ATTRACTIONS IN GL1 5PH
-
0.7milesGloucester City Museum and Art Gallery
Brunswick Road, Gloucester, GL11HP
The museum's fascinating displays are housed in a fine Victorian Building in the heart of the City and contains many items of national and international importance. Among the spectacular collection are the archaeological finds, fine and decorative arts, and natural history specimens representing Gloucester's rich heritage.
0.9milesNational Waterways Museum
Llanthony Warehouse, The Docks, Gloucester, GL12EH
Located within the beautiful English county of Gloucestershire, the museum charts the fascinating story of Britain's canals through a special collection which has been designated as being 'of National Importance'.We concentrate on providing fascinating 'hands on' displays covering a whole range of waterways related topics.
1milesGloucester Folk Museum
99-103 Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL12PG
Gloucester Folk Museum is one of the oldest-established museums dedicated to social history. The collections have been drawn together through mainly gifts from the entire county of Gloucestershire, and represent one of the most fascinating collections of such material.
Hotels near GL15PH
-
3.2milesNature in Art
Wallsworth Hall, Tewkesbury Rd, Twigworth, Gloucester, Glouc, GL29PA
The world's first museum dedicated exclusively to fine, decorative and applied art inspired by nature from any period, any culture and in any media. International in scope, appeal and stature, NATURE IN ART fills a gap in the museums and galleries you can visit by presenting a unique wildlife art collection.
3.5milesPrinknash Abbey and Pottery
Cranham, GL48EX
Prinknash is situated on the edge of the Cotswolds with panoramic views of the Vale of Gloucester.Prinknash is not only an Abbey in which some seventeen monks live but a whole complex of buildings spread over an estate of 300 acres.
4.8milesPainswick Rococo Garden
Painswick, GL66TH
Situated outside the beautiful Cotswold town of Painswick, the garden is a fascinating step back to the flamboyant English Rococo period. This gem of a garden, which was originally laid out in the 18th century, is set in a hidden Cotswold valley with magnificent views of the surrounding countryside.
7.1milesCheltenham Art Gallery and Museum
Clarence Street, Cheltenham, GL503JT
Starting upstairs, the first displays are devoted to Cheltenham's history. These are followed by galleries of ceramics and oriental art.
7.4milesHolst Birthplace Museum
4 Clarence Road, Cheltenham, GL522AY
Welcome to Cheltenham's musical gem - the Regency terrace house where Gustav Holst, composer of The Planets was born in 1874. The music room contains many items associated with Holst and his music, notably the oil portrait of the composer from the 1920's and his piano on which much of 'The Planets' and his most famous works were composed.
7.7milesPittville Park
Evesham Road, Cheltenham, GL523AE
Pittville Park - Amusement Park in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Contact venue on telephone number 01242519215 for opening times, entrance costs, and attractions/rides available at this park.
8.2milesUley Long Barrow
Uley, GL141PD
Dating from about 3000BC, this 55 metre (180 ft) Neolithic chambered burial mound is unusual in that its mound is still intact.Located 3 1/2 miles NE of Dursley on B4066 (OS Map 162; ref SO 790000).
8.9milesThe Shambles
Church Street, Newent, GL181PP
The Shambles is a collection of Victorian buildings - cottages, houses, alleyways, streets, courtyards, shops and workshops, housing one of the largest collections of everyday Victoriana in the country! Life as it was in 1890's (right in the middle of Victorian times) - almost 100 windows to peer into, and thousands of Victorian objects to see! About an acre to explore! Cobbled streets and alleys to wander round.Over 80 shops and shop windows to peer into: there is a Policeman keeping an eye on things, a fantastic photographers studio in a conservatory - all manner of stuffed animals in the taxidermists workshop, the Chapel just ready for a service, two old men having a yarn over a pint in the gas-lit beer cellar.
9.2milesNational Birds of Prey Centre
Newent, GL181JJ
The National Birds of Prey Centre is open from 1st February until the 31st October annually. The centre houses on of the most significant collections of Birds of Prey in the UK with over 60 species of Owls, Eagles and Hawks.
11.1milesWWT Slimbridge
SLimbridge, GL27BT
reality at Slimbridge in 1946, when he realised how many thousands of geese depended on the shores of the Severn Estuary.Today with its award-winning visitor centre overlooking nationally and internationally protected wetlands, this world famous site is an important wintering area for migrating waterbirds such as Bewick's Swans and houses WWT's species conservation programme.
12.5milesOwlpen Manor
Owlpen, GL115BZ
OWLPEN has long been recognised as one of England's most romantic early manor houses. The Tudor manor (1450-1616) stands with its early formal garden of magnificent yews at the centre of a clutch of medieval landmark buildings.
13.1milesSudeley Castle and Gardens
Sudeley Castle, Winchcombe, GL545JD
Set against the beautiful backdrop of the Cotswold Hills, Sudeley Castle is steeped in history. With royal connections spanning a thousand years, it has played an important role in the turbulent and changing times of England's past.
