Guidebook for Nailsworth
Food Scene
Great fish restaurant and deli. Lovely place for leisurely lunch.
42 locals recommend
William's Food Hall & Oyster Bar
3 Fountain StGreat fish restaurant and deli. Lovely place for leisurely lunch.
Bright, modern cafe tucked away in a sunny courtyard. Great range of cakes (lots gluten free). Good salads, pies. Very dog and child friendly.
15 locals recommend
The Canteen
Old MarketBright, modern cafe tucked away in a sunny courtyard. Great range of cakes (lots gluten free). Good salads, pies. Very dog and child friendly.
Decent coffee, amazing ice cream. Good deli. Yurt to eat in with a stove - really cosy in winter. Local organic produce, burgers, butcher.
84 locals recommend
Jolly Nice
Decent coffee, amazing ice cream. Good deli. Yurt to eat in with a stove - really cosy in winter. Local organic produce, burgers, butcher.
Popular Italian restaurant - very friendly family run place. Booking necessary for weekends.
21 locals recommend
The Olive Tree Mediterranean Restaurant & Pizzeria
28 George StPopular Italian restaurant - very friendly family run place. Booking necessary for weekends.
The Passage To India
5-6 Old MarketReally great Indian restaurant. Eat in or Take away.
Hobbs House - home of the Fabulous Baker Brothers (well, they don’t actually live there, but you know what I mean), they’re open from 8.30am - 4.30pm, Monday to Saturday, and serve decent coffee (a tad hit and miss
4 George St
4 George StreetHobbs House - home of the Fabulous Baker Brothers (well, they don’t actually live there, but you know what I mean), they’re open from 8.30am - 4.30pm, Monday to Saturday, and serve decent coffee (a tad hit and miss
The Ragged Cot
Cirencester RoadBeautiful (gastro) pub, great food, roaring fires.
Sightseeing
For the great veggie cafe and also lovely walk past the fish ponds up to Horsley where you can stop in the pub before coming back (The Hog)
11 locals recommend
Ruskin Mill Cafe
For the great veggie cafe and also lovely walk past the fish ponds up to Horsley where you can stop in the pub before coming back (The Hog)
Miles of common land - lovely for walking, cycling. Also has a golf course and free roaming cows - watch out for them on the roads in the Summer.
56 locals recommend
Minchinhampton Common
Miles of common land - lovely for walking, cycling. Also has a golf course and free roaming cows - watch out for them on the roads in the Summer.
Beautiful arboretum only a few miles away at Tetbury. Good long walks for dogs, activities for children and events throughout the year.
340 locals recommend
Westonbirt, The National Arboretum
Beautiful arboretum only a few miles away at Tetbury. Good long walks for dogs, activities for children and events throughout the year.
National Trust property. Good walks in a valley to an abandoned Victorian mansion - see how it was built. Also, a family trail with lovely wooden activities along the route - balance beams, swings etc
52 locals recommend
Woodchester Mansion Trust
B4066National Trust property. Good walks in a valley to an abandoned Victorian mansion - see how it was built. Also, a family trail with lovely wooden activities along the route - balance beams, swings etc
A chance to watch International polo players in beautiful surroundings.
15 locals recommend
Beaufort Polo Club
A chance to watch International polo players in beautiful surroundings.
Beautiful classic Cotswold village - with most photographed street in Britain!
198 locals recommend
Bibury
Beautiful classic Cotswold village - with most photographed street in Britain!
Amazing views - all the way to Wales. Lots of hang gliders go off from here - and home to a permanent ice cream van too.
29 locals recommend
Coaley Peak
21 Rock RoadAmazing views - all the way to Wales. Lots of hang gliders go off from here - and home to a permanent ice cream van too.
Drinks & Nightlife
Lovely village pub - modern interior in an old building. Lively place with bands, beers and a nice courtyard. Nice walk from Nailsworth via Ruskin Mill ponds
10 locals recommend
The Hog
Lovely village pub - modern interior in an old building. Lively place with bands, beers and a nice courtyard. Nice walk from Nailsworth via Ruskin Mill ponds
Lovely pub in a gorgeous Cotswold stone building overlooking Cossack square. Garden in the Summer, cosy fire in the winter. Good pub grub and pizzas.
