Guidebook for Gloucestershire
Food Scene
It might not sound it, but elvers – baby eels – are a hard-to-come-by delicacy, with many of the elvers caught on River Severn shipped overseas. A bucket list Gloucestershire food, if there ever was one, during the elver season – from the end of February to May – you can buy fresh elvers from Severn and Wye Smokery in the Forest of Dean.
32 locals recommend
Severn & Wye Smokery
It might not sound it, but elvers – baby eels – are a hard-to-come-by delicacy, with many of the elvers caught on River Severn shipped overseas. A bucket list Gloucestershire food, if there ever was one, during the elver season – from the end of February to May – you can buy fresh elvers from Severn and Wye Smokery in the Forest of Dean.
If you are a self-proclaimed foodie, treat yourself to a meal at arguably Gloucestershire’s best restaurant, Cheltenham’s one Michelin star-rated restaurant Le Champignon Sauvage. Opened in 1987 by chef David Everitt-Matthias and his wife Helen, expect modern French cuisine made from the finest ingredients and a surprisingly well-priced wine list.
32 locals recommend
Le Champignon Sauvage
24-28 Suffolk RdIf you are a self-proclaimed foodie, treat yourself to a meal at arguably Gloucestershire’s best restaurant, Cheltenham’s one Michelin star-rated restaurant Le Champignon Sauvage. Opened in 1987 by chef David Everitt-Matthias and his wife Helen, expect modern French cuisine made from the finest ingredients and a surprisingly well-priced wine list.
Sightseeing
A historically important inland port, Gloucester Docks now offers an exciting mixture of shops and restaurants at Gloucester Quays, as well as the Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum and a flotilla of vessels on the water year round. It is a popular film location and will play host to the fantastic Gloucester Tall Ships Festival in 2019 too.
42 locals recommend
The Docks
A historically important inland port, Gloucester Docks now offers an exciting mixture of shops and restaurants at Gloucester Quays, as well as the Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum and a flotilla of vessels on the water year round. It is a popular film location and will play host to the fantastic Gloucester Tall Ships Festival in 2019 too.
Parks & Nature
Celebrate springtime at Adam Henson’s Cotswold Farm Park and as well as the rare chance to watch lambs being born, lucky visitors can bottle feed the babies, and make friends with rabbits, guinea pigs, chicks and piglets too.
251 locals recommend
Cotswold Farm Park
Celebrate springtime at Adam Henson’s Cotswold Farm Park and as well as the rare chance to watch lambs being born, lucky visitors can bottle feed the babies, and make friends with rabbits, guinea pigs, chicks and piglets too.
Tackle the Cotswold Way, the famous 102-mile National Trail route, bit-by-bit this year. Said to take between five to eight days to complete for experienced ramblers, expect rolling countryside, postcard pretty villages, riverside rambles, steep hill climbs and woodland walks.
70 locals recommend
Cotswold Way
B4070Tackle the Cotswold Way, the famous 102-mile National Trail route, bit-by-bit this year. Said to take between five to eight days to complete for experienced ramblers, expect rolling countryside, postcard pretty villages, riverside rambles, steep hill climbs and woodland walks.
Arts & Culture
Explore the corridors and classrooms of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and see where the famous blockbusters were filmed, at the iconic Gloucester Cathedral.
180 locals recommend
Gloucester Cathedral
12 College GrnExplore the corridors and classrooms of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and see where the famous blockbusters were filmed, at the iconic Gloucester Cathedral.
Entertainment & Activities
Renowned for having the nosiest crowds in the Premiership, cheer on Gloucester Rugby at Kingsholm Stadium. Promising an action-packed day of sport suitable for all ages, head to The Shed with Gloucester’s die-hard fans for an authentic Cherry and White experience or book a box for a special occasion.
18 locals recommend
Kingsholm Stadium
Kingsholm RoadRenowned for having the nosiest crowds in the Premiership, cheer on Gloucester Rugby at Kingsholm Stadium. Promising an action-packed day of sport suitable for all ages, head to The Shed with Gloucester’s die-hard fans for an authentic Cherry and White experience or book a box for a special occasion.
The jewel in jump racing’s crown, head to the Cheltenham Racecourse, whether on a crisp January morning or a balmy evening in April and soak up the electric atmosphere. Plus, nothing beats the anticipation of a little flutter on the world-class horse racing action.
88 locals recommend
Cheltenham Race Course station
The jewel in jump racing’s crown, head to the Cheltenham Racecourse, whether on a crisp January morning or a balmy evening in April and soak up the electric atmosphere. Plus, nothing beats the anticipation of a little flutter on the world-class horse racing action.