Slimbridge
Parish in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.726, -2.387 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 73 03 |
| Population: | 742 |
| Dialling code: | 01453 (Dursley) |
Slimbridge is a small village and civil parish in the district of Stroud, in west Gloucestershire, set on the low-lying floodplain of the River Severn close to the Severn Estuary. The landscape is dominated by grazing marshes, drainage channels and mudflats, and its position between Gloucester and Bristol means it sits within an agricultural belt with easy motorway access while retaining a distinctly rural feel.
Its best-known feature is WWT Slimbridge, the wetland reserve founded by Sir Peter Scott which made the village important for international waterfowl conservation, education and wildlife tourism - especially for wintering swans and migratory birds. Local life remains focused on farming and community amenities such as the village school and pubs, and the long history of living with tidal floods and managed drainage has shaped both the economy and character of the place.
Postcode districts covering Slimbridge
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Gloucester 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Cheltenham 17.4 miles28 km
- Bath 24 miles38.6 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Stroud 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Chipping Sodbury 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Chippenham 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Yate 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Portishead 23.8 miles38.4 km
- Tewkesbury 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Cirencester 17.8 miles28.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Slimbridge Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Cambridge Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Cam West Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Cam Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Coaley Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Upthorpe Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Cam East Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Hamfallow Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Frocester Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Stinchcombe Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Eastington Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Frampton on Severn Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Slimbridge
GL2 7DN, GL2 7BB, GL2 7DT, GL2 7BZ, GL2 7BL, GL2 7DE, GL2 7AY, GL2 7AF, GL2 7DG … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 27.7 miles44.5 km
- Cardiff Airport 47 miles75.6 km
- Cam and Dursley Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Stonehouse Railway Station 4.8 miles7.7 km
Hotels near Slimbridge Ad
- Deangate Motel 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Stonehouse Court Hotel - A Bespoke Hotel 3 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Egypt Mill Hotel and Restaurant 7.4 miles11.9 km
- The Bear of Rodborough Hotel 4 7.4 miles12 km
- Wild Garlic Rooms 4 7.5 miles12 km
- Burleigh Court Hotel 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
- The Belfry Hotel 2 7.6 miles12.3 km
- De Vere Tortworth Court 4 7 miles11.3 km
- Swan Hotel 3 6.3 miles10.1 km
- The Stroud Hotel 4 7.3 miles11.7 km
Schools in Slimbridge
- Slimbridge Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- The New Lawn Stadium 6.8 miles11 km
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Forest of Dean Forest 8 miles12.9 km
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Old Park wood Forest 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Ninewells Wood Forest 14 miles22.6 km
- Dyrham Park Historic site 17 miles27.4 km
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 17.5 miles28.2 km