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You are just outside Gloucester Rail Station, look right and this is what you will see, image - 1. Walk towards the Station Hotel keeping on the right. |
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Steps: 130 Time: 1 minutes |
Now you will have to cross two crossings, a Puffin Crossing on the dual carriageway (Bruton Way) and the Zebra crossing immediately after, image- 2 |
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Steps: 100 Time: 50 seconds |
You should have seen the Bus Station sign on the top of the building in front of you by this time. A few steps ahead from the zebra crossing turn left at the corner of the building and you will be in the Bus Station's territory, image - 3. |
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There will be buses on the right and shops on your left side. Keep walking straight ahead towards what it look like a little "tunnel", image - 4. |
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Steps: 100 Time: 50 seconds |
Coming out of the "tunnel" look on the right and you will see the Taxi Rank and a large tree, walk round it to reach the zebra crossing, see picture of the Taxi Rank, image - 5. |
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Steps: 100 Time: 50 seconds |
Crossing the zebra crossing takes you into Clarence Street. View of Clarence Street from the Taxi Rank, image -6. |
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Steps: 260 Time: 2 mins & 30 secs |
Keep walking on the pavement all the way up between the local bus stops on the left and shops on the right until you reach the end of the street where you will see exactly what is shown on image - 7. |
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Turn right and you are now on Eastgate Street. Do not forget to have a peep down on the Roman Excavations. Walk down Eastgate Street keeping your eyes on 14th century St Michael's Tower straight ahead, image - 8. |
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Step: 260 Time: 2 min & 30 secs |
You are now on the Gloucester Cross (from 13 century, it is the central place where the “gate” streets meet), Image - 9. |
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Straight over the Cross and you are now in Westgate Street, historically the most important, presently the prettiest street in Gloucester! Beautiful old buildings on both sides. Image - 10. |
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Steps: 350 Time: 3 min & 30 secs |
Walk straight down to the end of the pedestrian zone and when you are there do not forget to look right to see the front of the magnificent Gloucester Cathedral, image - 11. |
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and if you look on the left you will see the classical Shire Hall Building, image - 12. |
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Steps: 130 Time: 1 minute |
Keep walking downhill until you reach the curb of the road going left. Now you should see the pub on the left and St Nicholas Church on the right, Image - 13. |
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Steps: 130 Time: 1 minute |
Keeping right you will pass Dick Whittington's Pub until you are in the front of St Nicholas's church, right across the road is the Folk Museum. |