List of museums in Gloucestershire

This list of museums in Gloucestershire, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

Name Image Town/City Region Type Summary
Acton CourtIron ActonSouth GloucestershireHistoric houseConserved Tudor house built for the pleasure of Henry VIII, gardens and grounds
Berkeley CastleBerkeleySouth GloucestershireHistoric houseMedieval castle, gardens, butterfly house
BlackfriarsGloucesterGloucesterHistoric houseOperated by English Heritage, medieval friary later converted into a Tudor house and cloth factory
Chavenage HouseTetburyCotswoldHistoric houseElizabethan manor house
Chedworth Roman VillaChedworthCheltenhamArchaeologyOperated by the National Trust, artifacts and remains of a large Roman villa
Clearwell CavesClearwellForest of DeanMiningFormer iron ore mine
Coleford Great Western Railway MuseumColefordForest of DeanRailwayIncludes a former goods shed, a GWR signal box, miniature railway, locomotive
Corinium MuseumCirencesterCotswoldArchaeologyArtifacts found locally from Roman Britain, Neolithic and Victorian eras
Cotswold Motoring MuseumBourton-on-the-WaterCotswoldTransportationCars, motorcycles, bicycles, caravans and motoring memorabilia of the twentieth century, also toy collection
Court BarnChipping CampdenCotswoldArtwebsite, craft and design, including contemporary crafts and Arts and Crafts movement pieces
Dean Forest RailwayNorchardForest of DeanRailwayHeritage railway and museum at Norchard railway station
Dean Heritage CentreSoudleyForest of DeanLocalLocal history, trades, industry
Dr. Jenner's HouseBerkeleySouth GloucestershireHistoric houseHome of Edward Jenner, the originator of vaccination
Dunkirk MillNailsworthSouth GloucestershireIndustrywebsite, operated by the Stroudwater Textile Trust, former textile mill with massive working water wheel and other machinery
Dursley Heritage CentreDursleyStroudLocalwebsite, local history, culture, operated by Dursley Town Trust
Dyrham ParkDyrhamSouth GloucestershireHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, Baroque mansion with Dutch paintings, furniture and decorative arts, gardens and grounds
Frenchay Village MuseumFrenchaySouth GloucestershireLocalwebsite, history of the non-conformist Quakers and Unitarians who founded the village
Gardens GalleryCheltenhamCheltenhamArtwebsite, community art gallery
Gigg MillNailsworthSouth GloucestershireIndustrywebsite, operated by the Stroudwater Textile Trust, textile weaving shed demonstrating changing technologies from a simple handloom to flying shuttle to power loom
The Museum of GloucesterGloucesterGloucesterMultipleLocal history, archaeology, fine and decorative arts, natural history, Roman and Mediaeval displays, dinosaurs
Gloucester LifeGloucesterGloucesterMultipleCrafts, trades, industries, toys, household items, model trains, appliances, period classroom, dairy, wheelwright, carpenter and ironmonger's shops,
Gloucester Waterways MuseumGloucesterGloucesterTransportationHistory of area canals, canal boats, equipment, natural history
Hailes AbbeyWinchcombeTewkesburyReligiousOperated by English Heritage, ruins of a 13th-century Cistercian abbey, excavated artifacts
Holst Birthplace MuseumCheltenhamCheltenhamHistoric housewebsite, birthplace of composer Gustav Holst, his life and works
Hopewell Colliery MuseumSoudleyForest of DeanMiningwebsite, former coal mine
Jet Age MuseumStavertonTewkesburyAviationRestored historic aircraft, aero engines, cockpits and other related exhibits, area history in the development of jet engines
John Moore MuseumTewkesburyTewkesburyNatural historywebsite, mammals and birds of the local countryside, museum named after conservationist John Moore
Keith Harding's World of Mechanical MusicNorthleachCheltenhamMusicwebsite, antique music boxes, automata and mechanical musical instruments in a 17th-century wool merchant's house
Kingswood Heritage MuseumKingswoodSouth GloucestershireLocalwebsite, local history, culture, industry, religion
Lydney ParkLydneyForest of DeanMultiple17th-century country estate with Roman temple complex and artifacts, gardens
