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Swimming and Jumping
Orchard Trust has a fully accessible Therapy Suite on its peaceful, rural Stowfield Site. This houses a hydrotherapy pool with a counter current current massage unit and colourful lights and a Rebound trampoline. There are private changing rooms with hoist access and space to store wheelchairs when you are in the pool or on the […]
Give some love to a Guinea Pig
The Orchard Trusts small animals include guinea pigs, rabbits and Speedy the tortoise. They all enjoy seeing visitors and having a cuddle. Come to our Stowfield site to see the animals, the small ones and the larger ones like Millie the pig and our sheep and goats. They’d love to see you. The whole site […]
Have a go on the Activity Park
The Orchard Trust Stowfield site has it’s own activity park with swings, a roundabout and a floor trampoline. All are wheelchair accessible, there is also a small slide accessible by a shallow steps or a pull up pipe. The park sits on the wheelchair accessible site surrounded by nature and our friendly animals. Pay us […]
Walking with animals
Visitors to our Stowfield site can take a walk with a goat. Our pygmy goat family is very friendly and they all like to say hello when they see someone approach. It is possible to walk them around the site or go into their paddock to help look after them too. The whole site is […]
*FREE* Gentle Park Walk
Days: Every 2nd and 4th Friday of the Month (Not in August) Time: Meeting at 10.30am for coffee, finishing around 12.30pm. Meeting place: The cafe at the Museum in the Park, Stratford Park. Contact Info: Chris – 07902 100 968, stroud@fairshares.org.uk No costs or booking needed. Contact Chris beforehand to confirm the walk is going […]
My Slimbridge Summer
Plan your Slimbridge adventure and immerse yourself in a world of wetland wildlife, this summer holiday. Enjoy the below activities, included in your admission ticket during the summer holidays! Slimbridge make it their priority for their wetlands and wildlife to be accessible to everyone. From Saturday 23 July to Sunday 4 September, why not try […]
“Tennisability” Coaching at Oxstalls Sports Park, Gloucester
https://aspiretrust.org.uk/tennis/tennis-general Indoor courts at Oxstalls Sports Park Welcome sign and path leading to Oxstalls Sports Park Oxstalls delivers a weekly, award winning disability tennis programme, “Tennisability” with specialist coaches and all equipment provided. All sessions pay & play. Timetable: Mondays: Adult Wheelchair Tennis 8.30-9.30pm £9.00 Emma and Paul 2 adult wheelchair tennis players Tuesdays: Visually […]
Tai Chi at Hidcote
Join Swan School of Tai Chi & Chi Gung at Hidcote, for a unique perspective of the gardens with the ancient Chinese practice of Tai Chi. The first Saturday of the month join Swan School of Tai Chi & Chi Gung at Hidcote, for a unique perspective of the gardens with the ancient Chinese practice […]
Refreshments at Pittville Park
If you are visiting Pittville Park, why not pop into one of their cafés for some refreshments? Central Cross Café You can find Central Cross Café in the middle of the eastern side of Pittville Park, alongside Central Cross Drive. This is the perfect café for good quality home-made food for breakfast, lunch or picnics, […]
Discover secret gardens and magnificent vistas at Hidcote
Hidcote Gardens, National Trust Explore the maze of paved pathways and discover secret gardens, magnificent vistas and plants that burst with colour throughout the gardens at Hidcote. Many of the plants found growing in the garden were collected from Johnston’s many plant hunting trips to far away places. It’s the perfect place if you’re in need of […]
Self-care toolkit- FREE RESOURCE
This is a FREE resource created by MHELO. MHELO is an independent network of people in Gloucestershire who have had or are experiencing mental ill health or for those interested in mental health and mental health support within the county. It is a project within Inclusion Gloucestershire. We know the benefits of self care, and […]
Robinswood Hill Country Park
Robinswood Hill is a 100 hectare Country Park on the south east side of Gloucester rising to 198m (651 ft) above sea level. https://www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk/robinswood-hill – Green flag award site – Countryside walks with extensive views across the Severn Vale, the Forest of Dean and the Cotswolds. – All-terrain mobility scooter hire available – Wildflower meadows, […]
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