LATEST NEWS - WINTER 2012

There's plenty going on in the Stroud District during 2012, from the first ever Stroud on Water Festival from 2nd to 4th June 2012 to the Frocester Beer Festival in August.

Plan which Events and Festivals to attend for 2012 by visiting our What's On page.

What`s on - What`s on

All aboard the Stroud Special!

All aboard the Stroud Special! Visitors can speed their way to the Five Valleys onboard an off-peak special train service from London and Reading (from £8 single). Your ticket entitles you to discounts in more than 45 shops and cafes in the colourful market town of Stroud. For more information, click below.

Stroud Special - Special Train Service to Stroud

DOWNLOAD OUR NEW VISITOR GUIDE

Cotswolds Visitor Guide 2012

Download or view the Cotswolds Visitor Guide 2012 from the link below or send for your free brochure by telephoning Stroud TIC on 01453 760 960 or email your request to: Stroud Visitor Information Centre

Visitor Guide - Visitor Guide

The Stroud Countryside

Lunchtime Guided Walks

Steve Roberts, organiser of the Stroud Festival of Nature, will be taking guided walks into the Stroud countryside from 12.30 outside the Subscription Rooms in Stroud. For more information and availability, please contact the Stroud Tourist Information Centre on 01453 760 960.

Britain's best cask beer pub

Old Spot Award Winners

The Old Spot does it yet again. Raise a glass to the Old Spot in Dursley - Britain's best cask beer pub.

FAMED for the quality of its real ale, The Old Spot has been crowned Best Cask Ale Beer Pub in Britain. Click on the link below for further information:

Stroud News & Journal Article - Britain's best cask beer pub

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WHAT ELSE IS ON?

For other events in the Stroud district throughout the year either pop in to the Stroud Tourist Information Centre or click on the link below.

What`s on - What`s on

Culture

The Cotswolds and Forest of Dean are staking a claim to be Britain's Rural Capital of Culture! The campaign aims to bring together art, performance, sport, food and events in the whole area.

Cotswolds.com - What to do in the Cotswolds

STROUD IN THE COTSWOLDS

The Cotswolds is renowned for being an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is convenient to access famous points of interest such as Stratford upon Avon, Cotswold villages, Bristol, Bath and the Welsh Borders.

The Stroud district boasts an exciting and contemporary art scene, with the likes of Damien Hirst, Cleo Mussi and the Pangolin foundry in residence, making the area positively unique.

This least commercialised and unexplored area of the Cotswolds is presented among valleys, vales and wolds. This dramatic mix of landscape, coupled with unique heritage, unspoiled villages and market towns are all here waiting to be discovered.

So start browsing and find out why the Cotswolds is the perfect place to visit at anytime of the year.

Are you looking for some activities to keep the family busy during the school holidays? Visit our What's On page.