Easy hikes and walks around Innsworth

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.

Gloucester Docks is a historic area of the city of Gloucester. The docks are located at the northern junction of the River Severn with the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. They are Britain's most inland port.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A few options to get up to this little piece of quiet, plenty of places to stop and take in the views and contemplate. If you’re lucky enough to be up there when they’re ringing the bells you’re in for a treat! Out of this world. 💚