Handle some objects from WWII, visit the WWII Recruitment Office and enlist to do your bit for your country! All at Gloucester Life Museum in Westgate Street. This event is one of many making up Gloucester History Festival and Heritage Open Days.
Come and explore the interactive history at the Museum of Gloucester free of charge. Museum open 10.00am to 5.00pm Thursday to Saturday and 11.00am to 4.00pm on Sunday. There is a Roman Day on Sunday. The Museum is in Brunswick Road. This event is one of many making up Gloucester History Festival and Heritage Open […]
This FREE 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 […]
Take a FREE guided walk around Britain's most inland port. The walk lasts about an hour. Pre-booking required. Tickets available from Tourist Information Centre in Southgate Street. Meet outside the Waterways Museum in Gloucester Docks This event is one of many forming Gloucester History Festival and Heritage Open Days
This FREE walk explores the Priory, founded in 1136., which, by the end of the 15th century was the richest Augustinian house in England, entertaining the Court of Henry VII in 1500 and 1501. The walk takes an hour. Pre-booking required. Tickets available from Tourist Information Centre in Southgate Street. Meet at the entrance to […]
Take a guided tour of this superb 15th century building , formerly St Nicholas House and now the Dick Whittington pub, with a splendid Georgian facade, once a town house of the Whittington family. View the elaborate Elizabethan wall painting on the first floor. Refreshments available for purchase after your tour. Tours at 11.30, 12.30, […]
This fine 15th century church is associated with famous Methodist preacher, George Whitefield, and with Robert Raikes, a founder of the international Sunday School movement. The legendary banker, Jemmy Wood, is buried hers. Whitefield and Raikes were both educated in the adjoining Old Crypt Schoolroom. W.E.Henley, who penned the poem, Invictus, is also associated with […]
Have a go at ringing the two heritage bells made in Gloucester in 1710 by Abraham Rudhall on display in St Michael's Tower at The Cross. Friday 11.00am to 3.30pm and Saturday 12.00 mid-day to 2.00pm. This event is one of many making up the Gloucester History Festival and Heritage Open Days.
Come and have your face painted FREE of charge at St Michael's Tower. This event is one of many making up Gloucester History Festival and Heritage Open Days.