The Chestnut

The Chestnut sits on Chapel Street in Cam, the residential half of the Cam-and-Dursley parish that stretches north from the town centre towards the old mill workings along the Cam Brook.

It is the kind of pub that has always belonged to its immediate neighbourhood rather than to passing trade — a proper locals' house in a part of Cam that does not get much footfall from outsiders.

Inside you can expect a straightforward single-bar pub serving the people who live within walking distance: regulars from the surrounding streets, dog walkers coming off the footpaths that run behind the village, people who want a pint without having to drive into Dursley.

It is not a food destination or a gastropub. Real ale may well feature given Gloucestershire's strong brewing tradition, with names like Stroud Brewery and Uley Brewery both close by, but the emphasis is on being an honest, unhurried local. If you are staying in the area and want to drink where the residents drink rather than where visitors are directed, this is the right address.