Birdwatchers, cyclists, walkers, and visiting historic Gloucester.
Address:
Shepherd's Patch
Slimbridge
Gloucestershire
GL2 7BP.
Telephone no: 0870 770 6036
Fax no: (+44) 1453 890625
Email: slimbridge@yha.org.uk
Description:
Birdwatchers will be in their element here, as a wide variety of wildfowl flocks to this area. The world famous WWT Wildfowl and Wetlands Centre is nearby and the hostel has an observation lounge so you can keep an eye on feathered visitors to the duck pond. Walkers will find plenty to do too, with long-distance footpath The Severn Way running past the hostel and the Cotswold Way four miles away. The National Waterways Museum and Berkeley Castle are also nearby.
Great for:
Birdwatchers, cyclists, walkers, and visiting historic Gloucester.
Need to know:
Available to families and individuals Fri, Sat, and school holidays, mid Feb to end Oct only.
Opening information:
Reception Open:
08.00 - 10.00 hrs
17.00 - 22.30 hrs
Hostel Closes:
23.00 hrs
Escape to...Available for exclusive hire
National Cycle Network:
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