Book HRCs
Everyone visiting the Household Recycling Centres are required to pre-book their visit.
This is to minimise queues and congestion on site and to help keep everybody safe.
Midweek closure days and seasonal opening hours
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2026 holiday closure days
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Friday 3 April (Good Friday) |
All sites |
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Monday 6 April (Easter Monday) |
All sites |
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Monday 4 May (Early May Bank Holiday) |
All sites |
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Monday 25 May (Late May Bank Holiday) |
All sites |
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Monday 31 August (Summer Bank Holiday) |
All sites |
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Thursday 24 December (Christmas Eve) |
Fosse Cross HRC Oak Quarry HRC Pyke Quarry HRC Wingmoor Farm HRC |
Hempsted HRC |
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Friday 25 December (Christmas Day) |
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All sites |
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Saturday 26 December (Boxing Day) |
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All sites |
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Thursday 31 December (New Year's Eve) |
Fosse Cross HRC Oak Quarry HRC Pyke Quarry HRC Wingmoor Farm HRC |
Hempsted HRC |
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Friday 1 January (New Year's Day) |
All sites |
Gloucestershire County Council’s Household Recycling Centres (HRCs) close for one day mid-week, either on a Tuesday, a Wednesday or a Thursday (with the exception of Wingmoor Farm HRC which opens 7 days a week). All sites operate seasonal opening hours.
Seasonal opening times:
Sunday 26 October 2025 - Saturday 28 March 2026
Winter opening hours - 10am to 4pm
Sunday 29 March 2026 - Saturday 24 October 2026
Summer opening hours - 9am to 5pm
Site specific day closures:
On Tuesdays Fosse Cross (Cirencester) and Oak Quarry (Coleford) will be closed.
On Wednesdays Pyke Quarry (Horsley near Stroud) will be closed.
On Thursdays Hempsted (Gloucester) will be closed.
Please note: Wingmoor Farm (Bishops Cleeve) is open 7 days a week.
All HRCs are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's 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.
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