9 locals recommend
The Britannia
New Market RoadLovely pub in a gorgeous Cotswold stone building overlooking Cossack square. Garden in the Summer, cosy fire in the winter. Good pub grub and pizzas.
Home of the 2-in-1 pie! and a nice walk through fields and woods from the workshop - so you've earned the pie...
16 locals recommend
The Weighbridge Inn
Home of the 2-in-1 pie! and a nice walk through fields and woods from the workshop - so you've earned the pie...
The pub where Laurie Lee (Cider with Rosie) liked to sup. Perfect little pub in Slad, which is on the other side of Stroud. Lovely walks around there too. Good food too.
67 locals recommend
The Woolpack Inn
Slad RoadThe pub where Laurie Lee (Cider with Rosie) liked to sup. Perfect little pub in Slad, which is on the other side of Stroud. Lovely walks around there too. Good food too.
A brewery with a lively bar. Housed in a tent, wood fired pizza, often have bands on, all round nice place to hang out. Can walk/cycle here along the canal in Stroud or from Nailsworth if v.fit.
64 locals recommend
Stroud Brewery
London RoadA brewery with a lively bar. Housed in a tent, wood fired pizza, often have bands on, all round nice place to hang out. Can walk/cycle here along the canal in Stroud or from Nailsworth if v.fit.
Lively old place, regular bands, never know if it’s going to be quiet or packed, full of old punk posters, interesting crowd. It has a good vibe going on.
19 locals recommend
The Prince Albert
Rodborough HillLively old place, regular bands, never know if it’s going to be quiet or packed, full of old punk posters, interesting crowd. It has a good vibe going on.
Fresh, modern feel in an old building. Great food, lovely staff, lovely garden. Lovely toiletries in the loos!
19 locals recommend
The Royal Oak Tetbury
Cirencester RoadFresh, modern feel in an old building. Great food, lovely staff, lovely garden. Lovely toiletries in the loos!
Everything Else
Absolutely stunning spa with outdoor hot tub set in a gorgeous walled garden of golden cotswold stone. Plus pool, treatments etc. Also, great restaurant and pub in the grounds.
42 locals recommend
Calcot Spa
Absolutely stunning spa with outdoor hot tub set in a gorgeous walled garden of golden cotswold stone. Plus pool, treatments etc. Also, great restaurant and pub in the grounds.
A local, not-for-profit organisation, which offers all manner of holistic and complementary therapies.
Nailsworth Natural Health Clinic
George StreetA local, not-for-profit organisation, which offers all manner of holistic and complementary therapies.
Barton End Stables
Horses! And lessons!
Brilliant independent bookshop in the village. Helpful, knowledgeable staff. Will recommend books and can usually get anything they haven't got in the next day. Take that Amazon!
Yellow-Lighted Bookshop
17 Fountain StBrilliant independent bookshop in the village. Helpful, knowledgeable staff. Will recommend books and can usually get anything they haven't got in the next day. Take that Amazon!
Entertainment & Activities
Amazing spa with indoor/outdoor pool and two starred michelin restaurant. A real treat place.
27 locals recommend
Whatley Manor Hotel and Spa
Amazing spa with indoor/outdoor pool and two starred michelin restaurant. A real treat place.
Essentials
The Launderette
5 New StRussells Dry Cleaners
George StreetParks & Nature
Painswick Rococo Garden
Gloucester RoadFamous gardens near Painswick
Amazing circular walk (quite short 30 - 40 minutes) around a iron age long barrow with panoramic views. Breathtaking.
6 locals recommend
Uley Long Barrow (Hetty Pegler's Tump)
Amazing circular walk (quite short 30 - 40 minutes) around a iron age long barrow with panoramic views. Breathtaking.