Dowdeswell
Parish in Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.869, -2.005 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 99 18 |
| Dialling code: | 01242 (Cheltenham) |
Dowdeswell is a compact, rural parish tucked into the Cotswold hills of Gloucestershire, England, a few miles north of Cheltenham. The area is best known for Dowdeswell Reservoir and the surrounding Dowdeswell Woods, with spring-fed streams, limestone ridges and attractive walking trails that make it popular with birdwatchers and walkers and sit within the wider Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Historically an agricultural community with ties to local country estates, the parish today remains mainly farmland and small holdings, with a quiet village feel and a mix of long-standing residents and commuters to nearby towns. Conservation, outdoor recreation and local history shape community life, and the landscape’s distinctive stone walls and woodlands give Dowdeswell a strongly Cotswold character.
Postcode districts covering Dowdeswell
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Gloucester 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Cheltenham 3.7 miles6 km
- Worcester 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Stroud 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Great Malvern 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Witney 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Evesham 15.5 miles25 km
- Tewkesbury 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Cirencester 10.8 miles17.5 km
- Carterton 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Dursley 19.6 miles31.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Whittington Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Andoversford Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Charlton Kings Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Battledown Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Shipton Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Sevenhampton Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Charlton Park Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Oakley Ward 3.3 miles5.3 km
- All Saints Ward 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Sandywell Ward 3.3 miles5.3 km
- College Ward 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Leckhampton Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
Example postcodes in Dowdeswell
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 41.8 miles67.3 km
- Bristol Airport 45.5 miles73.2 km
- Cheltenham Spa Railway Station 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Cheltenham Racecourse Railway Station 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Cheltenham Bus Station 3.8 miles6.1 km
Hotels near Dowdeswell Ad
- The Frogmill 4 1.9 miles3 km
- The Greenway Hotel & Spa 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Cleeve Hill Hotel 4 5 miles8 km
- Cowley Manor Experimental 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Cheltenham 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Queens Hotel Cheltenham 4 3.7 miles6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Cheltenham 3 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Ellenborough Park 5 4.5 miles7.3 km
- The George 4 3.9 miles6.2 km
- The Stump 3 7.4 miles11.8 km
Local points of interest
- Whaddon Road Stadium 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Cheltenham Racecourse Recreation 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Stowell Park Estate 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Cotswold Motoring Museum Museum 10.5 miles17 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Batsford Estate 14.7 miles23.6 km
- The New Lawn Stadium 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Bruern Abbey Historic site 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Woodnorton Estate 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Croome Court Estate 17.4 miles28 km
- Hidcote Manor Garden Gardens 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Blackmore Park Estate 19 miles30.5 km