SLIMBRIDGE WILDFOWL AND WETLANDS TRUST

 

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 Slimbridge , Gloucestershire, GL2 7BT

 Berkeley Castle

Home to the Berkeley family for eight and a half centuries, it is probably England's oldest lived-in castle. A majestic structure by the Severn estuary, its Norman shell keep 'slighted' in the Civil ...

 Wenchford

The Blackpool Brook trickles through this picnic site which is very popular in the summer months when the large oak trees provide dappled shade.

 Nympsfield Long Barrow

A large Neolithic burial mound with spectacular vistas over the Severn Valley. Its internal burial chambers are uncovered for viewing.

 Uley Long Barrow (Hetty Pegler's Tump)

Dating from about 3000BC, this 55 metre (180 ft) Neolithic chambered burial mound is unusual in that its mound is still intact.

 Woodchester Park

Beautiful secluded Cotswold valley

 Westbury Court Garden

Dutch water garden - a rare and beautiful survival

 Hardwicke Court

Late Georgian house designed by Sir Robert Smirke and built 1816-17. A pleasant sequence of reception rooms includes Entrance Hall, Drawing Room, Library and Dining Room.

 Mallards Pike Lake

These lakes were constructed by the Forestry Commission and now form the centre piece of a picturesque part of the Forest. The lower lake can be booked for boating activities - groups only. The ...

 Owlpen Manor

 New Fancy

Formerly the site of the New Fancy coal mine. The old spoil heap now provides spectacular views across the Forest. It is an ideal place to watch birds of prey soaring above the woodland.There is easy ...

 The Cyril Hart Arboretum

Named after a local historian and forestry expert. The collection started in 1910. There is a trail for the visually impaired and the level paths make the arboretum ideal for less able visitors and ...

 Nagshead Nature Reserve

More than half of the reserve is oak woodland that was planted nearly 200 years ago. Originally intended to provide naval timber, this woodland is now managed, in partnership by the Forestry ...

 Speech House Woodland

Almost opposite the most famous building in the Forest of Dean - Speech House, built in 1676 by the King as a 'court' where local people could have their say. You may join the circular ...

 Cannop

A shady car park beside Cannop Ponds, a popular fishing lake and home to mandarin ducks. Large flat grassy area for family games and BBQs. Good access to cycleways.

 STROUD

 Newark Park

Tudor hunting lodge

 Beechenhurst Lodge

Formerly the site of Speech House colliery it is now the ideal base for a family day out. It is also the starting point for the famous Sculpture Trail. The walk features sculptures by famous artists ...

 Kingswood Abbey Gatehouse

This 16th-century gatehouse, one of the latest monastic buildings in England, displays a richly sculpted mullioned window. It is the sole survivor of this Cistercian abbey.

 NAILSWORTH

 Speculation

Between 1800 and 1925 a coal mine operated here. The undulating nature of this open grassy site provides hints of its industrial past. The cycleway runs along the disused railway above the picnic ...