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Robert Raikes House – View of Gloucester Cathedral loop from Hucclecote Meadows

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Robert Raikes House – View of Gloucester Cathedral loop from Hucclecote Meadows

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Robert Raikes House – View of Gloucester Cathedral loop from Hucclecote Meadows

02:10

8.43km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

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3.88 km

The New Inn Hotel, Gloucester

Highlight • Cafe

In the heart of Gloucester, the 15th-century New Inn features a medieval courtyard, a pub serving real ale and free WiFi. There is also a traditional restaurant with period features. Beautifully restored, the New Inn Hotel offers cosy rooms with exposed beams and original features. All rooms have a private bathroom, tea/coffee making facilities and a TV. The Pilgrims Restaurant serves a carvery and British dishes in charming surroundings. The New Inn has 2 bars, including the award-winning Real Ale Bar, which offers up to 12 cask ales. There is also a café serving homemade cakes and speciality teas. The old courtyard has galleries on all sides. The historic building was used by pilgrims visiting Gloucester Cathedral, just 300 metres away. The East Gate Shopping Centre is just 2 minutes' walk away and Gloucester Train Station is a 5-minute walk away.

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The New Inn – Lady Jane Grey Proclamation Site

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The New Inn built in 1450. Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed Queen here on 10th July 1553. She was executed at the Tower of London on the 12 February 1554.

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3.96 km

Baker Jewellers Clock

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The town was granted high status under Emperor Nerva in 96-98 ce when he declared ‘Colonia Nervia Glevensis’ was to be one of the administrative capitals of Britain; the highest status a Roman town could attain. Only Colchester, Lincoln and York shared the status. The City was a place of villas, colonnades and temples for its citizens.

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4.03 km

Statue of Emperor Nerva

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4.07 km

Robert Raikes House

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Raikes was born at Ladybellegate House, Gloucester, in 1736, the eldest child of Mary Drew and Robert Raikes, a newspaper publisher. He was baptised on 24 September 1736 at St Mary de Crypt Church in Gloucester. On 23 December 1767 he married Anne Trigge, with whom he had three sons and seven daughters: their oldest son, the Rev. Robert Napier Raikes, was the father of General Robert Napier Raikes of the Indian Army, while another son, William Henley Raikes, was a colonel in the Coldstream Guards and fought for the British in the Napoleonic Wars. Raikes's great-granddaughter Caroline Alice Roberts (1848–1920) was a fiction writer who married the composer Sir Edward Elgar.

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4.26 km

View of Gloucester Cathedral

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The cathedral is large and visible from afar. It stands proudly in the city center. The construction is impressive.

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8.43 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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7.43 km

593 m

210 m

188 m

Surfaces

5.30 km

2.53 km

314 m

167 m

Elevation

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Monday 13 July

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Robert Raikes House – View of Gloucester Cathedral loop from Hucclecote Meadows

The New Inn Hotel, Gloucester

The New Inn – Lady Jane Grey Proclamation Site

Baker Jewellers Clock

Statue of Emperor Nerva

Robert Raikes House

View of Gloucester Cathedral

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