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Corinium Museum, Cirencester

Corinium Museum

Discover the treasures of the Cotswolds as you explore its history at this Award Winning Museum.…

Tewkesbury Heritage Centre

Tewkesbury Heritage Centre

This superbly restored 17th century building, once a shop selling hats, is home to our innovative…

Lodge Park

Lodge Park & Sherborne Estate (National Trust)

Lodge Park is part of the Sherborne Estate, an ornate building dating from 1635 overlooking the…

Purton Ships Graveyard

Purton Ships Graveyard

Known as the Purton Ships Graveyard or Purton Hulks the area has a large number of purposely…

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  1. Add Standlake - St Giles Church to your Itinerary

    Standlake - St Giles Church

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    Church/Chapel

    Standlake

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

    Like so many churches, St Giles Church is medieval in origin but much altered and restored over the years. Notable features include the unusual 14th century octagonal tower dates to the 14th century and the Victorian woodwork in the roof…

  2. Add Fulbrook - St James the Great Church to your Itinerary

    Fulbrook - St James the Great Church

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    Church/Chapel

    Fulbrook

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    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

    A small, picturesque church dating back to the 12th century but with a little 19th century bellcote. There are a few pieces of medieval glass.

  3. Add Stanton Harcourt - St Michael's Church to your Itinerary

    Stanton Harcourt - St Michael's Church

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    Church/Chapel

    Stanton Harcourt

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    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

    The chancel of St Michael's church contains two of Oxfordshire's greatest church treasures: an ancient 13th century rood-screen and the shrine of St Edburg.

  4. Add Burford Tolsey Museum and Archive to your Itinerary

    Burford Tolsey Museum and Archive

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    Type:

    Museum

    Burford

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

    Exhibits quaintly recall the trades that flourished here - quarrying, bell-founding, rope-making, brewing, farming, leather-working and clarinet-making. There is also a famous doll's house, furnished in style of the Jane Austen period.

  5. Add Nympsfield Long Barrow to your Itinerary

    Nympsfield Long Barrow

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    Historic Site

    Stonehouse

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

    Overlooking the river Severn to the Forest of Dean, with a picnic site nearby, this chambered Neolithic long barrow is 90ft long, with a pair of side chambers and an end chamber.

  6. Add Cirencester Lock Up to your Itinerary

    Cirencester Lock Up

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    Type:

    Museum

    Cirencester

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024Various Opening Times

    Most towns had lock-ups, which were used to imprison people for short periods of time, often just overnight.

  7. Add Fairford - St Mary's Church to your Itinerary

    Fairford - St Mary's Church

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    Church/Chapel

    Fairford

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

    Fairford is an outstanding church because of its fascinating complete set of medieval stained glass windows, the only such set in England. The glass is rare, and is of the highest quality.

  8. Add Berkeley Castle & Gardens to your Itinerary

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    Berkeley Castle & Gardens

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    Castle/Fort

    Berkeley

    Dates

    Berkeley Castle is unique; it has been lived in by the same family for almost 900 years, long er than any other fortress in England. Visit our mediaeval Castle, Gardens, Butterfly House and visit our website for special events taking place.

  9. Add Stow on the Wold - St Edward's Church to your Itinerary

    Stow on the Wold - St Edward's Church

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    Churches and Cathedrals

    Stow on the Wold

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

    This beautiful church was built somewhere between the 11th and 15th century. The tower is 88ft high and was completed in 1447. It houses the heaviest peal of eight bells in Gloucestershire. The painting of the crucifixion in the south aisle was…

  10. Add Duntisbourne Rouse - St Michael's Church to your Itinerary

    Duntisbourne Rouse - St Michael's Church

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    Church/Chapel

    Cirencester

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

    The atmospheric church of St Michael stands in idyllic Cotswold countryside in the hamlet of Duntisbourne Rouse. The church dates to the Saxon period, and boasts a Norman crypt beneath the chancel. There are 13th century wall paintings in the…

  11. Add Shorthampton - All Saints Church to your Itinerary

    Shorthampton - All Saints Church

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    Church/Chapel

    Chipping Norton

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

    The hamlet of Shorthampton consists of little more than a farm and the church. The church has an usual, boxlike appearance: no tower or spire, shallow roofs and square headed windows. Inside there are a number of unusual features but what…

  12. Add Moreton in Marsh - St David's Church to your Itinerary

    Moreton in Marsh - St David's Church

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    Type:

    Churches and Cathedrals

    Moreton in Marsh

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

    Saint David's Church began as a chapel of ease for Bourton-on-the-Hill. The early history of the church in Moreton is not clear, but there is a tradition that it was rebuilt and reconsecrated in the middle of the 16th century.

  13. Add Tewkesbury Abbey to your Itinerary

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    Tewkesbury Abbey

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    Abbey/Priory

    Tewkesbury

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024Open 08:00 - 18:00

    Tewkesbury Abbey is a parish church of cathedral proportions tucked in the middle of the bustling market town of Tewkesbury. It contains many interesting features and should not be missed.

  14. Add Jet Age Museum to your Itinerary

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    Jet Age Museum

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    Type:

    Museum

    Cheltenham Road East, Gloucester

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024Various Opening Times

    The Jet Age Museum is home to a unique collection of historic aircraft and artefacts charting the history of Gloucestershire's aviation heritage and telling the story of the people who made the first Allied jet powered flight possible.

  15. Add Ascott under Wychwood - Holy Trinity Church to your Itinerary

    Ascott under Wychwood - Holy Trinity Church

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    Church/Chapel

    Ascott under Wychwood

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

    Holy Trinity is set in the heart of the beautiful village of Ascott-under-Wychwood. It abounds with fascinating historical features and has been the centre of worship in the village for some 900 years.

  16. Add Cotswold Woollen Weavers to your Itinerary

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    Cotswold Woollen Weavers

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    Type:

    Shopping

    Lechlade

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024Various Opening Times

    Cotswold Woollen Weavers is a destination in its own right: a shop selling all manner of woollen clothes and blankets, a small museum, design studio, sculpture gallery, coffee shop and picnic area, all housed in beautiful old stone buildings. 

  17. Add Cirencester Roman Amphitheatre to your Itinerary

    Cirencester Roman Amphitheatre

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    Type:

    Historic Site

    Cirencester

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

    A large, well preserved, earth covered, Roman amphitheatre.

  18. Add Kelmscott - St George's Church to your Itinerary

    Kelmscott - St George's Church

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    Church/Chapel

    Kelmscott

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

    Originally a chapel of ease, St George's Church in Kelmscott is practically unaltered since the close of the 15th century, thanks to William Morris, who lived at Kelmscott Manor. He was so appalled by some of the Victorian 'restoration' work being…

  19. Add Belas Knap Long Barrow (English Heritage) to your Itinerary

    Belas Knap Long Barrow (English Heritage)

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    Historic Site

    CHELTENHAM

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

    A good example of a neolithic long barrow, with the mound still intact and surrounded by a stone wall.

  20. Add Hook Norton Brewery to your Itinerary

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    Hook Norton Brewery

    Type

    Type:

    Brewery

    Hook Norton

    Dates

    Established in 1849, Hook Norton Brewery is a proudly independent family owned, fifth generation brewery that brews a range of cask, keg and bottled ales. Visitor centre, brewery tours, shire horses, steam engine, museum, café and coffee shop.

Tree on a hill in front of rolling countryside