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Gloucestershire

Our new look traffic and travel section contains up-to-the-minute information about traffic conditions on all the major roads in the region enabling you to beat the jams.
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You can also find details of how to get to the area by road, rail and air, including details of local coach bus and train operators in the region, and directions if travelling by car.

Gloucestershire is situated at the northern edge of the South-West region of the United Kingdom, at the tip of the Severn estuary. The county is less than two hours away from London, with easy access to Stratford-Upon-Avon, Bath, Oxford, Bristol and Wales.

Still predominantly a rural county, the major urban areas are the county city of Gloucester and the largest town, Cheltenham. The population of 565,000 is split between the areas of the Cotswolds, the Royal Forest of Dean and the Severn Vale.

Gloucestershire's location is handy for airports at Staverton, Bristol, and Birmingham.

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Useful links

Information
Gloucestershire weather
Ordnance Survey
Multimap
Traveline South West
Up My Street

Road links
Gloucestershire Police
The Safer City project
Stroud Valley's Community
Car Club

BikeSafe
Department of Transport -
Th!nk road safety website

Driving Standards Agency
Driver and Vehicle Licensing
Agency


Bus links
Gobycoach.com
Combined bus, coach and
train information

Gloucester and Cheltenham
Park and Ride


Rail links
National rail information
Rail passengers group
Railtrack
Severnside Community Rail
Partnership


Air links
Gloucestershire Airport










We are really struggling at the moment, what with the price of petrol and the rising fuel costs, it's difficult making ends meet
Matthew , Cheltenham


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