Holst Birthplace Museum

Cheltenham

Leave the streets of the 21st century behind and step into the warm and intimate world of the Holst family; their treasures, paintings, manuscripts and photographs offer a fascinating glimpse into the life of composer Gustav.

Complete with a working Victorian kitchen, scullery, bedroom, nursery and miniscule maid’s quarters, this charming museum offers an interesting dip into social history and the music of one of our most famous composers.

Court Barn Museum

Chipping Campden

Discover the story of the Arts & Crafts movment and its legacy, and how Chipping Campden became a magnet for designers and craftspeople with national and international repute, since the beginning of the 20th century.   

Winchcombe Folk & Police Museum

Winchcombe

Here are two diverse collections, the first revealing Winchcombe’s fascinating past, through photographs, artefacts and memorabilia, and the second giving a unique insight into the history of the police, both national and international.

Enjoy historic uniforms and equipment, and plenty of fascinating insights.   

Keith Harding's World of Mechanical Music

Northleach

See and hear a host of self-playing instruments in a Victorian setting.

These amazing contraptions were the pride and joy of our Great Grandparentsand on our guided tours you can enjoy barrel organs, musical boxes, polyphons, automata, phonographs, gramophones and more. 

Cotswold Motoring Museum

Bourton-on-the-Water

Located in a beautiful village, this fascinating museum is a vintage day

out for the whole family to enjoy. Full of motoring memorabilia, the seven

galleries are a nostalgic journey through the 20^th century.

The Museum is bulging with great cars, quaint caravans, curiosities, enamel signs and an enchanting toy collection the envy of every child (large or small!). Also home

to BBC TV’s little super hero car, Brum, who can be found here every day.