Gloucestershire Museums Gazetteer

A jewel in the Cotswold crown, this award-winning museum tells the story of the old Roman town of Corinium, and its evolution into modern Cirencester. A wealth of Roman finds are displayed and there are plenty of hands-on exhibits to encourage visitors young and old to learn about the fascinating history of this region. See a Roman town-house interior, and mosaic floors reconstructed from original finds. more...
Park Street, Cirencester, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL7 2BX

Attraction Type: Museum
Website: Corinium Museum
Email: museums@cotswold.gov.uk
Phone: 01285 655 611
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OS Grid SP021 021
Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express
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Composer Gustav Holst (The Planets) was born in this Regency house in 1874. Part memorial to the life and work of the composer, and part museum of "upstairs, downstairs" life.
4 Clarence Road, Pittville, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, GL52 2AY

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: near town centre, across from Pittsville Gates
Website: Holst Birthplace Museum
Email: holstmuseum@btconnect.com
Phone: 01242 524 846
Fax: 01242 580 182
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OS Grid SO953 228
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An eclectic mix of mechanical and musical marvels from days gone by, Keith Harding's features a unique collection of instruments that play themselves, from music boxes to automata. You can visit the restoration workshop, and purchase clocks and musical instruments from the ever-changing collection in the shop.
The Oak House, High Street Northleach, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, GL54 3ET

Attraction Type: Museum
Website: Keith Harding's World of Mechanical Music
Email: keith@mechanicalmusic.co.uk
Phone: 01451 860 181
Fax: 01451 861 133
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OS Grid SP116 145
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Award winning museum housed in a restored Victorian warehouse. Hands-on exhibits follow the history of inland waterways in Britain over the past 200 years. Floating exhibits, and canal boat rides in the summer.
Llanthony Warehouse, Gloucester Docks Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, GL1 2EH

Attraction Type: Museum
Location: off A4301
Website: National Waterways Museum
Email: bookingsnwm@thewaterwaystrust.org
Phone: 01452 318200
Fax: 01452 318202
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OS Grid SO828 183
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