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Armour in the Abbey

 

Posted at 08:53 on 03/05/2013

 

 

Meet our Ambassador for the Armour in the Abbey Exhibition. Keep an eye out for him in Tewkesbury over the weekend.    The Exhibition is...

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Our Winner Revealed

 

Posted at 04:07 on 19/04/2013

 

 

Celebrations and Jubilations (if we can steal from Sir Cliff in our time of need). The wait is over. 

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Childrens Painting Competition

 

Posted at 04:31 on 11/04/2013

 

 

To coincide with our Armour in the Abbey exhibition we are running a Children's Painting Competition.  Download the poster for more details -...

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Bells ring out for 50 years

 

Posted at 12:53 on 27/03/2013

 

 

On Saturday April 13th around one hundred and fifty church bell ringers from Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds will descend on Tewkesbury for the AGM...

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Armour in the Abbey Walk

 

Posted at 04:39 on 21/03/2013

 

 

After visiting the Armour in the Abbey Exhibition on Sunday 5 May why not join the ‘big’ battlefield walk, which starts at 2.00 in...

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Armour in the Abbey

 

Posted at 12:32 on 20/03/2013

 

 

Tewkesbury Abbey in conjunction with Tewkesbury Medieval Festival is staging an exhibition of Armour in the Abbey.    Saturday 4 May 10am to...

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Winner announced very soon!

 

Posted at 12:11 on 07/03/2013

 

 

Are you dreaming of an iPad?  The Gloucestershire Revealed "Win an iPad" competition closed on 2nd March.  The winner will be announced very...

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New Season at the Jenner Museum

 

Posted at 11:12 on 28/02/2013

 

 

New Season begins at Dr Jenner's House and Garden Sunday 3rd March

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Holst Museum Re-opens

 

Posted at 08:00 on 04/02/2013

 

 

The Holst Birthplace Museum re-opens 5th February after its winter closure.

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Wildlife Photographer of the Year

 

Posted at 12:21 on 15/01/2013

 

 

Nature In Art 15th January to 17th March 2013 Veolia Environment 2012 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Exhibition

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Upcoming Events View more

Reginald Sharpley; a neglected Campden Artist

 

Dates: 28th March until 2nd June

 

 

Reginald Sharpley (1879-1947) was a civil engineer, Guards officer and artist who came to Chipping...

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Postcard Portraits

 

Dates: 7th May - 2nd June

 

 

To coincide with our 25th anniversary, a spectacularly diverse display of 200 original artworks...

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Exhibition: Amongst Women: The Women in Holst’s Life

 

Dates: May 17th to September 14th

 

 

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Royal Forester Dining Train

 

Dates: May 19th

 

 

Royal Forester Dining Train

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Railcar Bluebell Specials

 

Dates: May 22

 

 

Railcar Bluebell Specials

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Welcome to Gloucestershire Revealed and all we have to offer

 

Gloucestershire sits in the South West of England, and encompasses part of the Cotswolds and the River Severn and all of the ancient Forest of Dean. 

 

Our county town is Gloucester and it would appear, according to Plantlife, that our county flower is the wild daffodil (who knew?).

 

In the 10th century, our historic county was mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, with Winchcombe and the Forest added in the 11th, alongside the ‘small town’ of Bristol…which seems to have grown and slipped through our fingers!

 

 

the logo for the arts council

 

 

Whatever you look for in a day out, you can be sure to find it in Gloucestershire - from exciting events and interesting artefacts in museums large and small, to beautiful buildings and amazing galleries.

 

Our county is full of surpising places to visit and we hope that this website will help you find your way around, especially if you are planning a day out and want to see as much as possible.

 

Whether you like a fine cafe with a museum attached, or open spaces where little ones can run free, you will find the museums for you here.

 

Search by area to make the most of your visit.

 

image taken at Dr Jenner's House

photographer: Hamish Gill