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Museums & Galleries in Gloucestershire
Rainy day or culture fix, the museums and galleries around Gloucestershire have you covered — think Museum of Gloucester, Discovery Centre, Museum of Gloucester and Soldiers of Gloucestershire — many are free, and the distances below help you pick the closest.
Museums & Galleries
2.1 mi from Gloucestershire
Museum of Gloucester
The Museum of Gloucester sits in a fine Victorian building on Brunswick Road and tells the story of Gloucester from its Roman origins through the Dark Ages and medieval period, wit...
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2.2 mi from Gloucestershire
Discovery Centre, Museum of Gloucester
2.3 mi from Gloucestershire
Soldiers of Gloucestershire
Military museum in Gloucester, United Kingdom
2.4 mi from Gloucestershire
Gloucester Waterways Museum
Gloucester Waterways Museum is housed in a Victorian warehouse at Gloucester Docks in the city of Gloucester, England. It is located along the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal and Ri... — Wikipedia
2.5 mi from Gloucestershire
The Folk of Gloucester
The Folk of Gloucester is a historic Tudor merchant's house in the city's Cathedral Quarter, once home to Gloucester Folk Museum and now run by Gloucester Civic Trust as a communit...
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3.3 mi from Gloucestershire
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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6.3 mi from Gloucestershire
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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6.7 mi from Gloucestershire
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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7 mi from Gloucestershire
The Museum in the Park
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...
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9.1 mi from Gloucestershire
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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9.1 mi from Gloucestershire
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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9.9 mi from Gloucestershire
John Moore Countryside Museum
The John Moore Museum sits among historic timber-framed buildings near Tewkesbury Abbey, and was established in 1980 in memory of writer and naturalist John Moore. You can explore...
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10 mi from Gloucestershire
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 f...
10.2 mi from Gloucestershire
Dunkirk Mill Museum
Dunkirk Mill Museum sits on a historic mill site in Nailsworth, reached by a pleasant walk past the restored mill pond from Egypt Mill. The highlight is a massive working waterwhee...
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11.9 mi from Gloucestershire
Littledean Jail
Littledean Jail is a former prison turned dark tourism attraction in the Royal Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, home to an eclectic private collection covering true crime, murderab...
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12.3 mi from Gloucestershire
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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12.9 mi from Gloucestershire
Dean Heritage Museum
The Dean Heritage Centre is located in the valley of Soudley, Gloucestershire, England in the Forest of Dean and exists to record and preserve the social and industrial history of... — Wikipedia
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13.4 mi from Gloucestershire
Dursley Heritage Centre
Dursley Heritage Centre tells the story of this small Cotswold town across 1000 years of history, from its days as a flourishing market town and wool producer to the later rise of...
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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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How far are these from Gloucestershire?
Every attraction shows its distance from Gloucestershire — most families find up to 30 miles workable for a day out, and the list is sorted nearest first.
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