Museums & Galleries · Gloucestershire
The Museum in the Park
📍 GL5 4AF
Photo: Mr Red (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Over 4,000 collection objects on local history and landscape
- Dinosaur bones and one of the world's first lawnmowers
- Contemporary textiles exhibition in the art gallery
- Explore the beautiful contemporary Walled Garden
- Gift shop and mini café for browsing and refreshments
The Museum in the Park sits in the grounds of a Grade II Listed wool merchant's mansion in Stratford Park, Stroud, and is free to enter with donations welcomed. Inside you'll find over 4,000 objects telling the story of the Stroud District, including dinosaur bones and an early lawnmower, plus a changing programme of exhibitions in the art gallery and a contemporary Walled Garden to explore. There's a gift shop and mini café too, and step-free access throughout. It suits families, history enthusiasts and casual visitors alike, with one to two hours recommended for a full visit. Stroud station is just 0.4 miles away, and with 38 bookable places to stay within 5 miles, it makes an easy addition to a short stay nearby.
Practical details
- Open
- Tuesday to Sunday and bank holidays, closed Mondays
- Time needed
- Around one to two hours
- Parking
- Free parking at Stratford Park Car Park nearby
- Dogs
- Only assistance dogs inside; other dogs welcome in the courtyard
- Accessibility
- Step-free access throughout the museum grounds
- Booking
- Pre-booked group visits welcomed
From the attraction's own website on 13 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Gift Shop
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to The Museum in the Park into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Stroud 0.4 miles
- Stonehouse 2.4 miles
- Cam & Dursley 6.2 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page