Retirement Properties Spotlight in Thornbury

Thornbury was mentioned in Domesday as Turneberie and has a mixture of old and new shops in both the High Street and St Mary shopping centre with restaurants, inns, boutiques and supermarkets. The town has a traditional market on Saturdays and there is a regular bus service between Bristol and Thornbury. There is also a modern leisure centre with swimming pool, library, two post offices and three chemists, as well as banks and a supermarket.

There are several interesting places to visit nearby including the Wildfowl Trust at Slimbridge, Westonbirt Arboretum, Gatcombe Park, Badminton and Berkeley Castle. Thornbury Castle was built by the Duke of Buckingham and was frequented by Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. The Duke was executed in 1521.