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A photo of Highnam Court

Highnam Court is now a privately owned family home. The Gardens are open for special events…

Digi Wall

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

Discover de Crypt

St. Mary de Crypt is a 15th Century Church in the centre of Gloucester. It is famous for it’s Tudor…

St John's Northgate Church

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

National Waterways Museum Gloucester

Three floors of a Victorian warehouse house interactive displays and galleries, which chart the…

Photo of people paddleboarding in Gloucester Docks

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

Hopewell Street Mural

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

Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum

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

Great Witcombe Roman Villa (English Heritage), Gloucester

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

Gloucester Prison

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

SimAir737

SimAir737, Realistc Full Size Boeing 737 Cockpit.The most true to life flight simulator out there…

Scrivens Conduit, Hillfield Gardens

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

Couple relaxing on hire boat in Gloucester Docks

Self-drive electric motorboats that can be hired from the Barge Arm of the docks. Prices from £30.…

Tour and Explore with Anne Bartlett

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

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…

The New Gloucester Antiques Centre

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

Outdoor pitches

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

The Folk of Gloucester (2022)

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

Gloucester Park Drone Shot By Fluxx Films

By far the largest parkland in the city. Gloucester Park has a large play area for children and a…

Barnwood Park

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

All Bars

Flying trapeze Experiences and Classes on a full size rig. Fly just like the acrobats you see in…

House of the Tailor of Gloucester

Children's author Beatrix Potter created one of her most loved characters here. This charming shop…

Gloucester Cathedral exterior

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

What's On Highlights

Ghosts & Giggles

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

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1st January 2025-31st December 2025
Moomin 80: Moomin ABC

As part of the Moomin 80 programme in Gloucester, we invite you and your family into a magical…

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29th March 2025-5th October 2025
The Moomin Gift Shop

Come and visit our special Moomin Gift Shop, open until October.

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29th March 2025-5th October 2025
City Guided Walk

Hear about the history of Gloucester from the Romans through to the Victorian era.

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1st April 2025-30th September 2025
Summer in The Square

Join Gloucester Quays for the best vibes, views and good times in Pillar and Lucy Square next to…

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12th May 2025-15th September 2025
Salsa At Butlers

Your friendly weekly dance night in Gloucester!

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1st July 2025-15th December 2026
Lion outside Gloucester Cathedral

For the Summer of 2025, Lions at Large – The Pride of Gloucestershire Trail will be ‘roaring’ onto…

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11th July 2025-14th September 2025
Cubs in the Cathedral

While you're exploring the Lions at Large trail in the city and outside the Cathedral, don't forget…

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11th July 2025-14th September 2025
Crafts that built the Cathedral exhibition

Crafts that Built the Cathedral celebrates the heritage skills behind Gloucester Cathedral.

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12th July 2025-7th September 2025
Gloucester Festival of Archaeology

Explore Gloucester's 'hidden' history

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14th July 2025-26th July 2025
The large brown warehouse buildings of Gloucester Docks bordering the water of the canal, with narrowboats in the foreground.

Over the last 200 years the docks themselves have changed and each decade has left reminders of the…

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16th July 2025
Roman Gloucester Walks

With a Civic Trust guide, learn why the Romans came to Gloucester.

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18th July 2025

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A male tour guide dressed as an Edwardian undertaker opening the wooden front door of a Tudor house.

Explore our historic listed buildings with one of our costumed guides representing a real…

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A man in a blue polo shirt standing behind a large record deck with a banner hung over it that reads; "Northern Soul: way of life"

As part of our series of FREE Saturday afternoon live vinyl events, The Folk of Gloucester…

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19th July 2025
A photograph of Gloucester Docks including warehouse buildings, the canal and a narrowboat in the foreground.

Over the last 200 years the docks themselves have changed and each decade has left reminders of the…

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19th July 2025
Gloucester Quays Food Festival

We are excited to announce that on Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th July, our famous Food Festival is…

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19th July 2025

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20th July 2025
Food Carnival & Fun Fair

Gloucestershire Malayalee Association (GMA) is organising a vibrant Food Carnival and Fun Fair on…

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20th July 2025
The Giant Balloon Show

The Giant Balloon Show will have the audience in stitches and in awe simultaneously.

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20th July 2025

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20th July 2025
Midweek Musical Bingo

EYES DOWN at Zizzi in Gloucester Quays for a fun evening of midweek musical bingo with Stacey…

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21st July 2025
Cinema

Here at Sherborne Cinema we are confident that we have you covered this June/July

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21st July 2025-31st August 2025
LEGO Moominvalley

Calling all imaginative builders!

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24th July 2025

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24th July 2025

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16th August 2025

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16th August 2025
Tour of the Eastgate Chamber

With a Civic Trust guide, visit the Eastgate Chamber

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25th July 2025

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19th September 2025
Gloucester Rhythm and Blues Festival 2025

Music-lovers in Gloucestershire are in luck that the Gloucester Rhythm and Blues Festival is back…

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25th July 2025-3rd August 2025
A black and white comic strip style illustration detailing the various exploits of a British soldier including going into battle with a sword, capturi

Come along for a bowl of soup and a show at lunchtime!

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25th July 2025
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