Gloucester
Properties and events in Gloucester
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Guided Tour of Westonbirt House Grade 1 Listed Gardens
A guided tour of the Grade 1 Listed Gardens of Westonbirt House.
St. Swithun’s Church
A church in Hempsted built and dedicated to St Swithun.
Lonsdale Road Methodist Church
Special Event at the Methodist Church relating to the Yoiuth Club in the 1970s.
River Twyver Walk
Gloucester's River Twyver
Llanthony Secunda Priory Guided Walk
Step inside the restored remains of an Augustinian Priory.
Llanthony Secunda Priory
Step inside the restored remains of an Augustinian Priory.
Gloucester's Rich Heritage of Music and Poetry
Discover Gloucester’s Rich Heritage of Music and Poetry.
Roman Times
Learn about the Romans in Gloucester
Hillfield Gardens
A guided walk around these beautiful gardens.
Westgate Street and Cathedral Quarter Heritage Walk
Learn about Westgate Street and its history.
St Mary Magdalene Chapel
Remains of 12th Century leper chapel
St Mary de Crypt Church and the Old Crypt School Rooms
Discover de Crypt
Royal Gloucester
Gloucester's Royal connections
Saxon Gloucester
Discover Gloucester's Saxon history.
Gloucester City Tour
Guided walk around the city
St Nicholas's Church
A beautiful, medieval church to surprise you.
SULA Lightship
Visit to a lightship
Talk: Charles Wheatstone
Locally born inventor.
Rhymes and Reasons
Famous poets brought to life.
Holy Trinity Church
Historic building
"If Only Walls Could Talk" Guided Character Tours of The Folk of Gloucester
Historic building, guided tours and other activities.
Talk: Dr Francis T Bond First Medical Officer of Health for Gloucestershire
A forgotten worthy of Gloucester.
Gloucester Cathedral Precincts Tour
Walking tour of Gloucester Cathedral precincts.
Talk: People & Places of Hempsted & Llanthony
All talks by local historian Debbie Hotchkins
Talk: The History of Wallsworth Hall, Nature in Art
Wallsworth Hall is a Georgian mansion which is now the home of Nature in Art
Talk: 2,000 Years of Gloucester Voices
Two millennia of local history.
Talk: This is your life - LV14 SULA Lightship
Captain Colin tells you of the life of a lightship.
NEW 2024 Immersive Soundscape
Visit the Medieval Library at the Cathedral
Nature in Art, Wallsworth Hall.
Wallsworth Hall has a curiously obscure history.
Historic Docks
Walk around Gloucester Docks
That's Entertainment
Sites of former cinemas and theatres
Richard III
This tour tells of Richard III's important three day visit to Gloucester in 1483, as part of his Royal Progress. It explains the granting of the significant Charter to the city.
Talk: Origins and History of Mariners Chapel
Historic Mariners Church in Gloucester Docks
Talk: Bishop John Hooper
The story of Bishop Hooper.
Beatrix Potter Guided Walk
A guided walk around Gloucester to places associated with Beatrix Potter.
Eastgate Chamber
Discover the remains of Gloucester's Eastgate.
The Siege of Gloucester 1643
Hear the story of the siege in 1643.
Discovering Gloucester’s Famous Rainbow Streets
Walk around the Rainbow Streets of Gloucester- High Street Tredworth.
Robert Raikes Guided Walk
Learn more about Robert Raikes.
Mariners' Church
Historic Mariners Church in Gloucester Docks
Black & White Buildings of Gloucester
Walking tour
Wotton House
Join us for a journey into the past at Wotton House. The Grade II listed building dating from the early 18th century was built for Thomas Horton.
The Stonemasons’ Workshop
Workshop of St Peter, Pitt Street GL1 2BH
Bones and Bells
Explore the history of St Mary de Crypt church.
Museum of Gloucester
Various activities in the museum
Mercers’ Hall (Masonic Lodge)
Historic building
Talk: How Invaders Changed Britain
Effects of invasion on Gloucester & Britain.
Gloucester's Medieval Churches
A walk round Gloucester viewing sites of Medieval Churches
Wotton House Talk: The History and Archaeology of Wotton House
Wotton House has been part of the Wotton Landscape since 1707 and educating students for the past 100 years.
Children's Walk
Walk for children
St Mary’s Congregational Church
Congregational church with George Whitefield connection
Heritage Hub (Archives)
Behind the scenes at the Hub
Talk: The Carriage Building (Roberts Limbricks Architects)
See inside the building and hear about its refurbishment.
Parliament Rooms
A unique chance to visit these three historic rooms in Church House, which was the old Deanery for Gloucester Cathedral.
St Margaret’s Church Whaddon
St Margaret’s is a 13th century Grade II* listed church.
The New Antiques Centre
Believed to be Britain's finest example of a timber framed town house.
Newark Park, National Trust
Newark Park will be offering free entry on 14 September as part of Heritage Open Days 2024.
Brockworth Court
Brockworth Court was initially the residence for the Priors of Llanthony Priory.
Friends Meeting House
The Quakers Meeting House is a Grade II listed building built in 1834 and designed by Samuel Daukes.
St Mary de Lode Church
Gloucester's oldest parish church
NEW 2024 Roberts Limbricks Architects
A Carriage Building in the centre of Gloucester.
Historic Characters
Overview of the many famous people who were born and lived in Gloucester.
Gloucester's Docklands Railway History
Discover the railway system within the docks.
Talk: Sailing for a Living
Boats, owners and sailors.
National Waterways Museum
The National Waterways Museum
Jet Age Museum
See jet planes of the past
Talk: Gloucester Trams
Local history of trams.
Monks, Canons and Friars
Abbeys and Priories of Gloucester.
Gloucester’s Christian Heritage
A walk round the City looking at places where people and events shaped Gloucester's Christian Heritage
The Story of Gloucester’s Pubs and Inns
A walk around Gloucester's historic pubs and inns.
St Margaret's Chapel
Former almshouse chapel.