Park Hotel

Location

Falfield, Nr Bristol, South Gloucestershire, GL12 8DR

Extreme Sports The Hill Dursley, The School House, Stinchcombe, Dursley, Gloucestershire, Castle Combe Racing Circuit and Skidpan Castle Combe Circuit, Chippenham, Wilts. Whether you want to get dirty off-road, do some low-down karting or just spin around the skidpan, Castle Combe has got all. For full-on speed kicks, try a Subaru Impreza or Lotus Elise in the Racing School. Thornbury Paintball Fields Behind Wyevale Garden Centre, Thornbury, Bristol, BS16 5AB Bristol and Gloucester Gliding Club Nympsfield, Gloucestershire. If you want height (flying is at up to 2000 ft) and speed from your adventure sport, you’ve got it. Berkley Castle Berkley Gloucestershire, GL13 9BQ This beautiful and historic castle begun in 1117 still remains the home of the famous family who gave their name to numerous locations all over the world, notably Berkley Square in London, Berkley Hundred in Virginia and Berkley University in California. Scene of the brutal murder of Edward 11 in 1327 and besieged by Cromwell’s troops in 1645, the castle is steeped in history. The state apartments contain magnificent collections of furniture, tapestries and rare paintings by primarily English and Dutch masters. Part of the famous Berkley silver in the dining room. Jenner Museum Church Lane, Berkley, Gloucestershire, GL13 9BH Edward Jenner (1749 – 1823), a country house doctor in Berkley, Gloucestershire, was intrigued by country-lore saying milk maids who caught the mild cowpox could not catch deadly smallpox. He devised a crucial experiment involving a milkmaid, a young boy and a cow called ‘Blossom’. As a consequences, smallpox has been eradicated from the Earth! Jenner’s discovery has developed into one of the most important parts of modern medicine – Immunology Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL2 7BT WWT Slimbridge is one of nine wetland centres across the UK, founded by Sir Peter Scott in 1946. Now a world-renowned reserve for waterbirds set in 120 acres. Its new £6.2m visitor centre houses a wildlife art gallery. The Hanson Discovery Centre, the Waterside Restaurant, a cinema and the Sloane Observation Tower (which provides the best view of the Severn in the whole of Gloucestershire)