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Tag: Gloucestershire

  • An introduction to the history of Gloucester

    The city of Gloucester has a fascinating history dating back to Roman times.

  • Tewkesbury a historic Cotswold town

    Tewkesbury a historic Cotswold town

    This week we headed up the M5 to Tewkesbury a small Gloucestershire town close to the River Severn on the western edge of the Cotswolds.  The town was the site of a decisive battle in the wars of the Roses. It has a magnificent Norman abbey and a remarkably well-preserved old town full of black…

  • Visiting Slimbridge Wetland centre

    Visiting Slimbridge Wetland centre

    Nothing suggests spring to me more than seeing downy ducklings on a lake and one of our favourite places to go at this time of year is Slimbridge Wetland centre near Gloucester.   Click here to find out more I love to wander along the well made trails or try to spot new arrivals from…

  • Westonbirt Arboretum: Going for gold, my favourite autumn walk

    Westonbirt Arboretum: Going for gold, my favourite autumn walk

    One of my favourite local places to visit at this time of year is Westonbirt Arboretum, which is in Gloucestershire about four miles from Tetbury.  An Arboretum is a word for a collection of trees and Westonbirt has 15,000 of them including 2,500 different types.   The collection was started in 1850 by Robert Holford,…