Lightvessel LV14 SULA – Gloucester Docks loop from Gloucester

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Lightvessel LV14 SULA – Gloucester Docks loop from Gloucester

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Lightvessel LV14 SULA – Gloucester Docks loop from Gloucester

01:19

12.8km

40m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 1.81 km for 24 m

After 6.10 km for 29 m

After 7.46 km for 42 m

After 10.9 km for 24 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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970 m

The New Inn Hotel, Gloucester

Highlight • Cafe

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.

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973 m

The New Inn – Lady Jane Grey Proclamation Site

Highlight • Historical Site

The New Inn built in 1450. Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed Queen here on 10th July 1553. She was executed at the Tower of London on the 12 February 1554.

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1.15 km

Robert Raikes House

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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.

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1.42 km

Gloucester Docks

Highlight • Settlement

Worth a look and plenty of food and drink options available.

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3.30 km

Canal Side

Highlight • Cycleway

8.74 km

Gloucester Towpath: Sainsbury's to Hempsted Lane Bridge

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

10.7 km