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Stroud is a market town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District. The town's population was 13,500 in 2021. Sited below the western escarpment of the Cotswold Hills, at the meeting point of the Five Valleys, the town is noted for its steep streets.
Noted for its steep streets and vibrant mix of independent shops and cafes, Stroud offers a wide variety of scenery and attractions to welcome visitors and the community alike.
Whether you are looking for breathtaking scenery, enchanting wildlife, active walking and cycling, unique independent shopping or to build cherished family memories meandering through the countryside, the Stroud District has something special and exceptional to offer you.
Stroud is well-known for its industrial heritage and visitors can spot the former textile mills along the valleys. Attractions in Stroud include former working mills open for guided tours at certain times of year. Wimbledon tennis ball cloth and championship snooker baize are still made here today.
- Cotswolds and the Stroud Valleys. Stroud is on the southwest cusp of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The bucolic countryside in this region is as English as it gets, with rambling grassy hills and valleys sprinkled with houses built from the golden underlying limestone.
- Stratford Park. A refined Victorian landscape park, Stratford Park is a Green Flag winner in 56 acres on the north side of the town. Up to 1935 this was a private estate, and the 17th-century mansion at its heart is now the first-rate Museum in the Park.
- Museum in the Park. The beautiful 17th-century wool merchant’s house in Stratford Park has hosted Stroud’s town museum since 2001. With a modern extension and a neighbouring purpose-built art gallery, the museum has been planned to pique the interest of all-comers.
- Historical Trail. Information boards have been set up around Stroud’s historic centre, labelling buildings and recording some fascinating events that took place on these streets.
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The Gloucestershire town of Stroud is located below the western escarpment of the Cotswold Hills at the meeting point of the Five Valleys and is the main town in the Stroud district. Stroud is known for its steep streets, independent spirit and cafe culture.
