Walkers Fish and Chips

The fish comes battered and crispy, portions of chips are genuinely generous, and you can add mushy peas, curry sauce, or a pickled egg if you want them. Everything's cooked fresh to order, so there's usually a wait, but it's time well spent for food that tastes as it should. Both locals and visitors come here regularly, either grabbing lunch between exploring the town or picking up dinner to eat back at their accommodation after a day out.

Nailsworth itself is a lively market town built around independent shops and a real creative community. Walking routes head straight out from the town centre into the surrounding Cotswold valleys and hills, making it a solid base if you're planning to spend a few hours on foot. For something more extensive, Stroud is a short drive away and definitely worth visiting for its well-regarded farmers market and wider choice of shops and cafes. This part of Gloucestershire has plenty going on, and Walkers is the kind of place you'll want to know about when you need straightforward, honest food to fuel yourself between activities.