Britain's What's On Event Guide
Stonehouse Walking Festival
Stonehouse sits alongside the Stroudwater canal and the Cotswold Way. It won 'Best Small Town in Britain' last year in the RHS Britain In Bloom Competition. It also has a Community Arboretum plan and manages an ever-diverse collection of interesting trees.
Our Festival includes a wide variety of guided walks for all ages and abilities – and it's free! The walks on offer range from short walks and strolls, to day-long hikes for fitter walkers. There may also be a boat trip suitable for wheelchair users and pushchairs.
This year’s festival will include highlight the history of the Stroudwater canal, and on-going projects to create a wetland area near Fromebridge, and to restore the missing mile of canal to Saul Junction and the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal. We are also introducing new self-guided walks around our neighbouring parish of Cainscross.
Did you know that Stonehouse was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 The manor vineyard was the only one recorded in Gloucestershire at the time. An impressive Police Station, built in 1890, still stands proudly in the town centre and 3 historic coaching inns remain. Our history and tree tours will showcase our town, our canal, Doverow Hill, and nearby Standish.
Stonehouse town is an ideal base for exploring this area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Pathways including the Cotswold Way lead in all directions across fields, through woodlands, along canal, river and rail trails, and onto rolling countryside, hills and valleys. Panoramic views can be enjoyed all around, including across to the Severn valley and beyond.
For a schedule and full details, visit our website: www.stonehousewalks.co.uk
or Facebook: www.facebook.com/Stonehousewalkingfestival
Email: stonehousewalkfest@gmail.com
Our Festival includes a wide variety of guided walks for all ages and abilities – and it's free! The walks on offer range from short walks and strolls, to day-long hikes for fitter walkers. There may also be a boat trip suitable for wheelchair users and pushchairs.
This year’s festival will include highlight the history of the Stroudwater canal, and on-going projects to create a wetland area near Fromebridge, and to restore the missing mile of canal to Saul Junction and the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal. We are also introducing new self-guided walks around our neighbouring parish of Cainscross.
Did you know that Stonehouse was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 The manor vineyard was the only one recorded in Gloucestershire at the time. An impressive Police Station, built in 1890, still stands proudly in the town centre and 3 historic coaching inns remain. Our history and tree tours will showcase our town, our canal, Doverow Hill, and nearby Standish.
Stonehouse town is an ideal base for exploring this area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Pathways including the Cotswold Way lead in all directions across fields, through woodlands, along canal, river and rail trails, and onto rolling countryside, hills and valleys. Panoramic views can be enjoyed all around, including across to the Severn valley and beyond.
For a schedule and full details, visit our website: www.stonehousewalks.co.uk
or Facebook: www.facebook.com/Stonehousewalkingfestival
Email: stonehousewalkfest@gmail.com
Fri 5 Sep to Sunday 14 September
Times are on our schedule. All walks are free.
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