Cirencester Cottage Hospital began taking in patients in 1875. It could accommodate up to 100 at a time, and did so until 1913, when it...

This 1940 hospital air-raid shelter was turned into a museum in 1989. On display are exhibits showing Cirencester and the Cotswolds at War. Themes include...

Cotswolds Leisure Centre is just outside Cirencester town centre. Its facilities include a six-lane swimming pool as well as a small pool, three squash courts,...

This art centre is one of the main centres of cultural life in this area. It is not only a gallery, but a real...

The Brewery Arts and Crafts Centre is a gallery for beautiful and contemporary art and craft exhibitions. It is located in the centre of Cirencester...

Here is the world's tallest yew hedge. Planted in 1720, this architectural shrub separates Cirencester town centre from the 3000 acres of Cirencester Park. In...

This is a faux–medieval castle which marks the entrance to Cirencester Park. It was actually built in Victorian times and used as a barracks. Nowadays,...

Cirencester Park is set in grade one listed parkland of baroque design and is part of the estate of Lord Bathurst. The park is 8km...

Ashlar, three-storied, and with a balustraded parapet, Cirencester’s grand Corn Hall was built by Medland, Maberly & Medland in 1863. This is the venue for...

The Corinium Museum in Cirencester is a superb tourist attraction. Visitors can learn about Cotswold history ranging from Prehistory to the late 19th century. There...

Cirencester market is one of the most popular attractions in Cirencester. The stalls are set adjacent to the beautiful Parish Church and the market is...

Cirencester Parish Church is one of the largest in the country. The profile of the church dominates the market place due to the tremendous tower...

Its carved cross modelled on the one at Fécamp, this war memorial was made by Niniam Comper in 1918. It stands at the western end...

This 1870 outdoor pool is one of the oldest in the country and it's still fed by a nearby well. The 27-metre pool is 1.8...

At the foot of Cecily Hill, Cirencester's most elegant residential street, stand the Tontine Buildings of 1802. They are apparently so called because Lord Bathurst...

Daniel Bingham made his fortune on the Dutch railways. Born in Black Jack Street here in Cirencester, he returned to his hometown to become a...

This Victorian façade hides the much older Meeting House of 1673. It is best viewed from St Clement's Walk at the back of the building,...

This is the oldest secular building in Cirencester. Also known as Weavers’ Hall, it was built in 1483 by Sir William Nottingham, Attorney-General to Edward...

This is the UK's premier specialist postcard gallery. Regular monthly events here include auctions of sought-after early postcards, postcard fairs attended by more than a...

At the start of the 19th Century, the Cirencester Lock Up was built to hold criminals in either of its two cells before Cirencester had...

This 12th Century spital gate is all that's left of the Abbey of St Mary, which dominated Cirencester until its dissolution in 1539. The gate's...

By the third Century, the Roman town of Cirencester, or Corinium as it was then known, was second in importance only to London. It’s said...

The Cotswold Gateway Visitors Centre is the key information point for the Cotswold Water Park. It is a wonderful building, constructed from green oak and...

With over 133 lakes contained within an area of 40 square miles, the Cotswold Water Park is the largest water park in Britain. The park...

Holy Cross is a beautiful church on the edge of Ashton Keynes village which was mentioned in the Domesday book book as ESSITONE in 1086....

Gosditch is the oldest street in the historic village of Ashton Keynes boasting very impressive examples of old Cotswold stone houses. People have lived...

Built by the Keynes family in the 12th century, this large castle was originally a large earth ringwork and bailey fortress which was occupied until...

The Aero Museum is one of the best collections of its types anywhere in the region. It houses a large collection of aeroplanes, related...

The garden at Barnsley House is enchanting, one of England’s finest and most famous. Not grand or forbidding, this is a place where you can...

Cricklade Museum is a fascinating place to visit for anyone who has an interest in the history and development of this area, either in a...

Bibury Trout Farm is one of the oldest – founded in 1902 – and certainly the most attractive trout farm in the country. Primarily a...

Lydiard House is one of the most impressive architectural gems in the Swindon area and is the ancestral home of Viscount Bollingbroke. Set within...

Purton Museum examines over two thousand years of history in this small community on the edge of Swindon. It works in a chronological fashion...

In the heart of the beautiful Cotwolds, Chedworth represents one of Britain’s largest Romano-British villas. This is a stately home with a history that...

Lullingstone Castle is just 10 minutes drive from junction 3 of the M25, close to Sevenoaks in Kent. It is the site for the World...

Located within the former magistrates court and police station in the heart of the town, this museum offers visitors an interesting insight into the history...

Lechlade and Bushyleaze Trout Fisheries are situated in the beautiful Cotswold countryside, near the headwaters of the River Thames, half-a-mile east of the town of...

This purpose-built market place is the venue for the first and best farmers' market in Gloucestershire. Stroud Farmers' Market, established in 1999, was named Best...

Although St Lawrence's Church was built as a chapel of ease in the late thirteenth Century, it was largely rebuilt in the nineteenth Century -...

This is one of the first market houses in Gloucestershire. Built in 1590 by John Throckmorton, it originally stood alone in the centre of a...