Wade's Yurt Guidebook
Food scene
Excellent food, mostly sourced from local farms and growers, excellent service and great atmosphere. Laurie Lee's favourite. Now have an expanded outdoor seating/dining area too.
67 locals recommend
The Woolpack Inn
Slad RoadExcellent food, mostly sourced from local farms and growers, excellent service and great atmosphere. Laurie Lee's favourite. Now have an expanded outdoor seating/dining area too.
Bustling local market, fantastic for local veg, flowers, eggs, cheeses, bread, pastries and handicrafts, as well as hot food stalls. Great atmosphere. Make sure to get there before 11 to try one of Pippins doughnuts :)
35 locals recommend
Farmers Market
Bustling local market, fantastic for local veg, flowers, eggs, cheeses, bread, pastries and handicrafts, as well as hot food stalls. Great atmosphere. Make sure to get there before 11 to try one of Pippins doughnuts :)
Jolly Nice
Drive thru for coffees, pastries and snacks. Great homemade ice cream.
Lovely light cafe in a Victorian glasshouse in Miserden Nursery...great for relaxed and peaceful brunch or tea and cake while reading the papers. With the Miserden estate on the doorstep for walks before or after.
The Garden Cafe
Lovely light cafe in a Victorian glasshouse in Miserden Nursery...great for relaxed and peaceful brunch or tea and cake while reading the papers. With the Miserden estate on the doorstep for walks before or after.
Local micro brewery that also does excellent sourdough pizzas and often has live music. Their offering has changed a number of times during the pandemic - worth checking out.
64 locals recommend
Stroud Brewery
London RoadLocal micro brewery that also does excellent sourdough pizzas and often has live music. Their offering has changed a number of times during the pandemic - worth checking out.
Cacao bar open Fridays and Saturdays selling hot chocolate and other chocolate products made with totally delicious raw and vegan chocolate, made with beans sourced from socially and environmentally conscious producers.
Cacao House Stroud
Cacao bar open Fridays and Saturdays selling hot chocolate and other chocolate products made with totally delicious raw and vegan chocolate, made with beans sourced from socially and environmentally conscious producers.
Sightseeing
The perfect viewing spot for the Slad Valley - about 40 mins walk from the yurt, and on the route of the Laurie Lee wildlife walk.
Swift's Hill
The perfect viewing spot for the Slad Valley - about 40 mins walk from the yurt, and on the route of the Laurie Lee wildlife walk.
Lovely local museum with frequently changing exhibitions relating to local arts, crafts and history.
35 locals recommend
Museum in the Park
Stratford RoadLovely local museum with frequently changing exhibitions relating to local arts, crafts and history.
Quintessential Cotswold village, famed for its yew trees outside the church, as well as the Rococo Gardens. With a handful of pubs, restaurants and cafes it also makes a great stop on a number of circular walks that can be made from the yurt.
58 locals recommend
Painswick
Quintessential Cotswold village, famed for its yew trees outside the church, as well as the Rococo Gardens. With a handful of pubs, restaurants and cafes it also makes a great stop on a number of circular walks that can be made from the yurt.
A National Trust property with lovely wooded walks around a complex of lakes.
52 locals recommend
Woodchester Mansion Trust
B4066A National Trust property with lovely wooded walks around a complex of lakes.