Directions & Contact
We are located on a single track lane approximately 12 minutes by car from Stroud. A handy landmark is the Lynch Knoll wind turbine – we are 300 yards west of it (towards Nympsfield) on the opposite side of the road. A taxi from the train station in Stroud will cost around £15. It is possible to reach us via public transport, but as we are on a single track lane the bus services are irregular. The number 35 bus runs from Stroud to Nympsfield twice daily but not at weekends. From Nympsfield it is a 15 minute walk to Thistledown. You can also take a bus (numerous services) from Stroud to Nailsworth (or Forest Green which is slightly closer) and walk from there – this walk takes around 45 minutes. The number 264 bus runs from Nailsworth to Nympsfield on a Tuesday and a Friday and you can ask to be dropped at Thistledown (on the right just after the wind turbine).
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From the M5 – J13
- Take A419 towards Stonehouse
- 1 mile to roundabout, take 3rd turning to Eastington
- 2 miles to mini-roundabout, 1st turning left towards Frocester
- Through Frocester to the top of Frocester Hill
- At the crossroads go straight over and turn left after 300 yards towards Nympsfield
- After 500 yards, at the staggered junction, cross straight over into Tinkley Lane, signposted towards Nailsworth
- After 1 mile turn left at the Thistledown sign
- If you reach the wind turbine you are 300 yards too far
From the M4 – J15
- Take the A419 to Cirencester
- Go around the Cirencester ring road and at the 4th roundabout take the exit for Stroud A419
- Continue along A419 until airfield on the left, at the roundabout take the first exit to Minchinhampton
- After 3 miles you’ll come to ‘Tom Long’s Post’, a crossroads in the centre of the common, turn left to Nailsworth
- You will head down a steep, windy hill and into Nailsworth – at the roundabout go straight over and up Spring Hill
- Go straight over 2 mini roundabouts, and the road will turn into a single track lane – Tinkley Lane – continue for 1.5 miles
- Thistledown is 300 yards after the windturbine on the right hand side
- If you reach Nympsfield you’ve gone 1 mile too far