Gloucester Life Museum
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Overview
So what exactly does a folk museum cover? Local history, domestic life, crafts, trades and industries from 1500 to the present, the Siege of Gloucester, Victorian kitchen and laundry equipment – you might have an easier time outlining what it doesn’t cover. The museum is partly housed in three floors of splendid Tudor and Jacobean timber-framed buildings, which date from the 16th and 17th centuries. New buildings contain the ironmonger’s shop, as well as a wheelwright’s and a carpenter’s workshops. Brand new buildings contain education exhibits and the Folk Tearooms. The Toys and Childhood gallery lets you get hands-on with the toys, including a puppet theatre. Delve further into the history of childhood with the Victorian classroom. Throughout the year, the museum holds a wide range of exhibitions, hands-on activities, events, demonstrations and role-play sessions. The special events often take place in the museum’s attractive cottage garden and courtyard, and often include live animals and outside games.
Features
- Opening Times
- Opening Times: Open 29 Mar-Sep, Tue-Sat, 10-5; 26 Oct-1 Nov & 15-21 Feb, Mon-Sat 10-3; 2 Nov-14 Feb & 22 Feb-28 Mar, Sat 10-3
- Facilities
- Parking nearby
- Cafe
- Children
About the area
Gloucestershire is home to a variety of landscapes, including the Cotswolds, a region of gentle hills, valleys and gem-like villages that roll through the county. To their west is the Severn Plain, watered by Britain’s longest river and characterised by orchards and farms marked out by hedgerows that blaze with mayflower in the spring; beyond the Severn are the Forest of Dean and the Wye Valley.
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