taxis 07717 750452 9 Larkrise, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 5EZ 2.31 Miles
Dial A Cab Eastington 07851 507207 9 Victoria Drive, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 3AW 2.46 Miles
A 2 B Taxis 01453 548483 37 Tilsdown Close, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 6HG 2.56 Miles
Al's Taxis 07843 427967 13 Kingsway, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 4DJ 2.94 Miles
Glostour Motorhome Hire 01452 740375 La Paloma, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 7NT 3.53 Miles
The Stroud Taxi Company 07950 021043 20 Seven Waters, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 3NY 3.77 Miles
Colin Groves Taxis 07968 247891 14 Woodlands, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 3NW 3.96 Miles
C B Cabs 01453 767111 75 Midland Road, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 2DQ 3.99 Miles
Jenkins Taxi's 01453 542346 Spring Farm, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 5AD 4.10 Miles
Apollo Taxis Stonehouse 01453 823344 16 Queens Rd, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 2QA 4.26 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Slimbridge Po Weekday Last Collection:16:00 Saturday Last Collection:09:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Tyning Crescent Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Ryalls Lane Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Bristol Road Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
The Patch Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Gossington Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Coaley Junction Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
New Ground Slimbridge(Wwt) Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Iron Works Coaley Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Dursley Po Draycott Mills Ind Weekday Last Collection:18:00 Saturday Last Collection:12:30 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Woodend Lane Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Lapley Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Northend Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Manor Avenue Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Frampton Old School Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
The Cam Practice - Covid Local Vaccination Service 2	Glebelands Cam Dursley GL11 5NE
The Cam Practice - Covid Local Vaccination Service	Glebelands Cam Dursley GL11 5NE
The Orchard Medical Centre	Fairmead Cam Dursley Gloucestershire GL11 5NE
Improved Access Berkley Vale 01453 540066	Orchard Medical Centre Fairmead Cam Gloucestershire GL11 5NE
Frampton Surgery 01452 740213	The Surgery Whitminster Lane Frampton On Severn Gloucester GL2 7HU

Local Stores

Eastington
Alkerton Cross
Easington
Stonehouse
Gloucestershire
GL10 3AA
01453 824785
Store Website
2.43 miles

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SPAR - Dursley
Mill Garage
Cam
Dursley
GL11 5DH
01453 549742
Store Website
1.3 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

Armstrong Vets Limited
Unit 17, Breadstone Business Centre Breadstone Berkeley Gloucestershire GL13 9HF 01453 543516 practice@armstrongvets.com Website 2.39 miles
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B&Amp;W Equine Group
Equine Hospital Breadstone Clinic Berkeley Gloucestershire GL13 9HG 01453 811867 enquiries@bwequinevets.co.uk Website 2.76 miles
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Heartvets
Vale Vets Ltd, The Animal Hospital The Avenue Stinchcombe Dursley Gloucestershire GL11 6AJ mark@heartvets.co.uk 2.80 miles


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Vale Vets
The Animal Hospital Stinchcombe Dursley Gloucestershire GL11 6AJ 01453 542 092 reception@valevets.co.uk Website 2.80 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 4.08 miles

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Stonehouse Veterinary Practice
30 Bath Road Stonehouse Gloucestershire GL10 2JA 4.29 miles

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Local Dog Walks

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 3.21 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
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 3.47 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'.

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 3.49 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.

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 3.59 miles

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Selsley Common
Beautiful Walk, Lots Of Different Paths To Take, The Cows Are Hilarious. Selsley Common 5.56 miles Plenty Of Free Parking

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Haresfield Beacon
There Are Several Routes You Can Take Once At The Beacon. You Can Either Walk Across The Fields To The Viewing Point, This Walk Is Fairly Flat. You Can Also Walk In The Woods Which Has Several Paths To Take Ranging From A Short Easy Pace To A Longer Hilly Path. Haresfield Ln 6.37 miles Head To Haresfield Beacon. Drove Down The Lane And You Will See An Enclosed Gravel Carpal. There Are Several Routes You Can Take

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Weather Forecast

Sunday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Clear	Clear
Temp	-13.1°C	-13.6°C	-14.1°C	-14.8°C	-13.4°C	-11.7°C	-9.5°C	-7.5°C	-6.7°C	-7.1°C	-8.5°C	-9.5°C
Feels Like	-22°C	-22°C	-22.1°C	-22.2°C	-21.2°C	-18.9°C	-15.1°C	-11.8°C	-9.6°C	-10°C	-12.7°C	-14.8°C

Monday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Clear	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Sunny	Clear	Clear	Clear
Temp	-9.7°C	-8.7°C	-8°C	-8°C	-6.6°C	-3.5°C	0.8°C	3.9°C	4.4°C	2.7°C	0.5°C	-5.1°C
Feels Like	-15.6°C	-15.1°C	-14.9°C	-15.3°C	-14°C	-10.4°C	-5.1°C	-0.9°C	0.5°C	-0.7°C	-3°C	-9.8°C

Tuesday	00:00	02:00	04:00	06:00	08:00	10:00	12:00	14:00	16:00	18:00	20:00	22:00

	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy	Sunny	Sunny	Cloudy	Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Clear	Cloudy
Temp	-2.8°C	-2°C	-1.9°C	-2.3°C	-1.2°C	1°C	3.5°C	5.1°C	4.9°C	3.5°C	6°C	2.5°C
Feels Like	-6.8°C	-5.8°C	-5.6°C	-5.8°C	-4.8°C	-2.7°C	0°C	1.8°C	2.1°C	1.1°C	3°C	-1°C

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