What to do and see in Gloucestershire, England: The Best Nature & Parks

October 1, 2021 Darleen Reid

Discover the best top things to do in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom including The Forest of Dean, The International Centre for Birds of Prey, Lower Woods Nature Reserve, Crocs R Us, Dyrham Park, Stanway House & Fountain, Family Cycle Trail, Wye Valley and Forest of Dean, Cannop Cycle Centre, Westbury Court Gardens.
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1. The Forest of Dean

Coleford GL15 4JD England +44 1594 837135 http://www.visitforestofdean.co.uk/
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5.0 based on 622 reviews

The Forest of Dean

You'll never be at a loss for something to see and do in the Forest of Dean. With the natural environment, fascinating history and heritage, an array of attractions and activities you can feed your minds and tire your bodies, but will there be enough time to fit it all into one holiday? - Forest of Dean & Wye Valley Tourism Association.

Reviewed By l0llc - Maldon, United Kingdom

Absolute stunning beautiful area of natural beauty lots of trekking areas plenty of places of interest to visit

2. The International Centre for Birds of Prey

Boulsdon House, Newent GL18 1JJ England +44 1531 820286 [email protected] http://www.icbp.org/
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5.0 based on 1,492 reviews

The International Centre for Birds of Prey

Home to over 230 birds of prey with 3 flying demonstrations a day, come and enjoy the Centre as visitors have been doing for more than 50 years. Explore the gardens and woodland, grab a bite to eat in the cafe and see everything from Pygmy Falcons to Steller's Sea Eagles! COVID Changes - please note that we have restrictions in place. All tickets must be purchased through our website and we have temporarily changed our flying demonstrations to 12pm and 3:30pm.

Reviewed By gailsp - London, United Kingdom

Best flying show I have seen, really interesting education about the birds and very passionate people, the birds welfare is a priority and they do some great work - we loved it so much we stayed for the second flights, highlight was the Sea Eagle in flight and the Burrowing Owl and the x4 kites flying together, peregrine was amazingly fast and the European owl so silent, vultures too were fascinating, highly recommend for everyone - food was good too at the cafe and locally sourced and rubbish recycled. Do go along and support them as I imagine it is very expensive to run, they do rescue work as well and breeding programme for the endangered species.

3. Lower Woods Nature Reserve

Inglestone Rd, Hawkesbury Upton GL9 1BX England +44 1452 383333 http://www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk/reserves/lower-woods
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5.0 based on 6 reviews

Lower Woods Nature Reserve

4. Crocs R Us

126-128 Gloucester Road North, Filton BS34 7BQ England +44 117 969 3013 http://www.crocsrus.com
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5.0 based on 44 reviews

Crocs R Us

Reviewed By jadewZ2249QV

My girlfriend booked for the experience for my 30th Birthday. The best most intimate contact you will get with alligators in the UK for certain! Beautiful alligators, charismatic in their own ways but Very tame and you are in safe hands. All the guys here were friendly, very laid back atmosphere, all round amazing experience. Even got an experience session with Wendy the largest female Mississippi Aligator ( incredible) as they said we had travelled a distance to see them they wanted us to make the most of it. Can’t thank these guys enough for yesterday, it was a dream come true.

5. Dyrham Park

nr Chippenham, Dyrham SN14 8ER England +44 117 937 2501 [email protected] http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/dyrham-park
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4.5 based on 1,285 reviews

Dyrham Park

Dyrham Park is home to a 17th-century house and formal garden set in ancient parkland. In 2015/16, the house underwent a huge conservation project to replace the leaking roof and install a biomass boiler. The house and garden are now in a state of transformation and include new tours, areas and exhibitions.

Reviewed By LucyFBrs

This is a lovely National Trust house with beautiful gardens, car park at the entrance, and you can either take the shuttle bus or walk down the hill to the house, and main gardens. If you're lucky you may see deer in the grounds. Highly recommended.

6. Stanway House & Fountain

Toddington GL54 5PQ England +44 1386 584469 http://stanwayfountain.co.uk
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Stanway House & Fountain

This beautiful manor house is complemented by a restored 18th-century water garden and magnificent fountain, one of the world’s tallest garden fountains reaching more than 300 feet high.

Reviewed By M4682FXjanef - Richmond, Australia

Delightful Home and gardens in a beautiful spot which I can walk to from my old home. Outstanding area of beauty on the Cotswold walks. Fountain worth seeing as well as the Mill. Friendly welcome. A real home!

7. Family Cycle Trail

England https://www.forestryengland.uk/beechenhurst/family-cycle-trail-beechenhurst
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Family Cycle Trail

8. Wye Valley and Forest of Dean

Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 8RE England 01594888216 [email protected] http://www.wyedeantourism.co.uk
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Wye Valley and Forest of Dean

Welcome to the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Area - the perfect all year round, all weather holiday destination! Discover a host of great activities and entertainment ... for adventure-seekers, we have mountain biking, cycle tracks, zip-wires, kayaking, for explorers there's a great range of attractions, from the magical Puzzlewood to caves and steam trains, and for something more relaxing, enjoy the Sculpture trail, our many walks, the spectacular views and our many castles, museums and cathedrals.

Reviewed By G3694NYbrianb - Dereham, United Kingdom

The wye valley and the Forest of Dean complement each other as places of great beauty a must be place to visit

9. Cannop Cycle Centre

New Road, Coleford GL16 7JD England +44 300 067 4800 [email protected] http://www.forestryengland.uk/cannop-cycle-centre
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Cannop Cycle Centre

Cannop Cycle Centre is the starting point for the Forest of Dean Family Cycle Trail which consists of eleven miles of waymarked, surfaced tracks. Two singletrack trails have been designed for cyclists looking for a more adventurous ride. The 7.4 mile red grade (difficult) Freeminer Trail and the 7 mile blue grade (moderate) Verderers' Trail. For experienced riders only, there are a number of 'downhill' trails and an uplift service available. A pump track and advanced skills area has been built which can be used as a coaching area / taster area to mountain biking. A pump track is a short circular loop where the rider will go up and down over a series of humps. This propels the rider around using the momentum created by the down slopes without pedalling. As well as this, a couple of short downhill training lines with technical trail features has also been built on the advanced skills area so riders can gradually progress and build up the confidence.

Reviewed By 925MarkT - Winchcombe, United Kingdom

went Friday 17 July 2020, excellent bikes and brilliant staff cycled for 5 hours, bike was pre-booked all great Cafe was open and made great Bacon Rolls and chips for lunch Good ride over varied courses, MTB and family route

10. Westbury Court Gardens

Westbury on Severn GL14 1PD England +44 1452 760461 [email protected] http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/westbury-court-garden
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4.5 based on 198 reviews

Westbury Court Gardens

Reviewed By nim_chauhan - Worcester, United Kingdom

Really pleasant gardens, very well maintained. Must book ahead of arrival at present which is understandable. Expect to be on site for around 1 hour. There are plenty of picnic benches and spots to stop if you have a picnic blanket too. Parking is limited.

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