Dentist near Kingsway — a short trip into Gloucester.

Why Kingsway residents are choosing us

Kingsway sits between Quedgeley and the wider Gloucester conurbation, and while the estate has its own local centre with shops and services, dental provision hasn't always kept pace with the sheer number of new homes built here. Several Kingsway families have told us they've struggled to find a practice locally with room for new patients, which is exactly the gap GL1 Dental was set up to fill.

As a brand-new practice we carry no backlog of existing patients, so appointments are typically available far sooner than residents have come to expect from busier, longer-established surgeries. For a development that's grown so quickly, having a nearby option with genuine capacity has made a real difference to the Kingsway families who've registered with us so far.

We also offer the flexibility that comes with being a private practice — clear, agreed pricing before any treatment begins, appointment times that suit working households, and a real effort to prioritise new patients while we build up our list from scratch.

Getting here from Kingsway

From Kingsway, the most direct route follows Thatcham Avenue or Naas Lane out onto the B4008, joining Bristol Road towards Gloucester city centre. Bristol Road becomes Stroud Road near the Southgate Street junction, with the practice a short way along on the left — the whole journey typically takes around ten to twelve minutes outside peak times.

Residents in the newer pockets of Kingsway closer to the M5 Junction 12 interchange can pick up the B4008 or A38 directly, avoiding the need to cut through the Local Centre's busier junctions. This tends to be the quickest and most predictable route into Stroud Road.

Traffic along the B4008 and Bristol Road corridor can build up during the morning and late afternoon school runs, so Kingsway patients travelling at those times should allow a few extra minutes, but outside those windows the drive is generally quick and straightforward.

• Around 12 minutes by car from Kingsway via the B4008 and Bristol Road
• Regular Stagecoach services connecting Kingsway Local Centre to Gloucester
• Close to the Bristol Road and Stroud Road junction
• Straightforward access from M5 Junction 12 and the A38

By bus from Kingsway

Stagecoach services connect Kingsway to central Gloucester at regular intervals, with stops around the Local Centre and along the B4008 corridor giving residents a direct route towards Bristol Road and Stroud Road.

For most Kingsway households the bus journey takes around twenty minutes including a short walk at either end, making it a realistic alternative for anyone who'd rather not drive, and Gloucester railway station is only a little further beyond the practice for patients arriving by train from further afield.

Cyclists can follow Naas Lane or the B4008 towards Bristol Road before joining Stroud Road, though given traffic volumes at peak times, many Kingsway residents prefer to travel outside the busiest commuter hours.

On-site parking is available at the practice, which most Kingsway drivers find far more convenient than searching for a space nearer Gloucester's city centre.

Your first visit

A first visit for most Kingsway patients starts with a full conversation about dental history, since many are registering somewhere new after years without a settled dentist locally. We carry out a thorough examination with any necessary X-rays and explain what we find in plain, straightforward terms.

Given how many of our Kingsway enquiries come from working adults passing Gloucester daily, we try to offer appointment times that slot easily into a working day, and we're upfront about cost from the outset so nothing goes ahead without a clear price agreed beforehand.

For families registering everyone together, we're happy to arrange consecutive appointments on the same visit, which several Kingsway households have specifically asked for given the extra distance involved compared with a smaller local surgery.

For one of Gloucester's newest neighbourhoods

Kingsway's rapid growth — from open land south-west of the city into a fully-fledged neighbourhood with its own local centre, schools and parks — has understandably left dental provision struggling to keep up, and plenty of residents have simply never had the chance to settle with a practice that has room for them. As a new private practice on Stroud Road, we're aiming to be that option for households who've been waiting for capacity to open up closer to home.

The estate's strong transport links via the B4008 and its proximity to the A38 and M5 Junction 12 mean plenty of Kingsway residents already think of Gloucester city centre as a short, familiar trip rather than a separate destination, which has made the move to a Stroud Road practice feel like a natural extension of routes they already use for work, school runs and shopping.

We're keen to build a lasting relationship with Kingsway patients as we grow, and we welcome feedback on appointment timing and accessibility so the short trip down the B4008 continues to feel worthwhile.

Easing pressure on local dental provision

Kingsway's rapid growth has outpaced local dental capacity, and as a newly opened private practice we can usually offer a first appointment within a week or two, without the long wait some residents describe locally.

An easy extension of the B4008 commute

For Kingsway residents who already use the B4008 or A38 for work or the M5, folding a dental visit into that same journey is often simpler than tracking down a space at a smaller local surgery.

Appointments that fit a working day

Many Kingsway patients commute past Gloucester daily, so we try to offer appointment times that slot into a working day without requiring a full day off.

Same-day emergency care

Being a little further from the city centre can make a dental emergency feel harder to sort quickly. We keep same-day slots available wherever possible for Kingsway patients in pain or with a broken tooth.

Registering the whole family together

Given the extra distance from Kingsway, several families have asked to be seen back-to-back on the same visit — we're happy to arrange this whenever we can.

Straightforward parking, no city-centre hunt

On-site parking at the practice means Kingsway drivers can skip the search for a space that comes with visiting Gloucester's busier central streets.