Cafés

Coffee

Cafés

Did you know you can help wildlife in Gloucestershire by eating a slice of Victoria sponge?

Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust cafés offers a warm welcome and a relaxed atmosphere, as well as showcasing the best of local, sustainable suppliers.

The friendly café team serve a fantastic range of hot drinks, snacks and lunches which you can enjoy, or you can pop in to grab a takeaway coffee or ice cream to enjoy while you admire the stunning views.

Enjoy every mouthful knowing that profits from café and retail sales go directly towards helping nature's recovery in Gloucestershire, making helping wildlife a piece of cake. 

Robinswood Hill café

Open each day between 9:30am and 4.30pm during the summer, and 9:30am and 4pm during the winter. (From October 30th 2023 to 31st March 2024)

 

Robinswood Hill is a green space managed by Gloucester City council and is home to a wealth of wildlife. Car parking is free here.

We've had our headquarters at Robinswood Hill since 1997, when the original building was opened by Sir David Attenborough.

The new headquarters building was finished in summer 2020 and is now in use. The building is clad in red cedar, which was harvested from Lower Woods nature reserve during routine felling works, and has since been repurposed.

The building is designed to be as sustainable as possible and is surrounded by rain gardens. This is a great example of a sustainable urban drainage system or SUDS scheme: a way of managing water so that it doesn’t go through the drainage system as waste. The rain gardens catch water from the guttering and allow this to naturally drain through a series of soils and gravels to naturally filter before returning to the water course. The building also features a ‘windcatcher’ system that allows for natural ventilation and air cooling by using the prevailing wind to power a fan.

RWH - Matt Jarvis

Robinswood Hill

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Crickley Hill café

 

Open each day between 9am and 4.30pm during the summer, and 9am and 4pm during the winter. (From October 30th 2023 to March 31st 2024)

 

Boasting magnificent views, an abundance of wildflowers, butterflies, ancient trees and fascinating geology, Crickley Hill is a spot for the whole family to enjoy.

Follow the waymarked trails or venture off the beaten track to create your own wild adventure. Whatever your age or interest this is a space to enjoy all that nature has to offer.

Please note that parking charges (£2) apply 24/7 at Crickley Hill. You are able to pay by cash and card  on site or at www,parkwithease,co.uk up to 48 hours after your visit.

Crickley Hill Café

Crickley Hill

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