Housed in a warehouse at the heart of Gloucester’s fine Victorian docks, Gloucester Waterways Museum tells the story of our wonderful canals and rivers. You can climb aboard historic boats, enjoy hands-on fun, watch archive films and browse galleries rich in...

Housed in a stunning Victorian building in the heart of the City, it contains many items of national and international importance. Among the spectacular collection are archaeological finds, fine and decorative arts and natural history specimens representing...

The Waterways Archive collects, preserves and makes publicly available a diverse range of records relating to inland waterways including plans, drawings, minutes, accounts, photographs and engineering surveys. At its core are the archives of British Waterways and the...

We preserve the heritage, cultural and corporate memory of Gloucestershire. We can help you with your researches into local and family history.

A late 18th century house designed by famed Georgian architect Robert Smirke and built 1816-17 for the Lloyd-Baker family. The interiors feature a suite of attractive Georgian chambers, including a Dining Room, Drawing Room, Library, and Entrance Hall. Hardwicke...

Nature in Art is the world’s first Museum and Art Gallery dedicated exclusively to fine, decorative and applied art inspired by nature. Our growing collection is housed in a fine Georgian mansion dating from the mid 1700’s. We regularly change our displays and...

Situated outside the beautiful Cotswold town of Painswick, and famous for its snowdrop display, the Rococo Garden is a fascinating step back to a flamboyant and sensual period of English Garden Design. This gem of a garden, which was originally laid out in the early...

Over 400ft of model railway layouts with over 40 British & Continental trains running on 3 main displays in OO, HO & narrow gauge.

The Museum displays the remarkable story of the Soldiers of Gloucestershire who have served their regiments since 1694. It depicts their courage, humour, their traditions and their sacrifices in exciting and colourful exhibitions for all ages to enjoy. You can view...

Originally laid out between 1696 and 1705, this is the only restored Dutch water garden in the country. Visitors can explore canals, clipped hedges and working 17th-century vegetable plots and discover many old varieties of fruit trees