Gloucestershire Tourist Information & Visitor Guide
The warm honey-coloured cottages of the Cotswolds are just one small part of the wonderful county of Gloucestershire. Explore the quiet beauty of The Forest of Dean to the south offering peace and tranquility and the lively cathedral city of Gloucester to find interesting independent shops and a rejuvinated water front. Tour pretty villages on quiet lanes for a relaxing Gloucestershire getaway.
Gloucestershire Highlights
- House of the Tailor of Gloucester - visit the house Beatrix Potter used in her story "The Tailor of Gloucester"
- Chedworth Roman Villa - beautiful mosaics and two bath houses can be seen in the remains of this Roman Villa
- Gloucester Cathedral - on display is an exhibition, the treasury, cloisters, crypt and chapter house
- Hidcote Manor Garden -internationally known series of small gardens each with it's own special atmosphere
- National Waterways Museum - based within Gloucester docks, two quaysides of historic boats, a Victorian warehouse & canal boat trips
- Slimbridge Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust - 0ver 2,300 birds from almost 200 species, as well as geese and ducks that wander freely
- Tewkesbury Abbey - the tallest Norman pillars in England as well as being the largest surviving Norman tower
Plan your visit to Gloucestershire
- Gloucestershire Hotels - view and choose a place to stay in Gloucestershire
- Gloucestershire Attractions - browse a list of sightseeing attractions in Gloucestershire
- Gloucestershire Short Breaks - for short break ideas and offers
Hotels in Gloucestershire
Bourton-on-the-Water Hotels - Chipping Campden Hotels
Coleford Hotels - Cheltenham Hotels - Moreton-in-Marsh Hotels
Stow-on-the-Wold Hotels - Tewkesbury Hotels - Cirencester Hotels - Chipping Sodbury Hotels - Stroud Hotels - Tetbury Hotels - Thornbury Hotels