Hotels near GL15PH
-
13.6milesChedworth Roman Villa
Yanworth, Chedworth, GL543LJ
Over a mile of walls survives and there are several fine mosaics, two bathhouses, hypocausts, a water-shrine and latrine. Set in a wooded Cotswold combe, the site was excavated in 1864 and still has a Victorian atmosphere.
13.6milesEastnor Castle
Eastnor, Ledbury, HR81RL
Eastnor Castle, in the dramatic setting of the Malvern Hills and surrounded by a beautiful deer park, arboretum and lake - is the home of the Hervey-Bathurst family.The style proposed by the architect, the young Robert Smirke, was Norman Revival.
14.3milesChavenage House
Chavenage House, Tetbury, GL88XP
Chavenage is a wonderful Elizabethan house of mellow grey Cotswold stone and tiles which contains much for the discerning visitor. Chavenage has been used for many films and TV episodes including The Mysterious Affair at Styles, a Gotcha for Noel Edmonds House Party, Berkeley Square and Cider with Rosie.
14.8milesHailes Abbey
Hailes, GL545PB
Hailes Abbey is a 13th Century Cistercian abbey, founded in 1246 and once a celebrated site of pilgrimage, but now in ruins.Remains of the dramatic cloister arches survive and there is a small museum.
15.1milesBristol Aero Collection
Kemble Airfield, Kemble Ind Park, Kemble, Cirencester, GL76BA
The Bristol Aero Collection is a museum dedicated to the preservation and display of artefacts of the Bristol Aeroplane Company, and its sister companies. On display are aircraft, engines, missiles, spacecraft, road transport and many more items designed and built in Bristol in the last century.
15.2milesEdward Jenner Museum
The Chantry, Church Lane, Berkeley, GL139BN
It was from this house in 1796 that Edward Jenner pioneered a vaccination against smallpox and it changed the world.During his life he was also fascinated by geology, ballooning, poetry and natural history.
15.3milesJenner Museum
Church Lane, High Street, Berkeley, GL139BH
Edward Jenner lived in a beautiful Georgian house called The Chantry. Jenner's home is now a museum to honour the memory of the man and his work.
15.3milesBerkeley Castle
Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, GL139BQ
Completed in 1153 by Lord Maurice de Berkeley at the command of King Henry II, view our timeline and the history surrounding twenty-five generations of Berkeleys. Berkeley Castle is one of the most remarkable buildings in Britain and possibly the most outstanding example of Mediaeval domestic architecture in the country.
15.7milesDean Forest Railway
Norchard Railway Centre, New Mills, Forest Road, Lydney, GL154ET
Spend a moment of your visit to the Dean Forest Railway to look around our packed museum, specialising in Forest of Dean and Severn & Wye joint railway artefacts.Your ticket is usually available for Unlimited Journeys on the day of issue (excluding Santa Specials and subject to seat availability).
16.6milesGoodrich Castle
Goodrich, HR96HY
Goodrich stands majestically on a wooded hill commanding the passage of the River Wye into the picturesque valley of Symonds Yat . The castle was begun in the late 11th century, by the English thegn Godric who gave it his name.
16.7milesCotswold Farm Park
Guiting Power, GL545UG
Established in 1971, the Farm Park can be aptly described as a pageant of history on four legs. Alongside our serious aims of conservation and education, visitors of all ages will find themselves easily entertained.
17.5milesClearwell Caves Ancient Iron Mines
Clearwell, GL168JR
As well as being part of a natural cave system, when you visit Clearwell Caves, you are entering some of Britain's oldest underground workings, dating back over 4,500 years. You will be walking through impressive caverns created by generations of Forest people that made their living from mining iron ore and ochre.
18milesAmazing Hedge Puzzle
, Whitchurch, Ross-on-Wye, HR96DA
Planted over twenty years ago by brothers Lindsay and Edward Heyes, the fun of the aMazing Hedge Puzzle has made it Herefordshire's most popular private tourist attraction.HISTORYPeople from all over the world have enjoyed finding out about mazes through the millennia.
Local AttractionsGL1 5PH
Bored, bored, bored.
Are you kidding?There's plenty of local attractions around GL1 5PH to keep you and the kids entertained for the day. Here's a list of family attractions near GL1 5PH to inspire you.
No more kids complaining that they've got nothing to do.
Useful Resources
- Attractiontix
Skip the queues and get tickets for thousands of attractions across the UK. Lowest prices guaranteed. - Theatre Tickets Direct
The fastest growing online ticket agency in London. Secure booking for all top London theatre shows. - Britain's Finest
Britain's Finest Attractions features hundreds of the best attractions in the UK including Aquariums, Zoos, Museums, Galleries - Visit Britain
Visit Britain's list of the most amazing things to do in the country, including iconic landmarks, castles and museums.
51.86-2.23
