Westonbirt is a wonderful world of trees and is beautiful at any time of the year. Set in 600 acres of glorious Cotswold countryside, it...

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...

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 just one mile south of junction 17 off the M4 motorway is Chippenham Golf Club. The club has a long history dating back to...

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 National Trust acquired this ruined abbey in 1949. It is thought that the earliest part of the abbey was constructed in the 12th...

The Castle Combe Museum is made up of many interesting pieces that have been collected from the local region, and put together in order to...

Yelde Hall is an old form of Guildhall. Although it is believed that there has been a place of administration at the heart of...

Chippenham Museum is situated in the centre of the town in Wiltshire and is a fascinating place to learn more about the towns history and...

This former Tudor hunting lodge was later transformed into a fashionable home, acquired by the National Trust in 1949. Aloft a forty-foot cliff with...

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...

Owlpen has long been recognised as one of the most romantic manor houses in the West of England. The Tudor manor – with its...

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

The Fox Talbot Museum is owned and managed by the National Trust and commemorates the life and work of William Henry Fox Talbot, one of...

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....

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...

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...

This late 19th Century church hall was restored by the arts and crafts architect, Thomas Falconer, in the 1920s. The arts and crafts movement promoted...

This clock is one of Stroud's most distinctive landmarks. It stands at the junction of Russell Street, George Street and London Road, surrounded by some...

Stroud’s Subscription Rooms are as central to community life today as they were in 1833 when they were built with money raised from public subscriptions....

Shambles means slaughter house, and in 1651, John Bond, a butcher, leased this area together with two cottages and a market was born. Since then,...

Jack Russell is probably first and foremost known as a famous England cricket player who kept wicket with style for his nation for a great...

Stroud's Congregational Church is an impressive building. Neoclassical, it was designed by Charles Baker and completed in 1837. Its best feature is probably the circular...

Stroud's former Temperance Hall is now home to The Space, a community arts centre. Art exhibitions, drama, dance, poetry and music can all now...

Stroud's Bank Gardens provide a green space for visitors and residents right in the town centre. Here well-kept lawns are combined with unusual planting schemes,...

Stroud House Gallery opened to the public in 1998 with an aim to allow a wider audience to enjoy contemporary artworks of varying genres....

The clothing manufacturer, George Holloway, was once the largest employer in Stroud. He was also a Member of Parliament, a social reformer and the man...

This very elaborate Gothic building was designed by WHC Fisher and built by JP Seddon in 1891. Iron-framed, the building also has many decorative features...

Rowcroft's fine houses were built at the end of the 18th Century for the town's growing middle classes. In 1845, a railway bridge was built...

Woodchester Mansion is a most unusual historic house because it was abandoned by its builders before it was finished, and has been untouched since the...

Without a doubt one of the most beautiful and secluded valleys in the Cotswolds, this area of outstanding natural beauty has been protected and managed...

This 56-acre green-flag park has something for everyone. For children, there's a model train, a putting green, a skateboard park and a safe children's play...

Stroud's museum is set in the beautiful landscaped grounds of Stratford Park, a few minutes walk from the town centre. Here, a permanent display of...

Stratford Park Leisure Centre has a range of facilities to suit everyone, from fun-loving children to health-conscious adults. They include a 25-metre indoor swimming pool...

This interesting archaeological site is managed by English Heritage and overlooks the beautiful Severn Valley in the glorious Gloucestershire countryside. The long barrow has...

Magnificent family house of the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne containing remarkable collections of heirlooms and works of art, the eighteenth century Robert Adam house...

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...