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Gloucester Docks – Gloucester Cathedral loop from Quedgeley

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Gloucester Docks – Gloucester Cathedral loop from Quedgeley

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Gloucester Docks – Gloucester Cathedral loop from Quedgeley

03:10

12.4km

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: April 19, 2026

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After 1.38 km for 102 m

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Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.05 km

Monk Meadow

Lake

4.02 km

Gloucester Docks

Highlight • Monument

The Gloucester Docks would once have been a bustling hub for transporting goods to and from Gloucester along the River Severn. Today, the Victorian warehouses have been transformed into restaurants, pubs and shops.

You can learn more about the area's history at the National Waterways Museum. For more information about the docks, visit: gloucesterdocks.me.uk.

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6.52 km

Gloucester Cathedral

Highlight • Religious Site

Situated close to the River Severn, Gloucester Cathedral first appears in records in the 11th century. Built as an abbey church, it has a Norman nucleus as well as touches of Gothic architecture. Many important historical figures are buried at the cathedral such as Edward II of England and Robert Curthose, the eldest son of William the Conqueror.

The unique cathedral has also featured in Doctor Who and Sherlock as well as Harry Potter.

You can visit the cathedral and discover its 1,000 years of history from 7.30am - 6pm daily. There is also a cafe and a gift shop. You can find more information, here: gloucestercathedral.org.uk

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6.93 km

Baker Jewellers Clock

Highlight • Historical Site

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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7.00 km

Statue of Emperor Nerva

Highlight • Historical Site

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7.03 km

Robert Raikes House

Highlight • Other

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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7.32 km

The Candle Sculpture, Gloucester

Highlight • Monument

The work - dubbed The Candle - has been designed by Nottingham-based artist Wolfgang Buttress and is part of the city's regeneration project.

It has lines from the poem, Requiem, by the Gloucester writer, Ivor Gurney, engraved around the base.

Cranes hoisted the artwork, financed by Gloucester Heritage, into place at the foot of the Kimbrose steps.

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7.36 km

Gloucester Docks

Highlight • Settlement

Worth a look and plenty of food and drink options available.

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7.65 km

Gloucester Quays Designer Outlet Centre

Highlight • Historical Site

Gloucester Quays (also known as Gloucester Quays Designer Outlet Centre) is an outlet shopping centre on St Ann Way, Gloucester, in the area of the city formerly known as High Orchard. The outlet is situated close to Gloucester Docks, a historic area of the city.

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12.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.17 km

3.48 km

1.02 km

735 m

663 m

348 m

Surfaces

5.82 km

3.38 km

2.29 km

476 m

446 m

Elevation

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Gloucester Docks – Gloucester Cathedral loop from Quedgeley

Gloucester Docks

Gloucester Cathedral

Baker Jewellers Clock

Statue of Emperor Nerva

Robert Raikes House

The Candle Sculpture, Gloucester

Gloucester Docks

Gloucester Quays Designer Outlet Centre

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