Midweek closure days and seasonal opening hours
From 25 October Pyke Quarry HRC will switch back to normal opening days and the site will be closed on Wednesdays. All sites will also switch to winter opening hours (10am - 4pm) from 25 October. Please remember all visits must still be pre booked online here. Social distancing measures remain in place, so the number of booking slots available remains limited.
2021 Holiday period
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Open (10am-4pm) |
Closed |
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Fri 2 Apr (Good Friday) |
All sites | |
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Mon 5 Apr (Easter Monday) |
All sites | |
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Mon 3 May (Early May Bank Hol) |
All sites | |
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Mon 31 May (Spring Bank Hol) |
All sites | |
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Mon 30 Aug (Summer Bank Hol) |
All sites | |
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Fri 24 Dec (Christmas Eve) |
All sites | |
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Sat 25 Dec (Christmas Day) |
All sites | |
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Sun 26 Dec (Boxing Day) |
All sites | |
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Mon 27 Dec |
All sites | |
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Tues 28 Dec |
Hempsted, Pyke Quarry and Wingmoor Farm | Oak Quarry and Fosse Cross |
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Weds 29 Dec |
Hempsted, Oak Quarry and Fosse Cross | Pyke Quarry and Wingmoor Farm |
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Thurs 30 Dec |
Pyke Quarry, Wingmoor Farm, Oak Quarry and Fosse Cross | Hempsted |
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All sites | |
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Sat1 Jan (New Years Day) |
All sites | |
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Sun 2 Jan 2022 |
All sites | |
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Mon 3 Jan 2022 |
All sites |
Gloucestershire County Council’s Household Recycling Centres (HRCs) will be closed one day mid-week, either on a Tuesday, a Wednesday or a Thursday and changing to seasonal opening hours.
Seasonal opening times (6 days per week):
Sunday 21st March 2021 - Saturday 30th October 2021
Summer - 9am-5pm
31st October 2021 - Saturday 25th March 2022
Winter - 10am-4pm
Site specific day closures:
On Tuesdays, Fosse Cross (Cirencester) and Oak Quarry (Coleford) will be closed.
On Wednesdays, Pyke Quarry (Horsley near Stroud) and Wingmoor Farm (Bishops Cleeve) will be closed.
On Thursdays, Hempsted (Gloucester) will be closed.
Please note all HRC's will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.
Why we changed our opening hours:
As the evenings get colder and darker, the HRCs across the county receive almost 30 per cent less waste and recycling. In order to reflect this and save taxpayers money, HRCs change to seasonal opening hours and open six days a week.
The council collected data from recycling centres and this told us that midweek is the quieter period at our sites. Residents will have a reasonable alternative recycling centre with this closure pattern, by closing sites at opposite sides of the county. The new opening arrangements and how the sites are used will be monitored. The closure rota also means HRCs in the county will still be open on Bank Holiday Mondays and Good Friday, which are especially busy days at the sites.
To find your nearest alternative site click here.