Woodchester Park
Beautiful secluded wooded valley
Swimming's for the fish
The lakes are deep and hide many dangers. Although tempting, swimming is not allowed.
Woodchester Park
Overview
Beautiful secluded wooded valley
The tranquil wooded valley contains a 'lost landscape' with remains of an 18th- and 19th-century landscape park with a chain of five lakes. Park Mill Pond is the last of these lakes and features a man-made island that is now a heronry. Large carp can also be seen in the waters.
Secreted away in the surrounding woodland, you'll find an old Boat House, built in the early 19th century. It was restored in 1998 and bats now roost in the roof space, emerging at dusk to hunt over the lake. The wood also hides a disused quarry, which was in use until the early 1900s and provided stone for the Woodchester Estate.
The restoration of this varied landscape is an ongoing project. Waymarked trails (steep in places) lead through picturesque scenery, passing an unfinished Victorian mansion (not National Trust).
- Telephone
- 01452814213
- cotswolds@nationaltrust.org.uk
Woodchester Park
How to get here
- Address
- Nympsfield, near Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 3TS
- By cycle
- Cycle route information
- On foot
- Cotswold Way within ¾ mile
- By train
- Stroud train station 5 miles. For further information about travelling to this site by public transport please visit the Cotswold AONB 'Explore the Cotswolds' website
- By road
- off B4066 Stroud to Dursley road
- Parking: Pay and Display (£3 all day), no change given from ticket machine. Accessible from Nympsfield road, 300 yards from junction with B4066. Last admission one hour before dusk
- SatNav:
- By bus
- For information about travelling to this site by public transport please visit the Cotswold AONB 'Explore the Cotswolds' website
Woodchester Park
Prices
Admission free
What is Gift Aid?
Most of our places run the Gift Aid on Entry scheme at their admission points.
Under this scheme, if you're not a member you have the choice of two entry tickets:
- Gift Aid Admission
- Standard Admission
If the place runs Gift Aid on Entry, we'll offer you a clear choice between the Gift Aid Admission prices and the Standard Admission prices at the admission point. It's entirely up to you which ticket you choose.
Gift Aid Admission includes a 10 per cent or more voluntary donation. Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
An extra £1 paid under the scheme can be worth over £3 to the National Trust as shown below:
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Amount paid by visitor | £11.00 | £10.00 |
| Tax refund from Government* | £2.75 | £0.00 |
| Total received by the National Trust | £13.75 | £10.00 |
*Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
Woodchester Park
Opening times
Monday 24 September
- Park Dawn to dusk
Tuesday 25 September
- Park Dawn to dusk
Wednesday 26 September
- Park Dawn to dusk
Thursday 27 September
- Park Dawn to dusk
Friday 28 September
- Park Dawn to dusk
Saturday 29 September
- Park Dawn to dusk
Sunday 30 September
- Park Dawn to dusk
Woodchester Park
Contact us
- Telephone
- 01452814213
- cotswolds@nationaltrust.org.uk
- Address
- Nympsfield, near Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, GL10 3TS