Gloucestershire Sightseeing, Attractions & Activities Guide

some of the most creatively inspiring and innovative gardens to visit in the UK. Each garden has its own distinctive character dotted with beautiful structures and unique sculptures and including a wildflower meadow and kitchen garden

created in the 17th Century, this lovely unspoilt garden, positioned high on the Cotswolds, commands spectacular views across the former deer park to extensive woodland. Two double mixed borders provide interest from spring to autumn

offering magnificent herbaceous borders and generously planted terraces with outstanding view of the cotswold countryside. Imaginative topiary including a serene Knot Garden, a Topiary Walk and extravagant parterre

Internationally well known gardens created by famous Arts & Crafts, horticulturist, Major Lawrence Johnston with unusual and rare planting

a glorious garden to visit throughout the seasons with spectacular views of the Malvern Hills and beyond. Also featured are a modern water garden and a tulip tree avenue. Plants grown in the garden are often for sale

excellent example of the Arts & Crafts Movement, with the gardens being laid out at the same time as the house was built in the first part of the 20th Century. A rockery garden and topiary are featured, as well as larger Alpines and walled Kitchen Garden

azalea, rhododendron and flowering shrub gardens with picnic spots in the deer park. Also a Roman temple site with museum and a museum geared at New Zealand

from its Tudor beginnings to dramatic rescue in the 20th Century, the house has many stories to tell, with quaint gardens and sprawling parkland

with 15,000 specimens, and 2,500 species of tree from all over the world, the stunning arboretum plays a vital part in research and conservation

seven acres of woodland & waterways are home to some of the worlds most exotic birds, including flamingos & parrots. Tropical & temperate houses & a children's play area

huge range of activities for children of all ages; indoor and outdoor play equipment and farm animals to meet

in a wooded Cotswold setting with beautiful mosaics and two bath houses with audio guides and Roman themed, children's activities

large private collection of trees and shrubs set in 50 acres with many rare and unusual trees

try to 'catch your own' trout at this working trout farm, where all the stages of development of the fish can be seen. Also a chance to buy a variety of plants

with a small museum featuring the 'Tailor of Gloucester' , this is the house that inspired Beatrix Potter to write her story

built in 1153, this castle's dungeon is the scene of Edward II's murder. Now the home of the Berkeley family, it has various treasures, including paintings, silver, furniture, and an Elizabethan garden

once a Dominican priory and then the house of a rich merchant dating back to the 13th Century

closely associated with Tudor history and the home of Henry Vlllth's sixth wife, Katherine Parr, this privately owned castle is an historic gem