Gloucester
Properties and events in Gloucester
Before heading out for your Heritage Open Days visit, please check entries for last-minute changes.
"If Only Walls Could Talk" Guided Character Tours of The Folk of Gloucester
Historic building, guided tours and other activities.
Beatrix Potter Guided Walk
A guided walk around Gloucester to places associated with Beatrix Potter.
Black & White Buildings of Gloucester
Walking tour
Bones and Bells
Explore the history of St Mary de Crypt church.
Brockworth Court
Brockworth Court was initially the residence for the Priors of Llanthony Priory.
Bygonz Wandering Minstrels
Wandering Minstrels
Children's Walk
Walk for children
Dance: Nethra Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA)
Indian dance and music.
Discovering Gloucester’s Famous Rainbow Streets
Walk around the Rainbow Streets of Gloucester- High Street Tredworth.
Eastgate Chamber
Discover the remains of Gloucester's Eastgate.
Fleece Hotel and Undercroft
A 16th century Inn with a 12th century tunnel vaulted undercroft. A unique opportunity to visit.
Friends Meeting House
The Quakers Meeting House is a Grade II listed building built in 1834 and designed by Samuel Daukes.
Gloucester Cathedral Precincts Tour
Walking tour of Gloucester Cathedral precincts.
Gloucester City Tour
Guided walk around the city
Gloucester Folk Choir
Gloucester's own folk choir perform.
Gloucester's Docklands Railway History
Discover the railway system within the docks.
Gloucester's Medieval Churches
A walk round Gloucester viewing sites of Medieval Churches
Gloucester's Rich Heritage of Music and Poetry
Discover Gloucester’s Rich Heritage of Music and Poetry.
Gloucester’s Christian Heritage
A walk round the City looking at places where people and events shaped Gloucester's Christian Heritage
Guided Tour of Westonbirt House Grade 1 Listed Gardens
A guided tour of the Grade 1 Listed Gardens of Westonbirt House.
Heritage Hub (Archives)
Behind the scenes at the Hub
Hillfield Gardens
A guided walk around these beautiful gardens.
Historic Characters
Overview of the many famous people who were born and lived in Gloucester.
Historic Docks
Walk around Gloucester Docks
Holy Trinity Church
Historic building
Jet Age Museum
See jet planes of the past
Llanthony Secunda Priory
Step inside the restored remains of an Augustinian Priory.
Llanthony Secunda Priory Guided Walk
Step inside the restored remains of an Augustinian Priory.
Lonsdale Road Methodist Church
Special Event at the Methodist Church relating to the Yoiuth Club in the 1970s.
Mariners' Church
Historic Mariners Church in Gloucester Docks
Mercers’ Hall (Masonic Lodge)
Historic building
Monks, Canons and Friars
Abbeys and Priories of Gloucester.
Museum of Gloucester
Various activities in the museum
Music: Bistro Blue
Easy listening from Bistro Blue.
Music: Bygonz Perform
Musicians playing old English instruments
Music: Jennie Longvill
Jennie Longvill performs at St Nicholas.
Music: Northwick Baroque
Music from the Baroque period
Music: Robin Burton
Join us for traditional English songs this Heritage Open Days.
Music: Severn Sirens
Heritage Open Day inspired event.
Music: Waites of Gloucester
A band of musicians playing 16th and 17th century music.
Music: Ypotryll
Secular music from the Middle Ages.
National Waterways Museum
The National Waterways Museum
Nature in Art, Wallsworth Hall.
Wallsworth Hall has a curiously obscure history.
NEW 2024 Immersive Soundscape
Visit the Medieval Library at the Cathedral
NEW 2024 Roberts Limbricks Architects
A Carriage Building in the centre of Gloucester.
Newark Park, National Trust
Newark Park will be offering free entry on 14 September as part of Heritage Open Days 2024.
Parliament Rooms
A unique chance to visit these three historic rooms in Church House, which was the old Deanery for Gloucester Cathedral.
Rhymes and Reasons
Famous poets brought to life.
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.
River Twyver Walk
Gloucester's River Twyver
Robert Raikes Guided Walk
Learn more about Robert Raikes.
Roman Times
Learn about the Romans in Gloucester
Royal Gloucester
Gloucester's Royal connections
Saxon Gloucester
Discover Gloucester's Saxon history.
Silver Singers
A performance by a local choir.
St Margaret's Chapel
Former almshouse chapel.
St Margaret’s Church Whaddon
St Margaret’s is a 13th century Grade II* listed church.
St Mary de Crypt Church and the Old Crypt School Rooms
Discover de Crypt
St Mary de Lode Church
Gloucester's oldest parish church
St Mary Magdalene Chapel
Remains of 12th Century leper chapel
St Mary’s Congregational Church
Congregational church with George Whitefield connection
St Nicholas's Church
A beautiful, medieval church to surprise you.
St. Swithun’s Church
A church in Hempsted built and dedicated to St Swithun.
SULA Lightship
Visit to a lightship
Talk: 2,000 Years of Gloucester Voices
Two millennia of local history.
Talk: Bishop John Hooper
The story of Bishop Hooper.
Talk: Cathedral Quarter High Street Heritage Action Zone
Learn more about the project which ran from 2020-2024.
Talk: Charles Wheatstone
Locally born inventor.
Talk: Dr Francis T Bond First Medical Officer of Health for Gloucestershire
A forgotten worthy of Gloucester.
Talk: Gloucester Trams
Local history of trams.
Talk: How Invaders Changed Britain
Effects of invasion on Gloucester & Britain.
Talk: Origins and History of Mariners Chapel
Historic Mariners Church in Gloucester Docks
Talk: People & Places of Hempsted & Llanthony
All talks by local historian Debbie Hotchkins
Talk: Sailing for a Living
Boats, owners and sailors.
Talk: The Carriage Building (Roberts Limbricks Architects)
See inside the building and hear about its refurbishment.
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: This is your life - LV14 SULA Lightship
Captain Colin tells you of the life of a lightship.
That's Entertainment
Sites of former cinemas and theatres
The New Antiques Centre
Believed to be Britain's finest example of a timber framed town house.
The Siege of Gloucester 1643
Hear the story of the siege in 1643.
The Stonemasons’ Workshop
Workshop of St Peter, Pitt Street GL1 2BH
The Story of Gloucester’s Pubs and Inns
A walk around Gloucester's historic pubs and inns.
Tour: The New Antiques Centre
Believed to be Britain's finest example of a timber framed town house.
Westgate Street and Cathedral Quarter Heritage Walk
Learn about Westgate Street and its history.
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.
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.