You really need a car to get around the area - unless you are coming for a complete retreat when you can get taxis from Gloucester or Stroud Station easily and the local supermarkets all deliver. There is so much available within 20 mins drive - Gloucester with its Cathedral, the docks, and plenty of shopping, Stroud with its Saturday market noted as one of the best in the UK by the Telegraph (6th May 2017), numerous smaller attractive villages, Slimbridge wetlands wildlife trust, and plenty more.