Directions to The Watershed
Rockness Hill is a single-track road. Many people find it easier to park in Horsley Road and walk up the footpath, which ends at my gate (if you look me up on your sat nav, you will see I 'float' between Rockness Hill and Horsley Rd).
There is a regular bus service from Stroud; if coming by rail, ask at the station for the nearest bus stop for Nailsworth. You need to alight at the ‘Bus Station ‘in Nailsworth - most buses from Stroud terminate here.
Walking from Nailsworth Bus Station (about a 5 minute walk)
With the river behind you, turn left into Old Market Street and walk past the arcade of shops and the Oldstone Restaurant on your left towards the Britannia Pub. The road forks at the Britannia, keep the pub to your right and bear left into Horsley Road and walk up the hill bearing left again as the road forks (ignore Pike Lane) you're still on Horsley Road.
Take the second footpath on your right, just past the high stone wall with a blue house behind it. If you see a chalet bungalow and a beautifully maintained veggie garden above you on your right, you've missed the footpath!
At the top of the footpath you'll see my wooden gate, go through the gate and you'll see my consulting room with a blue stable door.
From Horsley direction (B4058) Via Rockness Hill
Coming out of Horsley village, the road drops down into a valley and up the other side. As you go up and round a left hand bend, start indicating and turn left into Rockness Hill. You'll see a sign post to Rockness and a 40mile sign on your right.
The very narrow road climbs, then plateaus out. After @ ½ mile you'll pass a 'new build' larch clad ecohouse on your left, then a huge Leylandi hedge, after which you'll see a terrace of cottages with long front gardens. Park on your right opposite these cottages.
Keeping the valley on your right, walk down the track. My wooden gate is on your right just where the track ends and the footpath begins. Through the gate, you'll see my consulting room with a blue stable door.
If you are still driving and go past Walkers Cottage a yellow painted detached house on your right, you have gone too far! Turn in the gateway opposite and retrace your steps.
From Bath Rd direction (A46)
...or from Horsley direction if you choose to take the easy road!
(Turn left when you get to the T-junction past the Town Hall and follow directions from William’s Deli below)
Come down the steep hill into Nailsworth. At the roundabout at the bottom of town (William’s Delicatessen on your left), turn first left into Spring Hill and first left into Old Market Street.
Follow Old Market St to the end of the shops and take the left hand fork into Horsley Road (the Britannia pub on your right).
A couple of hundred yards up Horsley Road you’ll see the road bends round into Pike Lane, keep left (you're still on Horsley Road). 100 yards down the road you'll see a tall stone wall to your right.
Park anywhere near there and take the footpath up to your right. You'll see a chalet bungalow with a fab vegetable garden behind a beech hedge to your left as you walk up the footpath (and a blue painted house behind you …and the high stone wall).
At the top of the path you will see my wooden gate to your left as the footpath ends and the track begins. Through the gate, you'll see my consulting room with a blue stable door.
When you leave, it's best to do a three-point turn and go back through Nailsworth, as there's a blind junction at the end of Horsley Road.
From Stroud direction (A46)
At the roundabout in Nailsworth take the third exit into Spring Hill and first left into Old Market Street. Follow Old Market St to the end of the shops and take the left hand fork into Horsley Road (the Britannia pub on your right).
A couple of hundred yards up Horsley Road you’ll see the road bends round into Pike Lane, keep left (you're still on Horsley Road). 100 yards down the road you'll see a tall stone wall to your right.
Park anywhere near there and take the footpath up to your right. You'll see a chalet bungalow with a fab vegetable garden behind a beech hedge to your left as you walk up the footpath (and a blue painted house behind you …and the high stone wall).
At the top of the path you will see my wooden gate to your left as the footpath ends and the track begins. Through the gate, you'll see my consulting room with a blue stable door.
When you leave, it's best to do a three point turn and go back through Nailsworth, as there's a blind junction at the end of Horsley Road.
From Cirencester
Turn left at Tom Long's Post and go down 'the Ladder' into Nailsworth. Take the second exit into Spring Hill and first left into Old Market Street.
Follow Old Market Street to the end of the shops and take the left hand fork into Horsley Road (the Britannia pub on your right).
A couple of hundred yards up Horsley Road you'll see the road bends round into Pike Lane, keep left (you're still on Horsley Road). 100 yards down the road you'll see a tall stone wall to your right.
Park anywhere near there and take the footpath up to your right. You'll see a chalet bungalow with a fab vegetable garden behind a beech hedge to your left as you walk up the footpath (and a blue painted house behind you and the high stone wall).
At the top of the path you will see my wooden gate to your left as the footpath ends and the track begins. Through the gate, you’ll see my consulting room with a blue stable door.
When you leave, it's best to do a three-point turn and go back through Nailsworth, as there's a blind junction at the end of Horsley Road.
