Gloucester Folk Museum


Gloucester Folk Museum has three floors of splendid Tudor and Jacobean timber-framed buildings along with new buildings housing the Dairy, Ironmonger´s shop and Wheelwright and Carpenter workshops. Displays feature local history, domestic life, crafts, trades and industries from 1500 to the present - including Toys and Childhood gallery with hands-on toys and puppet theatre, the Siege of Gloucester, a Victorian Class Room, Victorian kitchen and laundry equipment. A wide range of exhibitions, hands-on activities, events, demonstrations and role-play sessions are held throughout the year. There is an attractive cottage garden and courtyard events, often with live animals, and outside games.

*Visit Official Website*    *Send an Email*

Places to Stay & Visit in or near Gloucester

Places to Stay & Visit in Gloucestershire

Address

Gloucester Folk Museum,
99/103 Westgate Street,
Gloucester,
Gloucestershire
GL1 2PG

Show on the Map


Information on Gloucester Folk Museum, 99/103 Westgate Street, Gloucester

Opening Times: All year, Tue to Sat, 10:00-17:00.
Admission: Free.
Location: Ten minutes walk from Central Bus Station, near Town Centre
Facilities: Guided Tours,  Limited Disabled Access,  Sales Point,  Shop
Events 2008: Until 2 Feb: Reincarnated Rubbish
16 Feb to 22 Mar: Clapham - Drawings, photographs and objects
5 Apr to 17 May: Bag Ladies - The history of handbags
1-30 May: Museums and Galleries Month
24 May to 28 Jun: B C: Before Computers
05-Jul: Cotton Motorcycle Rally - Motorcycles from 1920-1970
12 Jul to 13 Sep: Basket-making in Gloucestershire
13-Sep: National Heritage Open Day 11:00-15:00
20 Sep to 8 Nov: The Apple of my Eye
18-Oct: Big Draw - Drawing techniques
25-Oct: Apple Day