Tewkesbury Museum

Tewkesbury Museum occupies an unspoiled seventeenth-century building on Barton Street and tells the story of the town from Roman times through to wartime austerity. Inside you'll find a diorama of the Battle of Tewkesbury, a unique fairground model with working parts, and a gallery on local polar explorer Raymond Priestley, alongside old games and dressing-up boxes and a mouse trail for younger visitors. It suits families and anyone curious about local history, and you should allow at least an hour to look around, though access is difficult for those with mobility issues. The museum is in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, with Ashchurch for Tewkesbury station two miles away, and there are 17 bookable places to stay within five miles if you want to make a visit part of a longer trip.