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Thornbury Museum Thornbury’s museum is based at 4 Chapel Street, next to the Armstong Hall Complex. It is operated by the Thornbury and District Heritage Trust and run solely by volunteers, providing a museum service for Thornbury and all parishes of the Lower Severn Vale. On exhibition are objects and archives connected with the local area and changing displays by the Trust, and exhibitions by local groups are shown in the exhibition gallery. There is a small shop where publications of local interest may be purchased. For further information see www.thornburymusuem.org.uk or telephone 01454 857774

Tourist Information The Tourist Information Centre can be found in the Town Hall, High Street. Here information can be found on the local area, from bus time tables to places to visit along with information covering as much of the country as possible. This is an independently run centre holding a wealth of information which caters for residents and visitors alike. The centre also holds information on forthcoming events as does the town notice board outside Wildings in the High Street. Souvenir presents can be purchased here, many of which travel abroad as Christmas and Birthday presents. The opening times are 9.00am – 5.00pm Monday to Friday and 10.00am – 1.00pm on Saturdays from April until the end of August. For further information telephone 01454 281638, email tourism@thornburytowncouncil.gov.uk or visit www.thornburytowncouncil.gov.uk where there is a regularly updated accommodation guide for the area.

The Armstrong Hall Complex, a registered charity, is situated in Chapel Street and is used by a wide variety of groups from dog training to tea dances, to amateur dramatic productions and of course, weddings and parties. The complex comprises of two halls and three meeting rooms along with bar and kitchen facilities. The magnificent smaller hall known as the Cossham Hall, built in 1789 as a Wesleyan Chapel, was donated to the town in 1888 by Handel Cossham. Another old Thornburian, Frank Armstrong, who made his money from inventing Ribena, also wanted to give to the town and financed the building of the other halls around the Cossham Hall. For further information see www.thornburytowncouncil.gov.uk
email hall@thornburytowncouncil.gov.uk or telephone 01454 412103.

Turnberries The newly opened Turnberries which was built by South Gloucestershire Council in 2007 on the old cattle market site in Bath Road. Turnberries is licensed for weddings etc but also provide something smaller for a business or community group meetings. There is even a brand new computer suite with twelve networked computers. In the evenings the complex is also home to Thornbury Youth Club. For further information telephone 01454 868485 visit www.turnberries.co.uk or email info@turnberries.co.uk

The Chantry The Chantry is owned and run by Thornbury and District Community Association, a registered charity, for the benefit of the people of Thornbury and adjoining parishes. The charity aims to focus on the educational and social needs of the town being used for many classes such as languages, ballet, Duke of Edinburgh and also children’s parties or a game of pool in the Social Club Bar. For further information telephone 01454 414268.

Churches The various churches and schools in the town (for a comprehensive list see useful contacts) also have halls that are for hire.

The Mundy Playing Fields The fourteen acres of playing fields were given to the town by the Hon. Violet Wilhamena Mundy of The Farm Thornbury, and are administered by Thornbury Town Council. The well kept area has views over the River Severn and is very popular with both townsfolk and visitors. There are two football pitches and a mini pitch catering for the many football teams in the town. The pavilion contains dressingrooms, a meeting room, often used for childrens parties, and a kitchen. Mundy Playing Fields is also home to Thornbury Tennis club while the Town Council retains two courts for hire to the public. The area also provides a large children’s play area with swings slides etc and a large paddling pool which is well used during the summer months.
Thornbury Town Council also provides and maintains several other smaller play areas dotted around the town ensuring that every child has somewhere to play.

Sports Facilities On the outskirts of the town can be found Thornbury Golf Centre with two 18 hole courses and panoramic views over the Severn Estuary, a clubhouse open to all, a floodlit driving range and a well stocked pro’s shop. For further information see www.thornburygc.co.uk Tel 01454 281144.

Opposite the golf centre can be found Thornbury leisure centre with swimming pool, courts, bowls hall, a gym and much more. For further details of facilities and classes see www.sgleisure.org Telephone 01454 865777

Behind the leisure centre can be found a well used skate park which was constructed after intensive lobbying by the young residents of the town.

On the outskirts of the town can be found the homes of Thornbury cricket club and Thornbury rugby club both catering for many of the townsfolk, young and old alike. Thornbury has many more sports groups and societies catering for all ages, for more information on these see the leisure page on www.mythornbury.co.uk

Streamside Walk Thornbury’s 13th Century town was built on a rocky strip between two streams. Looking east from Rock Street car park and west from Castle Court car park, the valleys in which these streams run are clearly visible. These are just two of the streams which run through the present built up area of the town. Many have been culverted but four remain and it is possible to walk along much of their length around the town. The majority run though the housing areas bringing the countryside into the town and a lot of wildlife can be spotted on a walk round. The stream walks are used for pleasure as well as by many as a car free route around the town, especially by school children. Part of streamside walk runs into the Mediaeval Fishponds at Park Farm which in the thirteenth century would have held fish such as carp and tench, but today the area acts as a wildlife reservoir supporting a wide range of plants which in turn support the wildlife.

There are many more walks around the town such as in Filnore Woods, the Community Woodland at the rear of the Leisure Centre, or a recent walk composed by Thornbury in Bloom, Bloomin’ Wild Walk. More information is available from the Tourist Information Office.