Come and join our gallery tours and discover all those quirky features that lurk around every corner at the Gloucester Life Museum. Tours are at 2.45pm and 3.45pm on Thursday and Friday. The tours are free and there is no need to book. Meet in Museum Reception. The Museum is located in Westgate Street. Please […]
The Boy King Parade and Re-enactment takes place at Gloucester Cathedral, celebrating 800 years since the nine-year old Prince was crowned in Gloucester. Follow the young prince and members of the nobility through the city streets to the Cathedral, where the moment of coronation and enthronement will be re-enacted in a full ceremony in the Nave. […]
Come for tea and cake at Hedleys at 64 Westgate Street in this beautifully restored 15th century building. The windows on the ground floor are examples of mid-Victorian plate glass using technology gained in build the Crystal Palace in London for the Great Exhibition in 1851. You can still see some of the original beams […]
An award-winning craft brewery, specialising in producing an exciting range of high quality ales using traditional brewing methods. Although recently established, the beers have already won several awards and will be available during the weekend. Short tours available at 2.00pm and 4.00pm Thursday through to Sunday, with a taste of beer included. The Brewery is […]
Mariners Church opened in 1849 and became popular with the townspeople as well as the mariner visiting the port. The Chaplain was responsible for visiting every ship that arrived. The church features fine stained glass windows. An active church continues to meet in the building. The church will be open from 9.00am to 6.00pm from […]
Formerly the Benedictine Abbey of St Peter, founded in the 11th century, the Cathedral features Norman pillars in the nave, the elaborate tomb of Edward II, exquisite 14th century fan vaulting, the 15th century tower and the magnificent Great East Window. The Whispering Gallery was created when a passageway was built behind the Great East […]
A historic Roman wall inside the store is on public view. the lower level of the wall is part of a Roman Colonia dating back to 97AD. At street level, it is a medieval building. Gloucester Furniture Exhibition Centre is situated in Southgate Street.
The 19th Century residence of the Bishops of Gloucester in Pitt Street at the back of the Cathedral, built on the site of the medieval abbot's lodging. Now used by King's School. Short guided tours of the Palace, gardens, yard, Bishop's Private Chapel and Abbot's Dining Hall. Tours lasting 20 minutes on the hour and […]
The Ivor Gurney Hall is the King's School's 19th century schoolroom. It was extensively restored in 2015 to bring out the glory of its arch-braced roof in a striking multi-coloured style associated with the Gothic Revival movement. Tours will look at the building and include details of school life in the 19th century, with a […]