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Museums & Galleries in Cotswolds
Rainy day or culture fix, the museums and galleries around Cotswolds have you covered — think The Old Prison, Chedworth Roman Villa museum and Cotswold Motoring Museum & Toy Collection — many are free, and the distances below help you pick the closest.
Museums & Galleries
5.4 mi from Cotswolds
Cotswold Motoring Museum & Toy Collection
Museum in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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9.2 mi from Cotswolds
Tolsey Museum
The Tolsey Museum occupies the historic Tolsey building on Burford's High Street, built in the early 1500s as the town's market house and home to the Borough Court. Inside, themed...
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9.3 mi from Cotswolds
Corinium Museum
Corinium Museum sits in the heart of Cirencester and tells the story of the Cotswolds from prehistory to the present, with a principal collection of highly significant finds from t...
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9.8 mi from Cotswolds
Winchcombe Museum
Winchcombe Museum, housed in the town's former Victorian Town Hall, brings the story of Winchcombe to life through a volunteer-led collection that includes fragments of the UK's mo...
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10.2 mi from Cotswolds
Hailes Abbey
Hailes Abbey was once one of medieval England's most celebrated pilgrimage sites, drawn to fame in 1270 when it received a relic said to be a phial of Christ's blood; pilgrims' don...
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10.5 mi from Cotswolds
Swinford Museum
Swinford Museum is a small local museum in the village of Filkins, west Oxfordshire, England. — Wikipedia
10.7 mi from Cotswolds
Holst Victorian House
Holst Victorian House is the Cheltenham birthplace of composer Gustav Holst, set out as an authentic Victorian home showing middle-class life in the 1870s. You can wander through p...
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10.9 mi from Cotswolds
The Wilson
The Wilson is an art gallery and museum on Clarence Street in Cheltenham, currently hosting an exhibition called The Art of Looking, spanning Dutch Masters to Modern Britain, runni...
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14.2 mi from Cotswolds
Broadway Museum and Art Gallery
Broadway Museum and Art Gallery sits in a Grade II* listed building on the High Street in Broadway, Wychavon, Gloucestershire, and tells the story of the village through changing e...
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14.6 mi from Cotswolds
Jet Age Museum
Jet Age Museum, in Churchdown near Tewkesbury, tells the story of Gloucestershire's aviation history, from early flight through the birth of the Jet Age to today's aerospace indust...
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15.2 mi from Cotswolds
Arcade Archive
Arcade Archive is a museum in Chalford, near Stroud, dedicated to the golden age of video arcade history. You can explore replica early coin-op machines like Computer Space and Spa...
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15.2 mi from Cotswolds
RMC: The Cave
RMC: The Cave is a hands-on museum of video gaming history in Chalford, Stroud, letting you play consoles, home computers and arcade cabinets from the 1970s to the early 2000s. You...
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Where to stay near Cotswolds
Places to stay within easy reach of these days out.
Make a day of it
Lots of UK museums are free with a suggested donation, and paid ones often do annual passes for little more than a day ticket — worth it if you're local or returning.
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Frequently asked questions
How far are these from Cotswolds?
Every attraction shows its distance from Cotswolds — most families find up to 30 miles workable for a day out, and the list is sorted nearest first.
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