📜 National Trust property in a secluded Cotswolds valley. 🏞️ Features five lakes, extensive woodlands, and an unfinished Victorian Gothic mansion. 🌿 Site of Special Scientific Interest, home to diverse wildlife including rare bats and a heronry.
🌳 Explore serene woodlands and waymarked trails
💧 Discover a chain of five picturesque lakes
🏰 See the unique unfinished Victorian Gothic mansion
🦇 Spot rare greater horseshoe bats and diverse wildlife
⚠️ Uneven and steep ground, poor mobile signal
🚫 Swimming prohibited in lakes due to hidden dangers
🚫 Dogs not allowed on mansion tours
👟 Walking shoes recommended for uneven paths
🐕 Dogs must be kept on leads at all times
💰 Bring cash for Buckholt car park (no card/signal)
♿ All-terrain mobility scooter (tramper) available to borrow, book in advance
💰 Park parking £3 for non-members; Mansion admission Adult £11, Child £2, Family £25.
🕒 Park: Dawn-Dusk; Tinkley Gate car park: 09:00-17:00 (winter 16:00); Mansion: Apr-Oct Fri-Sun, Bank Holidays 11:00-17:00; Tinkley Gate café: 10:00-16:30 (winter 15:30).
🅿️ Tinkley Gate (GL10 3UH) and Buckholt car parks.
💰 £3 for non-members, free for NT members.
♿ Designated Blue Badge parking available.
🚻 At Tinkley Gate café entrance and Woodchester Mansion on open days.
☕ Tinkley Gate café offers wood-fired pizzas, salads, cakes, ice cream.
🏰 Mansion café is seasonal.
🚌 By road (Tinkley Lane or B4066), Stroud train station (5 miles), Bus 65 to Tinkley Corner.