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English Family Entry Attractions, Heritage Sites, Events,
Museums, Galleries. Listed by county. Free things to do with Kids
England - Gloucestershire
There are 15 free entry listings in Gloucestershre
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Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum
Clarence Street, Cheltenham
Gloucestershire, GL50 3JT
Includes a Nationally important Art & Crafts Movement collection, furniture, paintings, ceramics, jewellery, archaeology and local history.
Open all year: Mon - Sat 1000-1720, Sun 1400 - 1630
(first Thurs of each month open from1100)
Closed Bank Holidays.
Admission is free.
Tel: 01242 237 431
Fax: 01242 262 334
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Cirencester Lock Up
Trinity Road, Cirencester
Gloucestershire, GL7 1BR
Admission is free.
Tel 01285 - 655611
City East Gate
Eastgate Street, Gloucester
Gloucestershire
Roman and medieval gate-towers and moat in an underground exhibition chamber. See various elements of this ancient gateway from its Roman Military origins in about 68 AD through to the 16th Century 'horse pool' where animals were washed before market.
Open May-Sep, Sat, 1015, 1115, 1415, 1515, 1615, by guided tour from the nearby City Museum and Art Gallery.
Admission is free. Guided tours compulsory for individuals
Tel: 01452 - 524131
Fax: 01452 - 410898
Email: city.museum@gloucester.gov.uk
Crickley Hill Country Park
Birdlip, Gloucester
Gloucestershire, GL4 8JY
143 acres of grassland and beech woodland situated on Cotswold escarpment. Site of archaeological interest with panoramic views and way-marked trails. Small visitor centre.
Open daily in season. Apr to end of Sept.
Admission is free!
Tel: 01452 863170
Fax: 01452 425627
Eastgate Viewing Chamber
Eastgate Street, Gloucester
Remains of the defences and the East Gate of the city since the creation of the roman fortress in about AD68.
An audio-visual brings it all to life.
Open every Sat, May-Sept, 1015, 1115, 1415, 1515 & 1615 Starting at Gloucester City Museum & Art Gallery.
Admission is free!
Tel: 01452 396131
Gloucestershire Craft Collection
Dundry Nurseries, Bamfurlong
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 6SL
2 Jan-31 Dec 1000-1700.
Closed Mondays, 25,26,27 Dec, 1 Jan
Admission is free.
Tel: 01452 713124
Fax: 01452 857748
Historic Gloucester Docks
Albion Cottages, The Docks, Gloucester, GL1 2ER
The historic dock area, Britain's furthest inland port, is surrounded by 15 Victorian warehouses
Admission is free.
Surrounding Museums and attractions may charge for entrance.
Tel: 01452 311190
Llanthony Secunda Priory
Llanthony Road, Gloucester.
Park and ruins of the Augustinian Canons Priory
Grounds only, open daily at reasonable times except during special events. When a charge may be made.
Admission is free.
Tel: 01452 396620
Museum in the Park
Stratford Park, Stratford Road
Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 4AF
1 Apr-30 Sep, Tue-Fri, 1000-1700,
Sat, Sun, Bank Hols, 1100-1700;
1 Oct-31 Mar, Tue-Fri, 1000-1600;
Sat, Sun, 1100-1630.
Admission is free.
Tel: 01453 - 763394
Fax: 01453 - 752400
Robinswood Hill Country Park
& Rare Breeds Centre
Reservoir Road, Gloucester, GL4 6SX
Visit the Cotswolds countryside without leaving the city!
Open every day, 0800-Dusk
Admission is free.
Tel: 01452 303206
St James City Farm
23 Albany Street, Tredworth,
Gloucester, GL1 4NG
The sights and smells of countryside in the city!
Open 1 Apr - 30 Sep, 1000-1700
1 Oct - 31 Mar 1000-1600
Closed Every Mon
Admission is free.
Tel: 01452 305728
Swinford Museum
Filkins, Lechlade
Gloucestershire, GL7 3JQ
May-Sep, 1st Sun in month, ONLY 1430-1700.
Admission is free.
Tetbury Police Museum
The Old Court House, 63 Long Street
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 8AA
All year, Mon-Fri 1000-1500.
Closed Bank Hols, 9-12 Apr, 23-28 Dec
Admission is free.
Tel: 01666 - 504670
Fax: 01666 - 504670
Below this line, in the grey area, we are adding alternative days out to the free listings that DoFreeStuff is renowned for. This is to help you plan your family days out. The attractions listed below make a charge for admission!
Beatrix Potter's House of the Tailor of Gloucester, Gloucester
Berkeley Castle,
Bibury Trout Farm, Bibury
Birdland Park and Gardens, nr Cheltenham
Bourton Model Railway Exhibition, Bourton-on-the-Water
Cirencester Lock Up, Cirencester
City Museum and Art Gallery, Gloucester
Clearwell Caves, Royal Forest of Dean
Cotswold Motoring Museum & Toy Collection, Cheltenham
Cotswold Water Park, nr Cirencester
Dean Forest Railway, Lydney
Dean Heritage Centre, Cinderford
Cheap day out in Gloucestershire -
Gloucester Folk Museum
99-103 Westgate Street
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL1 2PG
 Three floors of splendid Tudor and Jacobean timber-framed buildings dating from the 16th and 17th centuries along with new buildings housing the Dairy,
Ironmonger's shop and Wheelwright and Carpenter workshops.
Open: Half-terms & holidays
Admission is chargeable.
Tel: 01452 396868 / 869
Fax: 01452 330495
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Gloucester City Museum & Art Gallery
Brunswick Road
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL1 1HP
Gloucester City Museum is currently closed for a Heritage Lottery Funded makeover and will re-open in August 2011
 The City Museum and Art Gallery has a collection of archaeological finds, fine and decorative arts and natural history specimens representing Gloucester's rich heritage since 1860.
Tues - Sat all year
Admission is chargeable.
Tel: 01452 396 131
Fax: 01452 410 898
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Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester
Gloucestershire Warwickshie Railway, Toddington
Great Western Railway Museum, Coleford
Holst Birthplace Museum, Cheltenham
Hopewell Colliery Museum, Coleford
Jenner Museum, Berkeley
John Moore Countryside Museum, Tewkesbury
Keith Harding\'s World of Mechanical Music, Northleach
Kelmscott Manor, nr Lechlade
Lodge Park, Cheltenham
Miniature World, Cheltenham
Museum in the Park, Stroud
National Birds of Prey Centre, Newent
National Waterways Museum, Gloucester Docks
Nature in Art Museum, Twigworth
Oldown Country Park (Glos), Tockington
Owlpen Manor, Dursley
Pittville Pump Room (The), Cheltenham
Rodmarton Manor, Cirencester
Shambles, Newent
Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Dursley
Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum, Gloucester
Sudeley Castle & Gardens, near Cheltenham
Tetbury Police Museum, Tetbury
Tewkesbury Museum, Tewkesbury
Thornbury Castle, Thornbury
Three Choirs Vineyard, Newent
Wellington Aviation Museum, Moreton-in-Marsh
Westonbirt Arboretum, nr Tetbury
Winchcombe Folk and Police Museum, Cheltenham |
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