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This busy market town of Dursley lies beneath the Cotswold Edge, overlooking the Vale of Berkeley and the River Severn. 

Dursley grew to prominence with the local wool industry and also acted as the market centre for the whole of the Vale of Berkeley.  The town later became an important industrial centre and today is home to the engineering firm Lister-Petter Ltd. 

At the heart of the town is the Market House, dating from 1738,  which also acts as Town Hall.  The upper part of this charming building is supported by pillars and has a bell turret, and the east face bears a statue of Queen Anne. 

Standing opposite the Market House is the parish church of St James the Great, dating back to the 13th century.  A spire once soared above the tower but this collapsed on the bell-ringers in the 17th century and was never replaced.

Surrounded by impressive beech woods, Dursley is popular with ramblers as the Cotswolds Way passes right through the town.

Nearby is the famous Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust founded by Sir Peter Scott in 1946.

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Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust,  Dursley, GL2 7BT, Established in 1946 by Sir Peter Scott, this world-famous centre is the headquarters of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT). The award-winning visitor centre overlooks the nationally and internationally protected wetlands on the shores of the River Severn. The 120 acre site is an important wintering area for both local and migrating waterbirds and also houses the WWT's species conservation programme.  The Sloane Observation Tower boasts the best view of the Severn in the whole of Gloucestershire.  Open: daily all year 09:30-17:00 (Nov-Mar 09:30-16:00 )  Closed 25 Dec. Tel: 01453 890333 Admission Charge More Information
 
Owlpen Manor, Uley, GL11 5BZ , 3 miles east of Dursley, romantic Tudor manor house in the Cotswolds. The estate passed to the Daunt family in 1464. Norman Jewson restored Owlpen ausing the 'conservative' principles first advocated by William Morris. It was acquired by the present owners in 1974. Formal 18th century garden, church, mill and medieval barn.Owlpen Manor information
 

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The Malt House Marybrook Street Berkeley near Dursley GL13 9BA MAP
This family-run hotel and restaurant in the heart of the Cotswold Hills is close to Berkeley Castle, the Jenner Museum, the Wet Lands Trust and Slimbridge Severn Way.

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Days Inn Michaelwood M5 Motorway Michaelwood Juncti Lower Wick Dursley GL11 6DD MAP
Situated on the M5, the Days Inn Hotel Michaelwood offers easy access to visit the Gloucestershire countryside and the Cotswolds. Spacious rooms, free satellite TV in every room, tea and coffee making facilities, telephones in all rooms, free ...

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Burrows Court Dursley GL11 6AZ
Burrows Court is a Grade II listed 18th Century house. Set in its own one acre garden with idyllic views of the Cotswold Edge. The ground floor accommodation comprises of a lounge, kitchen/diner, laundry room and wc. The five ... Sleeps 12

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Around The Dursley Area


Tourist Information on Nearby Towns To Visit - straight line distance:

Symonds Yat (3.50 miles) Lydney (5.88 miles) Ross-On-Wye (8.71 miles) Wotton-under-Edge (15.60 miles) Hereford (18.69 miles) Ledbury (18.77 miles)

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