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Brilliant Magpie Bookbinding

Create your own notebook, a sketchbook or a box!

Dean Forest Railway

Heritage steam railway running between Lydney Junction and Parkend.

Great Witcombe Roman Villa (English Heritage), Gloucester

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

Digi Wall

Housed in an old Victorian Warehouse, near Gloucester's Historic Docks, The Warehouse Climbing…

A photo of St Michael's Tower

Walking tours of the City of Gloucester. Hear about many famous characters and their associations…

Gloucestershire Archives

Gloucestershire Archives preserves historical records and makes them available for research e.g.…

Around Cheltenham

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

Ghosts & Giggles

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

the outside of Sherborne Cinema

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

A bee painted on a fuse box

Take part in the #BouncingBack Urban Art Nature Trail. Find all the images and complete the…

St John's Northgate Church

St. John's Northgate is an 18th Century Church with visible structural evidence of a previous 14th…

Adventure 001 Helicopters

What better way to see Gloucester, then by helicopter? Let our experienced pilots dazzle you with a…

Escape Entertainment Escape Rooms

Escape Entertainment is an independent escape room business that designs, builds, and runs all its…

Barnwood Park

Barnwood Park is a formal park with mature trees and ducks. Barnwood Arboretum is a local nature…

Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum

The Museum displays the remarkable story of the Soldiers of Gloucestershire who have served their…

Tour and Explore with Anne Bartlett

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

Hopewell Street Mural

Hopewell Street sits in the heart of the vibrant and multi cultural part of the city, Barton and…

Heli Adventures

Heli Adventures is the premier helicopter pleasure flight company in the UK.

Rainbow Square Street

The creator of Gloucester's famous 'Rainbow Street', Tash Frootko, and her team have painted twenty…

Aerial view of Kingsholm Stadium in Gloucester

Gloucester Rugby can consider itself to be a unique English rugby club. Founded in 1873 and, with…

Gloucester Prison

Activites taking place in the abandoned haunted prison in the middle of Gloucester include: Airsoft…

Gloucester Cathedral exterior

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

Experience 1000 years of history at Gloucester Cathedral

Immerse yourself in your favourite film or TV show when you sign up to a Brit Movie Tour. Walk…

Blackfriars

Blackfriars is a stunning example of a 13th century medieval Priory site, nestled at the heart of…

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
St Patrick's Day

Get ready for a little luck of the Irish at Coal Kitchen Gloucester

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17th March 2026
Event poster for James Bass Chatfield at Our House at the Food Dock.

Head into Our House to enjoy a live music session from the wildly talented James 'Bass' Chatfield…

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19th March 2026
A collage of board game photos.

Game Night but make it Hop Kettle

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19th March 2026
Pizza making class at the Food Dock.

We'll show you the ropes… the rest is on you

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20th March 2026
Kyneburgh Tower Illuminated

Gloucester will mark World Happiness Day with the official switch-on of Kyneburgh Tower Illuminated…

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20th 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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A cartoon style image of some giant crystals in a forest pool

A fun learning experience where children can find out about the crystals associated with each…

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21st March 2026

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25th April 2026
Gloucester Half Marathon

Join RunThrough for an exciting event in the scenic Gloucester Park

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22nd March 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
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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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
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
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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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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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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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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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
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
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
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
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