Merchant's HouseTewkesburyTewkesburyHistoric housewebsite, 15th century Tudor house by Tewkesbury Abbey
Museum in the ParkStroudStroudLocalLocal history, archaeology, art exhibits, culture
Nature in ArtGloucesterGloucesterArtArt inspired by nature in all forms, styles and media
Newark ParkOzleworthCotswoldHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, Tudor country house reflecting over 450 years of inhabitants, gardens
Owlpen ManorOwlpenStroudHistoric houseManor house reflecting medieval, Tudor and 18th century periods, and Arts and Crafts movement restorations, gardens
PremaUleyStroudArtwebsite, arts centre
Rodmarton ManorCirencesterCotswoldHistoric houseEarly 20th-century house with interior, decorations and furniture built house built according to Arts and Crafts movement ideals
Sezincote HouseMoreton-in-MarshCotswoldHistoric house19th-century reinterpretation of 16th and 17th-century Mughal architecture, gardens
Snowshill ManorSnowshillCotswoldHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, features eclectic collection over 22,00 items including paintings, sculpture, toys, Japanese armor and swords, costumes, musical instruments, butter stamps, cow bell, locks, bicycles and more
Soldiers of Gloucestershire MuseumGloucesterGloucesterMilitaryHistory of the Gloucestershire Regiment and the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars
St. Mary's MillChalfordSouth GloucestershireIndustrywebsite, operated by the Stroudwater Textile Trust, c.1820 mill with a large waterwheel and a steam engine
Stanway HouseStanwayTewkesburyHistoric houseJacobean manor house, 18th century water garden
Sudeley CastleWinchcombeTewkesburyHistoric houseElizabethan castle, ruins, 10 gardens, exhibits of Queen Katherine Parr, textiles, Victorian memorabilia, adventure playground
Tailor of Gloucester Beatrix Potter Museum and ShopGloucesterGloucesterMediawebsite, located in the original building used by author Beatrix Potter in her story The Tailor of Gloucester
Tetbury Police MuseumTetburyCotswoldLaw enforcementwebsite, Victorian police station and courtroom, history of the Gloucestershire Constabulary, collection of restraint equipment
Tewkesbury Borough MuseumTewkesburyTewkesburyLocalLocal history, archaeology, culture, 1950s model fair
Tewkesbury Heritage CentreTewkesburyTewkesburyLocal17th century period glovemaker's shop and period local history exhibits
Thornbury and District MuseumThornburySouth GloucestershireLocalwebsite, local history, culture, archaeology
Wellington Aviation MuseumMoreton-in-MarshCotswoldMilitarywebsite, history and artifacts from RAF Moreton-in-Marsh
The WilsonCheltenhamCheltenhamMultipleArt, decorative arts, local history, archaeology, ethnographic artefacts from Africa and Asia
Winchcombe Folk and Police MuseumWinchcombeTewkesburyMultiplewebsite, local history, culture, police uniforms, equipment and artifacts
Woodchester MansionWoodchesterStroudHistoric houseUnfinished 19th-century Gothic revival mansion house
Wotton-under-Edge Heritage CentreWotton-under-EdgeStroudLocalwebsite, local history, industries and crafts, culture
Yate Heritage CentreYateSouth GloucestershireLocalwebsite, local history, culture

Defunct museums
  • Bristol Aero Collection, website, currently closed; new Bristol Aerospace Center being planned for Filton, to include a Concorde supersonic passenger airliner
  • Cinderbury Iron Age Experience, Clearwell[1]
  • Park House Toy Collectors Museum, Stow-on-the-Wold, closed in 2011[2]
  • Shambles Victorian Village, Newent[3]

See also
  • Category:Tourist attractions in Gloucestershire

References
  1. "Contact Us". Cinderbury Iron Age Experience. Retrieved 14 March 2015. Cinderbury was an Iron Age Village Attraction Centre
  2. "Gloucestershire toy museum sells stock at auction". BBC News Gloucestershire. September 29, 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  3. http://www.ideasforthekids.co.uk/attraction.aspx?attid=e2b233bc-ee0d-4398-9182-2846a3515233 Ideas for Kids, "The Shambles Victorian Village (now closed)"
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