Albion Guide
Menu
Map

Areas

Protected landscapesCountry estatesNature reservesCountry parksCoastlineIslands

Routes

TrailsWaterways

Natural spots

Hills & peaksLakes & lochsWaterfallsBeaches & swimmingViewpointsCavesSSSIs

Historic places

Castles & strongholdsAbbeys & prioriesAncient stonesRoman sitesBattlefieldsChalk figuresNational Trust

Villages & landmarks

Villages & townsPubs & restaurantsChurchesHouses & gardensFarms, vineyards & producersWindmillsLighthousesOther sightsAttractionsFolliesOutdoor saunas

Near you

By townBy countyBy station
Saved
Photo: Painswick Beacon, a viewpoint in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, south west England.

Painswick BeaconPhoto Sam Williams / Unsplash

Places to explore near Stroud (Glos) StationStroud

55 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

Open the map here

Open in full map →Full map →
OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles · data from OpenStreetMap · terrain Mapzen/AWS

Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of the Cotswolds, a National Landscape in England.Highlight

Cotswolds

National Landscape near Cirencester

Honey-coloured limestone villages scattered across rolling sheep country, and paths enough to link them all up

0.4 km SE

Photo along the Cotswold Way, a 102-mile National Trail running from Bath to Chipping Campden, England.Highlight

Cotswold Way

National Trail

A hundred miles of honeyed limestone, beech hangers and escarpment views to the Severn.

1.8 km W · Gloucestershire, Somerset & Worcestershire

Photo of The Bell Inn (Selsley), a pub in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, south west England.Highlight

The Bell Inn (Selsley)

Pub near Selsley

Cotswold-edge village inn near Stroud recognised by the South West's guide.

1.9 km SW

Photo of The Woolpack Inn (Slad), a gastropub in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, south west England.Highlight

The Woolpack Inn (Slad)

Gastropub near Slad

Laurie Lee's Cotswold valley local, on The Good Food Guide's 100 Best Pubs.

3.2 km NE

Photo of The Crown, a gastropub near Minchinhampton in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, south west England.Highlight

The Crown

Gastropub · With rooms near Minchinhampton

Cotswold pub on Minchinhampton Common, an olive best country pub.

4.9 km SE

Photo of Painswick, a village in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, south west England.Highlight

Painswick

Village

'Queen of the Cotswolds', a hillside town of pale stone whose churchyard holds ninety-nine clipped yews.

4.9 km N · Gloucestershire

Photo of Painswick Rococo Garden, a Grade II* registered house & garden in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, south west England.Highlight

Painswick Rococo Garden

House & garden near Painswick

The only complete rococo garden left in England, laid out in the 1740s.

5.4 km N

Photo of Woodchester Mansion, a landmark near Nailsworth in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, south west England.Highlight

Woodchester Mansion

Landmark near Nailsworth

Unfinished Victorian Gothic mansion abandoned mid-build in a secret Cotswold valley, home to rare horseshoe bats.

5.5 km SW

Photo: Painswick Beacon, a viewpoint in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, south west England.Highlight

Painswick Beacon

Viewpoint near Painswick

Iron Age hillfort and golf-course common above Painswick, with wide views across the Severn Vale.

7.1 km N

Photo of Uley Long Barrow, a chambered tomb near Nailsworth in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, south west England.Highlight

Uley Long Barrow

Chambered tomb near Nailsworth

Neolithic long barrow on the Cotswold edge near Uley, better known as Hetty Pegler's Tump, with stone burial chambers opening off a low passage.

7.9 km SW

Photo along the Macmillan Way, a 290-mile long-distance path running from Boston to Abbotsbury, England.Highlight

Macmillan Way

Long-distance path

Boston to Abbotsbury down the limestone belt — 290 miles waymarked in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

7.9 km S · spans 10 counties

Photo of Owlpen Manor, a Grade II registered house & garden near Nailsworth in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, south west England.Highlight

Owlpen Manor

House & garden near Nailsworth

A grey Tudor manor with a church and clipped yew terraces in the Cotswolds.

8.3 km SW

Photo of Frampton on Severn, a village in Gloucestershire, south west England.Highlight

Frampton on Severn

Village

Severn-side village edging one of England's largest greens, lined with Georgian houses and thatched cottages.

9.8 km W · Gloucestershire

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Stroud Commons, a country estate near Nailsworth in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, south west England.

Stroud Commons

Country estate near Nailsworth

A National Trust place in Gloucestershire.

2.2 km S

Photo of Haresfield Beacon, a country estate near Painswick in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, south west England.

Haresfield Beacon

Country estate near Painswick

A National Trust place in Gloucestershire.

3.8 km NW

Photo of Woodchester Park, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Nailsworth in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, south west England.

Woodchester Park

SSSI near Nailsworth

A wooded valley with five restored lakes and a half-built Victorian Gothic mansion.

4.2 km SW

Photo of Woodchester Valley Vineyard, a vineyard in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, south west England.

Woodchester Valley Vineyard

Vineyard near Woodchester

Award-winning Stroud-valleys vineyard offering tours and tastings of its still and sparkling wines.

4.2 km S

Photo along the Wysis Way, a 55-mile long-distance path running from Monmouth to Kemble, south west England.

Wysis Way

Long-distance path

Monmouth to Kemble, stitching the Wye to the source of the Thames across the Forest of Dean and the Stroud valleys.

4.4 km NE · Gloucestershire

Photo of Haresfield Beacon, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Painswick in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, south west England.

Haresfield Beacon

SSSI near Painswick

A small Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire.

4.7 km NW

Photo of Little Fleece, a house & garden near Painswick in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, south west England.

Little Fleece

House & garden near Painswick

A National Trust place in Gloucestershire.

5 km N

St Swithun's Church, Leonard Stanley

Priory near Nailsworth

A 1120s church with carved Norman capitals of the Nativity and Mary Magdalene.

5.1 km W

Bisley

Village

Hilltop village above Stroud with restored 'Seven Springs' wells and steep stone lanes.

5.5 km E · Gloucestershire

Everything else within 10 km (33) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.