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 miles
- Gloucester 11.1 miles
- Cheltenham 17.4 miles
- Bath 24 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 18.6 miles
- Stroud 6.9 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 13.1 miles
- Chippenham 21.6 miles
- Yate 12.7 miles
- Portishead 23.8 miles
- Tewkesbury 21.1 miles
- Cirencester 17.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Slimbridge Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Cambridge Built-up area 1 mile
- Cam West Ward 1.5 miles
- Cam Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Coaley Parish 2.4 miles
- Upthorpe Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Cam East Ward 2.5 miles
- Hamfallow Parish 2.6 miles
- Frocester Parish 2.7 miles
- Stinchcombe Parish 2.7 miles
- Eastington Built-up area 3 miles
- Frampton on Severn Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Slimbridge
GL11 5HZ, GL2 7AT, GL2 7DP, GL2 7AD, GL2 7DL, GL2 7BB, GL2 7BP, GL2 7DD, GL2 7AA … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 27.7 miles
- Cardiff Airport 47 miles
- Cam and Dursley Railway Station 1.3 miles
- Stonehouse Railway Station 4.8 miles
Hotels near Slimbridge Ad
- Malt House 3 3.8 miles
- The Prince Of Wales Hotel Berkeley 3 2.1 miles
- Stonehouse Court Hotel 3 4.2 miles
- The Bell Inn 6.3 miles
- The Frocester 3.2 miles
- The Bell Inn 4 3.3 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Michaelwood M5 2.5 5.2 miles
- The Berkeley Arms Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- Saul Farm 3 3.9 miles
- The Black Horse Inn 4.5 miles
Schools in Slimbridge
- Slimbridge Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- The New Lawn Stadium 6.8 miles
- Kingswood Abbey Historic site 6.9 miles
- Forest of Dean Forest 8 miles
- Flaxley Abbey Historic site 8.1 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 9.9 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 10.7 miles
- Cuckoo Wood Forest 13.1 miles
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 13.8 miles
- Old Park wood Forest 13.8 miles
- Ninewells Wood Forest 14 miles
- Dyrham Park Historic site 17 miles
- Oldbury Court Estate Estate 17.5 miles