The Kings Theatre is run by and for the people of Gloucester as a venue for amateur theatre, dance, and music. Run entirely by volunteers, it is a unique and valuable asset to the city’s cultural life. Seating 144, it is home to several local groups, staging a full season of entertainment from September to […]
There is an old saying ‘As sure as God’s in Gloucester’. Both Christianity and Gloucester have 2,000 years of history. This tour traces Gloucester’s rich Christian heritage over those years as reflected in its people, places, and events. The tour takes around 1½ hours. Meet at The Cross. Pre-booking required at Tourist Information Centre, on […]
For over 1100 years Gloucester’s history has been shaped in no small part by the interest, patronage and occasional displeasure of the reigning monarch. Down the centuries, kings and queens of England have come to Gloucester to hold parliament, equip armies, grant charters, go hunting, be crowned, and be buried. This tour will take a […]
Situated at 100 Westgate Street Take a guided tour of this superb 15th century building with a splendid Georgian façade, 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. No booking required
A walking tour of 15th Century timber framed buildings in the city centre, pointing out structure, architecture and brief historical background. Are they really black and white? Meet at St Michael’s Tower, The Cross Pre-booking required at Tourist Information Centre, on 01452 396752 or www.gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk
Take a guided walk around Britain’s most inland port. The walk lasts about 1 hour Meet outside the Waterways Museum in Gloucester Docks Pre-booking required at Tourist Information Centre, on 01452 396752 or at www.gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk
Join local poet, Peter Wyton, (BBC Radio Gloucestershire’s Breakfast Bard) on a walk round the City centre, where he will perform his poems about local people, buildings, and events. The walk lasts about 1 hour Meet at St Michael’s Tower, The Cross Pre-booking required at Tourist Information Centre, on 01452 396572 or at www.gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk
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. […]
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. […]