Activities for Children & Families

The Pulse often run activity days during school half terms. To find out more about their programme of activities aimed at children please visit their website. You can also find out more about their regular swimming sessions and classes.

Our playgrounds have lots to offer from Play and Gym equipment, Tennis Courts, Petanque (Boules), BMX track and Football/Rugby posts and it's all free to use! Check out our playgrounds page using the link below for further information.

Enjoy our wonderful local woodlands and the individual sculptures in Twinberrow Woods produced by local groups of all ages and abilities, some sponsored by progressive local businesses and some working closely with professional sculptors helping to interpret creative ideas.

Use the link below for further information.

From time to time the town hosts different trails for people to enjoy. They're often advertised alongside the town's annual events including the Summer Festival, Halloween and Christmas activities.

See the latest Halloween Trails at the bottom of the page!

To explore the hidden gems and history in our town and others in the area, download the 'Discover Stroud Trails' app which is FREE from mobile app stores.

Dursley is an ideal base to access the rest of the Stroud District as well as Gloucester and Bristol.

The town is close to the Cattle Country Adventure Farm Park, who put on a host of activities during half term as well as the Slimbridge Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust and Berkeley Castle, who do not disappoint.

See half term activity ideas for all weathers and budgets across the Stroud District. Download the ideas below.