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Summer Evenings at Tinkley Gate

Join us on Fridays and Saturdays throughout July for evening openings. Play board and lawn games, enjoy walks, have pizza and new sundaes with our "dessert club" offer in a relaxing environment with views over the Stroud valleys. Gates close at 8pm.

  • Booking not needed
  • Free event (admission applies)

Whether you've been elsewhere all day and want to unwind, or if you just wish you could stay a little longer, you can now enjoy later closing times at Tinkley Gate, Woodchester Park on these select dates in July. With the park extending its hours to 8pm, and the café extending to 7.30pm (last orders for pizza at 7pm), these later evenings allow our visitors to:

- Stay later, enjoy dinner with wood fire pizzas and our new "dessert club" menu - Enjoy drinks (available in the cafe) - Play board games (bring your own or try some of the games and puzzles left out for you) - Play lawn games such as football, croquet and swing ball - Enjoy nature from the comfort of the cafe, a hammock, a deck chair or bring a picnic blanket and set up your own space - Bring a group, a partner or come alone

Select evenings will also have events to look out for - listed separately on our website.

Times

Prices

Event ticket prices

This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.

Check admission prices

The basics

Meeting point

Tinkley Gate is located on Tinkley Lane between Nympsfield and Naislworth. The main carpark is less than 200m from the cafe entrance: Tinkley Gate Carpark TInkley Lane Nympsfield GL10 3UH

What to bring and wear

Dress for the weather and for whatever you plan to do. Paths are mostly gravelled, with some sections which are grass.

Accessibility

Tinkley Gate Carpark has accessible parking spaces where blue badge holders park for free and a drop-off zone in front of the cafe front door. The cafe has a power assisted front door and an accessible toilet. For more information on accessibility at Tinkley Gate visit the access article: "accessibility at Woodchester Park," available on our webpage.

Other

Tinkley Gate National Trust Carpark can be found at what3words:///confident.request.certified Parking is free for members, £4 for non-members.

Upcoming events

Paint Your Own Wind in the Willows Sculpture 

Paint your own Wind in the Willows figurine to take home! Basic tools and paints provided. Each kit costs £15.

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on
6 Jun to 28 Jun 2026
at 10:00 to 16:00+ 22 other dates or times

The Wind in the Willows Trail at Tinkley Gate 

Discover a twist on a classic tale with this sculpture trail around Woodchester Park, celebrating 50 years of the Animal & Plant Health Agency

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on
6 Jun to 28 Jun 2026
at 10:00 to 17:00+ 22 other dates or times

Bodyscape Dance Workshop 

A dance workshop exploring choreography in the natural landscape around us, set against views of the Cotswold landscape at Tinkley Gate, Woodchester Park.

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on
6 Jun 2026
at 11:00 to 13:00

Storytelling for Under 5s 

Spark little imaginations with free storytelling fun every Monday at Tinkley Gate!

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on
8 Jun to 31 Aug 2026
at 10:30 to 11:00+ 12 other dates or times