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Cheltenham
Art Gallery and Museum
Tel: 01242 237431
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here for map
Plenty to see including the story of Edward Wilson, Cheltenham's
Antarctic explorer and the history of the Arts and Crafts Movement.
Open Mon-Sat 10am-5.20pm, Sun 2pm-4.20pm. Closed bank holidays and
Easter Sunday.
Cheltenham
Hall Of Fame, Cheltenham Racecourse
Tel: 01242 513014
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One of the best displays of horseracing history in Britain, including
Gold Cup winners, the royal connection and famous riders and trainers.
Free admission. Open daily.
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Docks is the county's most popular attraction. |
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Crickley
Hill Country Park, Birdlip
Tel: 01452 863170
Six miles east of Gloucester on A436
Blow away the cobwebs and enjoy the fantastic views with a stroll
around this parkland between Cheltenham and Gloucester. Open daily.
GL1
Gloucester Leisure Centre
Bruton Way, Gloucester
Tel: 01452 396666
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here for map
Gloucester's brand-new leisure centre has four pools and slides,
gym and bowls halls, squash courts, activity room, creche and cafe.
Opens August 12.
Gloucester
Cathedral
Tel: 01452 528095
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here for map
You've read Harry Potter and seen the first movie - now see where
part of it was filmed. Open daily 8am-6pm (summer), 8am-5pm (winter).
Gloucester
City Museum And Art Gallery
Tel: 01452 524131
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here for map
Displays include the natural wildlife of Gloucester and the early
life of the city, with dinosaur reconstructions, unique Roman remains
and the amazing Birdlip mirror. Free to Gloucester residents. Open
Tues-Sat 10am-5pm.
Gloucester Docks
Tel: 01452 311190
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here for map
Old Victorian warehouses have been transformed into an exciting
complex of museums and specialist shops. Open daily except Christmas
Day.
Gloucester
Folk Museum
Tel: 01452 526467
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here for map
Local history, folklore, crafts and industries in Tudor buildings.
Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm.
Hailes
Abbey, near Winchcombe
Tel: 01242 602398
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here for map
Ruins of 13th century abbey which onced housed a precious phial
of blood reputed to be that of Jesus Christ. Open: April-October,
daily, 10am-6pm. November 1- March 31, Wed-Sun, 10am-4pm.
Holst Birthplace Museum, Cheltenham
Tel: 01242 524846
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Regency house where Gustav Holst, composer of The Planets was born,
showing the 'upstairs-downstairs' way of life of Victorian and Edwardian
times. Open Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm. Closed Dec 2002 and Jan 2003.
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House
of the Tailor of Gloucester
Tel: 01452 422856
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here for map
This historic building is the home that Beatrix Potter chose for
the tailor in her story The Tailor of Gloucester. Now you
can walk right into the story. Free if you live in Gloucester. Open
all year, Mon-Sat, April-October, 10am-5pm, November-March, 10am-4pm.
Llanthony Secunda Priory, Gloucester Docks
Tel: 01452 524131
Remains of an Augustinian priory founded in 1136 and 15th century
tithe barn on the edge of Gloucester Docks. Open daily except Christmas
Day.
National Waterways Museum, Gloucester Docks
Tel: 01452 318054
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here for map
Explore 200 years of inland waterways through working models, displays
and historic craft moored at the museum quaysides. Open daily, 10am-5pm.
Closed Christmas Day.
Nature
In Art, Twigworth, near Gloucester
Tel: 01452 731422
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here for map
Museum dedicated to art inspired by nature. Outside sculptures,
artists in residence and nature garden. Holiday children's activities.
Open Tues-Sun and Bank Holiday Mons, 10am-5pm. Closed December 24-26.
Odda's
Chapel, Deerhurst
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here for map
Rare Saxon chapel built in 1056. Open daily April-October, 10am-6pm.
Admission free.
Robinswood
Hill Country Park
Tel: 01452 303206
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here to map
Two miles south of Gloucester off A4174
250 acres of walks, views and trails plus rare breeds farm, wildlife
garden made from recycled material and Gloucestershire Wildlife
Trust conservation centre. Open daily until dusk.
Soldiers
Of Gloucestershire, Gloucester Docks
Tel:
01452 522682
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here for map
The story of the county regiment, the Glorious Glosters, including
their heroic stand in the Korean War. Open daily 10am-5pm. Closed
winter Mons and Christmas.
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Castle Gardens. |
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Sudeley
Castle
Winchcombe
GL54 5JD
Tel: 01242 602308
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here for map
Website: www.sudeleycastle
.co.uk
Eight individual gardens surrounding fairy-tale 15th century castle
that was once the home of Katherine Parr, sixth wife of Henry VIII.
Winner of the 1996 Historic Houses Garden of the Year award, they
include a Tudor knot garden, stone garden, kitchen garden, wildflower
walk and the renowned Queen’s Garden with its collection of old-fashioned
roses. Open March-October, daily 10.30am-5.30pm.
Whittington
Court, Whittington, near Cheltenham
Tel: 01242 820556
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here for map
Small Elizabethan stone-built manor house with medieval moat.
Winchcombe
Folk and Police Museum
Tel: 01242 602925
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here for map
Collection of artefacts showing history of Winchcombe from Neolithic
times of Belas Knapp to the Second World War. Open April-end October,
Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm.
Winchcombe
Railway Museum and Garden
Tel: 01242 602257
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here for map
A hands-on museum of railway life. Pets corner and play area. Picnic
area. Open Easter-end October, Sat, Sun and Bank Holidays, 1.30pm-5.30pm,
Wed-Fri, 1.30pm-5pm, August daily 1.30pm-5.30pm.
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