Gloucester Guided Walks
Guided Walks
Our programme of guided walks is suspended from November 5th until early December. The restart date will be dependent on Government advice, but we hope that our volunteer guides will soon be able to showcase Gloucester’s wonderful history.
Guided Walks
Guided Walks of our Historic City are available throughout the year.
Advance booking is necessary to observe social distancing requirements
e-mail: tours@gloucestercivictrust.org
Call or Text: 07899 804853
All walks must be booked and a maximum of five people per guide is allowed. Larger groups will be allocated additional guides to maintain this limit.
You can choose from the walks detailed below.
Roman Walks and Eastgate Chamber Tours are now available. Masks must be worn when visiting the Chamber and the Museum.
If booking a Roman Walk, please bear in mind that at present the Museum is only open Thursday to Saturday.
Cost £5.00 per adult with no charge for accompanying children
Roman walks
Hear why the Romans came to Gloucester. Discover Roman Walls in the Eastgate Chamber and meet Emperor Nerva.
Eastgate Chamber tour
Visit the Eastgate Chamber and discover Roman walls , a medieval gate tower and a 16th century horsepool.
City walks
Discover the city’s fascinating history from the arrival of the Romans nearly two thousand years ago.
Docks tour
A circular tour of Gloucester Docks, covering its history from Roman times and its importance through time as Britain’s most inland port.
Tailor of Gloucester
In 1903, Beatrix Potter published one of her best-loved stories, ‘The Tailor of Gloucester’, based on a true story about John Prichard, who she met on one of her visits to the City. The tour shows you places in Gloucester associated with the author.
Childrens' city walk
An entertaining and educational tour around the City suitable for accompanied 6 to 11 year olds
Tickets £1 per child (accompanying adult free)
Medieval churches
Gloucester’s history and architecture through some of its medieval churches, noting Roman, Saxon, Norman and monastic influences.
Saxon Gloucester
Trace Gloucester’s history between the end of the Roman era and the Norman Conquest. Hear about Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, the only woman to rule an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, who revived the town and was buried here in 918.
Siege of gloucester
Visit the areas connected with arguably the City’s finest hour. The Siege of Gloucester in 1643, when a small garrison of Parliamentarians, led by Colonel Massey, held the might of Charles I and his Royalist Army at bay at a significant point in the English Civil War.
Richard III
This tour tells of Richard III’s important 3 day visit to Gloucester in 1483, explaining his Royal Progress and the granting of the significant Charter to the city.
Robert raIkes
The story of Robert Raikes, publisher, prison reformer and a founder of the Sunday School Movement, showing the buildings connected to him.
HISTORIC INNS & PUBS
This tour visits some of Gloucester’s historic watering holes and the location of some inns lost in antiquity.
Historic characters
Hear about the histories of celebrated Gloucester citizens, some colourful, flamboyant, eccentric, others benevolent, generous, charitable and those who achieved fame in the fields of literature, poetry, music, science and religion
Spa Tour
In the early 1800s, Gloucester had a thriving Spa. Trace the history of The Spa and take in the fine buildings associated with it.
Llanthony Secunda Priory
Founded in 1136, this Priory became the richest Augustinian house in England, entertaining the Court of Henry VII in 1500 and 1501.
That's entertainment
A walk in the city to see the sites of former theatres, cinemas, inns and other places where people have indulged in their pleasures and pastimes.
Christian Heritage
Gloucester’s history goes back 2,000 years to the time of Jesus and the apostle Paul’s missionary journeys. On this tour you will see the places and hear the stories of events and people that shaped Gloucester’s Christian Heritage over the intervening years.
Cathedral Precincts Tour
Hear about the religious and secular history associated with the beautiful Cathedral Precincts.
MONKS, CANONS & FRIARS
Join the guide visiting a Priory, an Abbey and two Friaries and hear about the lives of their inhabitants and their relationships with the local community.