THE FOLK OF GLOUCESTER
EXPLORE THE HISTORIC TUDOR BUILDING IN GLOUCESTER.
Nestled in the Cathedral Quarter at the heart of the city, The Folk of Gloucester includes a 500-year-old Tudor merchant’s house with beautifully preserved original features. Once home to Gloucester Folk Museum, we are now a thriving historic building and community hub run by Gloucester Civic Trust: a charity which strives to protect and promote Gloucester’s rich architectural heritage. We are free to look around and host a year-round programme of music, theatre, workshops and kids’ events. Rooms are available to book in our main building and modern meeting space, the Ed Shed.
Our cosy café serves a range of delicious home-cooked lunches, cakes and snacks and barista coffees, and our Secret Garden is an oasis of green and calm in city centre.
Opening Hours (free entry): Tuesdays – Saturdays 10am – 4pm.
Café serving hot food until 2pm.
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Be a part of Gloucester’s history and make a real difference to your community by volunteering at the Folk. The Folk is run by a friendly team of volunteers but we always need more. It’s a great way to make the most of your skills, learn new skills, make new friends and have fun. There are lots of opportunities such as meeting and greeting, helping in the cafe and bar, conducting tours, organising our events, stewarding, building maintenance, administration and lots more.
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Echoes of Ingushetia: indigenous history remembered through music and storytelling event
On Saturday the 21st of February, The Folk of Gloucester is playing host to a unique, immersive night of music and storytelling commemorating and celebraring the Ingush (Ghalghai) people of the North Caucasus. In 1944, the Ingush people were driven out of their...
Historic Pin Factory Building on Westgate Street Saved
This January, work has begun to restore the Pin Factory Annexe, a building of historic significance at The Folk of Gloucester, 99-103 Westgate Street. This was one of only seven projects chosen in the Southwest to benefit from Historic England’s Heritage at Risk...
Folk of Gloucester awarded £25,000 by Postcode Local Trust for community arts projects
We are delighted to announce that our historic Tudor building on Westgate Street has been awarded an unrestricted grant of £25,000 by the Postcode Local Trust, made possible by the players of the People’s Postcode Lottery. Awarded in July, this grant will contribute...