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Known for
The Cotswold Way passing through, the Dursley Pedersen bicycle (a revolutionary Victorian design made here), Cam Peak and Stinchcombe Hill, and a small Gloucestershire market town beneath the Cotswold escarpment
A little history
Dursley's most famous export was the Pedersen bicycle — a revolutionary cantilever-framed bicycle designed by Mikael Pedersen and manufactured here from 1893. The Cotswold Way long-distance walk passes through the town. The town sits beneath the western Cotswold escarpment.
Stinchcombe Hill above the town has extraordinary views over the Severn Vale — one of the Cotswolds' great viewpoints. Cam Peak for the walk. The town market. The Cotswold Way through the town for walking.
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The town has independent cafes and a good market. Local Gloucestershire produce throughout. The Cotswold escarpment area has good pub food.
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Dursley is a place in Gloucestershire known for the Cotswold Way passing through, the Dursley Pedersen bicycle (a revolutionary Victorian design made here), Cam Peak and Stinchcombe Hill, and a small Gloucestershire market town beneath the Cotswold escarpment. Dursley's most famous export was the Pedersen bicycle — a revolutionary cantilever-framed bicycle designed by Mikael Pedersen and manufactured here from 1893. The population is around 7,000.
The town has independent cafes and a good market. Local Gloucestershire produce throughout. The Cotswold escarpment area has good pub food.
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Roam covers Dursley and the surrounding area in Gloucestershire, including Cam, Uley, Coaley, Stinchcombe, North Nibley, Wotton-under-Edge, Berkeley and Sharpness.
