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.
2020 Holiday period
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Open (10am-4pm) |
Closed |
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Fri 10 Apr (Good Friday) |
All sites | |
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Mon 13 Apr (Easter Monday) |
All sites | |
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Fri 8 May (Early May Bank Hol / VE Day) |
All sites | |
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Mon 25 Jun (Spring Bank Hol) |
All sites | |
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Mon 31 Aug (Summer Bank Hol) |
All sites | |
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Thur 24 Dec (Christmas Eve) |
Pyke Quarry, Wingmoor Farm, Oak Quarry and Fosse Cross | Hempsted |
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Fri 25 Dec (Christmas Day) |
All sites | |
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Sat 26 Dec (Boxing Day) |
All sites | |
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Sun 27 Dec |
All sites | |
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Mon 28 Dec |
All sites | |
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Tue 29 Dec |
Hempsted, Pyke Quarry and Wingmoor Farm | Oak Quarry and Fosse Cross |
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Wed 30 Dec |
Hempsted, Oak Quarry and Fosse Cross | Pyke Quarry and Wingmoor Farm |
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Pyke Quarry, Wingmoor Farm, Oak Quarry and Fosse Cross | Hempsted |
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Fri 1 Jan (New Years Day) |
All sites | |
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Sat 2 Jan 2021 |
All sites | |
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Sun 3 Jan 2021 |
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 29th March 2020 - Saturday 24th October 2020
Summer - 9am-5pm
25th October 2020 - Saturday 27th March 2021
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.