Gloucestershire - Places of Interest

Places of Interest

Key
Abbey/Priory/Cathedral
Accessible open space
Amusement/Theme Park
Castle
Country Park
English Heritage
Forestry Commission
Heritage railway
Historic House

Museum (free/not free)
National Trust
Theatre
Zoo

Places of interest in Gloucestershire include:

  • Badminton House, residence of the Dukes of Beaufort.
  • Berkeley Castle, an example of a feudal stronghold.
  • Beverston Castle
  • Chavenage House
  • Dean Forest Railway
  • Dyrham Park
  • Edward Jenner's House
  • Gloucester Cathedral
  • Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
  • Hailes Abbey
  • Newark Park
  • Owlpen Manor
  • Snowshill Manor
  • Sudeley Castle, burial place of Queen Catherine Parr, 6th wife and consort of King Henry VIII.
  • Stanway House
  • River Thames
  • Rodmarton Manor
  • Tewkesbury Abbey
  • Tyndale Monument
  • Wildfowl and Wetland Trust, Slimbridge
  • Westbury Court Garden
  • Woodchester Mansion

Areas of countryside in Gloucestershire include:

  • Forest of Dean
  • Wye Valley

Scenic Railway Line:

  • Gloucester to Newport Line

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