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Slad is a village in Gloucestershire, England, in the Slad Valley about 2 miles (3 km) from Stroud on the B4070 road from Stroud to Birdlip. Slad was the home of Laurie Lee, whose novel Cider with Rosie (1959) is a description of growing up in the village from his arrival at the age of three in 1917.
Sep 1, 2012 · The Society of London Art Dealers, SLAD, builds public confidence in art dealing. Members are required to uphold the highest professional standards. Gain insights into the UK Fine Art Market with the Summary of the SLAD 2022 Membership Survey and the Summary of Panel Discussion at the 2023 Art Business Conference
Dec 6, 2023 · Known for its beautiful countryside, offering outdoor activities such as hiking, cycling, and horseback riding, the village is near several nature reserves and parks, including the Woodchester Park, which features a stunning collection of lakes, woodlands, and gardens.
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- On The Laurie Lee Trail
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Stay at Cardynham House (01452 814006; cardynham.co.uk) in Painswick, a Tudor wool merchant’s dwelling with four-poster bedrooms (b & b from £90 for two). Or move on five centuries to Hotel88 in Painswick (01452 813688; cotswolds88hotel.co.uk), a stylish modern boutique hotel concealed in a Palladian Cotswold stone shell (b & b from £110). For lunc...
Bulls Cross, near Slad: the haunted crossroads whose dark history is related in Cider with Rosie. A gibbet stood here in former times when stagecoaches rattled past en route to Gloucester. Painswick: There is hardly a building out of place in this perfect little Cotswold hill town. Seen from the other side of the valley, its pale limestone houses r...
Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee, first published by the Hogarth Press in 1959, now Vintage Classics, £7.99.Laurie Lee: The Well-loved Stranger by Valerie Grove, a biography published in 1999 by Penguin Books, now out of print. A Thousand Laurie Leesby Adam Horovitz will be published in June by the History Press. Cotswolds travel guide Our travel gui...
Slad The Slad Valley has become immortalised by the words of the famous author Laurie Lee, whose classic novel ‘Cider with Rosie’ is known and loved all over the world. This green and tranquil, hidden valley can be found near the towns of Stroud and Painswick.
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A lot to enjoy - walk the Cotswold Way and Laurie Lee trail in Slad Valley. Visit Cheltenham races, the popular Stroud Farmers Market and Five Valleys shopping centre selling street food. Discover the picturesque canal and cycle trail. Enjoy a pint in the Woolpack at Slad, an ice cream on Minchinhampton Common.
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