From your guide, hear how the Romans came to Gloucester (Glevum). See the walls they built. Tread through the Forum (market place) and meet the Emperor Nerva. Discover mosaics, pottery, Roman weapons, and much more in the Museum. The walk lasts about 1 hour Meet outside City Museum, Brunswick Road Pre-booking required at Tourist Information […]
Look out! Look up! They wait on walls, rest on roofs, and blend into buttresses – but can you see them? This guided walk, led by Gloucestershire Archives staff, looks at some of the gargoyles and grotesques in the city. Meet at Gloucestershire Archives, Clarence Row, Alvin Street Pre-booking required at Tourist Information Centre, on […]
This guided walk visits some of the places of interest connected with the siege of Gloucester which took place during the English Civil War. The siege was arguably Gloucester’s finest hour when the small garrison of parliamentarians held out against the might of the Royal Army led by the King himself. The walk lasts […]
14 Westgate Street This Elizabethan building has a Georgian façade and on the first floor has a fine plaster ceiling dating from around 1600. Guided tours during the open times – no need to book
In 1903 Beatrix Potter published one of her most loved tales, The Tailor of Gloucester. It was inspired by a visit she made to the city. This guided walk takes in the places of Gloucester which are closely connected with Beatrix Potter. The walk lasts about 1 hour Meet at the Beatrix Potter Museum, 9 […]
In the early 1800s, Gloucester had a thriving spa This guided walk traces the history of The Spa and takes in some of the fine buildings that it generated The walk lasts about 1 hour Meet outside Christ Church, Brunswick Road Pre-booking required at Tourist Information Centre or on 01452 396572 or online at […]
This walk tells the story of Robert Raikes, newspaper publisher, prison reformer and promoter of the Sunday School movement and shows some the buildings in Gloucester connected with him. The guided walk starts in the garden of the Robert Raikes House where Robert’s wife used to serve plum cake to the Sunday School children in […]
Thurs 7 Sept 18.30 Meet at Baker St Public House Pre-booking required A walking tour of Southgate Street, led by Claire Dovey-Evans, looking at the buildings included in the Heritage Lottery funded Townscape Heritage Initiative scheme and finishing at Robert Raikes.
64 Westgate Street Come for tea and cake in this beautifully-restored 15th century building. The windows on the ground floor are examples of mid-Victorian plate glass using technology gained in building the Crystal Palace, London, for the Great Exhibition of 1851. You can still see some of the original beams inside Gloucester’s oldest retail premises. […]