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The swimming pool in GL1

Freedom Leisure, who operate GL1 Leisure Centre and Oxstalls Sports Park on behalf of Gloucester…

Slimbridge

Award-winning visitor centre, home to a variety of wildfowl and wetland creatures that will…

Around Cheltenham

Run by Blue Badge tourist guides Steve and Sean, Around Cheltenham offers fascinating and fun…

Tour and Explore with Anne Bartlett

Tour and Explore Gloucester with Anne Bartlett - Blue Badge Tour Guide and Tour Director. Discover…

Photo of people paddleboarding in Gloucester Docks

Stand-up paddleboarding in Gloucester Docks, canal and River Severn. We’ll take you through water…

Gloucester Cathedral exterior

A warm welcome awaits you at Gloucester Cathedral - one of the finest medieval buildings in the…

the outside of Sherborne Cinema

Family friendly traditional cinema close to the heart of Gloucester. We show a range of quality…

Ghosts & Giggles

Ghosts & Giggles offers thrilling and informative tours that delve into the eerie and mysterious…

Painswick Rococo Garden

This unique Garden restoration, situated in a hidden valley, dates from a period when 18th century…

Historic Gloucester Docks

Collection of restored Victorian warehouses, with shops, museums, restaurants and cafe bars. Boat…

Regency Bike Tour

The Regency Bike Tour is a new, self-guided bike tour of Cheltenham.

The New Gloucester Antiques Centre

Gloucester Antiques Centre has over 11,000 square feet of floor space spread across three floors,…

Beautiful and peaceful vineyard setting.

Home of internationally awarded Three Choirs Wine. Self- guided tours take visitors around the…

A child feeding a goat at St James City Farm

An inner city farm providing real hands on contact with farm animals. Rare breeds of pigs, sheep,…

Scrivens Conduit, Hillfield Gardens

Just outside the city centre lies Hillfield Gardens, a true hidden gem of Gloucester. This public…

Bloomery

Come and join us for an interactive relaxing sustainable flower, terrarium, wreath, bouquet, or…

Great Witcombe Roman Villa (English Heritage), Gloucester

The remains of a large villa, overlooking an enchanting valley. Built around three sides of a…

Young Owls

Bird of Prey Experiences & Photography Days at The Barn Owl Centre. The Barn Owl Centre's mission…

Paddleboarding in Gloucester

Award-winning Kayaking and Paddleboarding taster sessions and tours in Gloucester Dock and…

Briery Hill Llamas

Briery Hill Llama farm is perfectly situated in 9 acres of stunning woodland, on a 32 acre site,…

People working with archive boxes in a records room with shelves and tables.

Our city's story is held in our memories, in written records, but also in hidden objects, waiting…

Brilliant Magpie Bookbinding

Create your own notebook, a sketchbook or a box!

The Folk of Gloucester (2022)

An exquisite Tudor timber-framed building that was once the Folk Museum. It is now a community…

What's On Highlights

Salsa At Butlers

Your friendly weekly dance night in Gloucester!

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1st July 2025-15th December 2026
Quiet Mornings

Our weekly Quiet Mornings offer a calmer museum experience, especially suited to visitors who…

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18th September 2025-26th March 2026
The Secret Easter Garden Trail

Can you spot the flowers hidden around the Cathedral?

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15th March 2026-12th April 2026
Tony Hawks Pro Quizzer event poster at Hop Kettle.

"This is a Music Quiz first and foremost - the theme being they are real-life songs from video…

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26th March 2026
A collage of board game photos.

Game Night but make it Hop Kettle

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26th March 2026
A comic book style image of a bespectacled man in a beige jacket and black shirt lighting a cigarette against a black background

An every day tale of life, cigarettes and matters arising!

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27th March 2026

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28th March 2026

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29th March 2026
The Folk of Gloucester Theatre Festival

Join The Folk of Gloucester for their weekend-long showcase of acting and writing talent from…

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27th March 2026-29th March 2026
Headshots of two men, one with light brown hair and one with grey hair, with a background of brown and orange 1970s upholstery patterns

It's New Year's Eve 1967 in Wythenshawe, Manchester. Barry has invited Susan, his first proper…

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27th March 2026

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28th March 2026

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29th March 2026
CITY SKATE

CITY SKATE is a community-based roller disco that provides a fun and affordable activity for…

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27th March 2026
A man in a white shirt and black waistcoat holding a skull and pointing at it in mid speech

Hamlet's uncle speaks at last! Writer-performer Robert Cohen takes you behind the scenes at…

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27th March 2026

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28th March 2026

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29th March 2026
Event poster for the Bunnies Art Class at Hetty's Place at the Food Dock.

Something wonderfully spring-like has been brewing!

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27th March 2026
A woman standing in a forest and throwing multicoloured orbs in the air with a joyful expression on her face

Chaos, comedy and catharsis collide in the one woman show, "Phuckets & Rainbows", written and…

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27th March 2026

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28th March 2026

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29th March 2026
A smiling woman dressed as an eel in front of a painted backdrop of the River Severn

During the 1870s, Gloucester became the scene of a bitter conflict over an unusual resource - baby…

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27th March 2026

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28th March 2026

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29th March 2026
A man in an Edwardian suit and flat cap standing outside an old oak doo

Explore our historic listed buildings with one of our qualified guides and learn about the lives of…

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27th March 2026

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The Dragon Who Sneaked Away Family Trail

Dorothy the baby dragon has wandered off into the museum. Can you help find her?

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28th March 2026-12th April 2026
Multicoloured silhouettes of three men and three women smiling and waving their arms in the air

A fast-paced comedy improv show performed by The Fab Libs, where audience dreams spark spontaneous…

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28th March 2026
A man with short greyish brown hair and glasses sitting playing a piano

Join actor, musician and poet Edward Derbyshire to hear some of the most famous stories told in…

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28th March 2026

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29th March 2026
Underground Festival 2026

Filled with the hottest new bands and artists, Underground Festival will feature sets from…

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28th March 2026
The Ultimate Bubble Show

Ray Bubbles, an International Bubbleologist and Guinness World Record Holder, is on a mission to…

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29th March 2026

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29th March 2026
Gloucester Spring Clean

Join us for a chance to come together as a community and give our city the clean up it deserves.

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30th March 2026
Child smiling holding violin

This course is designed for strings, brass, wind and percussion players aged 5-18, playing at…

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30th March 2026-1st April 2026
A mask made of felt leaves, a butterfly clip with a furry pipe cleaner body and jewelled wings, and a black card hare with ribbons and feathers hangin

Join our resident textiles artist Ally Goff in a two-hour session making three high-quality…

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31st March 2026
The Last Burma Star film screening

A moving documentary from Sky HISTORY following veteran explorer and GWT ambassador, Levison Wood,…

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1st April 2026
Gloucester Storytelling-Cafe

Gloucester Storytelling Cafe welcome multi-talented Stacey Blythe as their featured storyteller

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2nd April 2026
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