Historic site · Stroud · Gloucestershire

Obelisk

Stroud counts Obelisk, a historic site, among its places to visit. Add any of 8 more places within 5 km to a visit. The pick nearby is Gloucester Cathedral, 14 km off.

Where

In Stroud

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Historic site in Stroud

Inside Stroud

Obelisk is inside Stroud’s built-up area, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Picking your season

If warmth matters, go May to September: Stroud reaches 17–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°87 mm

Feb8° / 2°52 mm

Mar11° / 4°52 mm

Apr14° / 5°51 mm

May17° / 8°59 mm

Jun20° / 11°59 mm

Jul22° / 13°57 mm

Aug22° / 13°64 mm

Sep19° / 11°60 mm

Oct15° / 8°79 mm

Nov11° / 5°82 mm

Dec8° / 3°83 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Stroud, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Stroud. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Stroud’s full climate →

About

Obelisk

Historic site.

In Stroud, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Historic site
Town: in Stroud

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Obelisk on the map

Orange: Obelisk.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Obelisk

By population, Stroud leads the 8 with 26,073. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Stroud

26,073 people · 13 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km southwest of it

Middleyard

648 people · 10 places to visit

3 · 1.2 km northwest of it

Stonehouse

8,302 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 1.3 km southwest of it

Leonard Stanley and King's Stanley

3,584 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Obelisk is	People	Places to visit
Stroud	It’s in town	26,073	13
Middleyard	1.1 km southwest of it	648	10
Stonehouse	1.2 km northwest of it	8,302	9
Leonard Stanley and King's Stanley	1.3 km southwest of it	3,584	10
Whiteshill and Randwick	1.6 km north of it	1,442	5
Woodchester	1.9 km southeast of it	912	13
Bagpath	2.7 km southeast of it	310	11
Amberley	3.2 km southeast of it	1,300	12

Make a day of it

After Obelisk

Within 15 km are 56 places, among them 4 historic houses, 2 castles and a cathedral.

CathedralGloucester Cathedral14 km away 2

Historic houseGatcombe Park7.6 km away 3

Historic houseHighgrove House14 km away 4

GardenWestonbirt Arboretum15 km away 5

CastleGloucester Castle14 km away 6

Historic houseWoodchester Mansion3.6 km away 7CastleCastleBeverston Castle11 km away 8

Historic houseOwlpen Manor6.8 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Planning a visit to Obelisk

Where is Obelisk?

Obelisk is in Stroud, Gloucestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Obelisk?

Historic site.

When is the best time to visit Obelisk?

May to September are the warmest months in Stroud, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Obelisk?

Within 15 km: Gloucester Cathedral (14 km), Gatcombe Park (7.6 km), Highgrove House (14 km) and Westonbirt Arboretum (15 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (7)

Gloucester Cathedral: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gatcombe Park: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Highgrove House: Sherwood, Jones & Co, London, 1825, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Westonbirt Arboretum: Photo taken by and copyright Stuz., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gloucester Castle: William Andrew (1848-1908), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Woodchester Mansion: Matthew Lister Ttamhew, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Owlpen Manor: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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