Top 10 Budget-friendly Things to do in Gloucestershire, England

December 5, 2021 Rosalyn Ihle

Discover the best top things to do in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom including The Forest of Dean, The International Centre for Birds of Prey, Hopewell Colliery, Hillside Brewery, Coleford Great Western Railway Museum, 6 O'clock Gin Distillery, Chedworth Roman Villa, Dyrham Park, Kelmscott Manor, Wye Valley and Forest of Dean.
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1. The Forest of Dean

Coleford GL15 4JD England +44 1594 837135 http://www.visitforestofdean.co.uk/
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5.0 based on 622 reviews

The Forest of Dean

You'll never be at a loss for something to see and do in the Forest of Dean. With the natural environment, fascinating history and heritage, an array of attractions and activities you can feed your minds and tire your bodies, but will there be enough time to fit it all into one holiday? - Forest of Dean & Wye Valley Tourism Association.

Reviewed By l0llc - Maldon, United Kingdom

Absolute stunning beautiful area of natural beauty lots of trekking areas plenty of places of interest to visit

2. The International Centre for Birds of Prey

Boulsdon House, Newent GL18 1JJ England +44 1531 820286 [email protected] http://www.icbp.org/
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5.0 based on 1,492 reviews

The International Centre for Birds of Prey

Home to over 230 birds of prey with 3 flying demonstrations a day, come and enjoy the Centre as visitors have been doing for more than 50 years. Explore the gardens and woodland, grab a bite to eat in the cafe and see everything from Pygmy Falcons to Steller's Sea Eagles! COVID Changes - please note that we have restrictions in place. All tickets must be purchased through our website and we have temporarily changed our flying demonstrations to 12pm and 3:30pm.

Reviewed By gailsp - London, United Kingdom

Best flying show I have seen, really interesting education about the birds and very passionate people, the birds welfare is a priority and they do some great work - we loved it so much we stayed for the second flights, highlight was the Sea Eagle in flight and the Burrowing Owl and the x4 kites flying together, peregrine was amazingly fast and the European owl so silent, vultures too were fascinating, highly recommend for everyone - food was good too at the cafe and locally sourced and rubbish recycled. Do go along and support them as I imagine it is very expensive to run, they do rescue work as well and breeding programme for the endangered species.

3. Hopewell Colliery

Speech House Road Cannop Hill, Coleford GL16 7EG England +44 1594 810706 [email protected] http://www.hopewellcolliery.co.uk
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5.0 based on 295 reviews

Hopewell Colliery

Reviewed By whiteleybob - Fareham, United Kingdom

Fascinating one hour tour with a short walk down the pit. Very informative and insightful. Couldn’t fault Richard who was our patient guide (and also a miner) - a real character with a great sense of humour. Loved it. Great cafe too.

4. Hillside Brewery

Ross Road Holly Bush Farm, Longhope GL17 0NG England +44 1452 830222 [email protected] http://www.hillsidebrewery.com
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5.0 based on 226 reviews

Hillside Brewery

Hillside Brewery is an exciting, family owned and run Gloucestershire brewery,built on traditional skills and values. We pride ourselves in producing high quality ales in small batches using traditional methods and the finest ingredients from around the world. Using methods which have been developed and mastered over a lifetime, we want to change people's perception of beer.

Reviewed By AJBColeford

I bought my son a 'pub at Home ' from Hillside Brewery to help him celebrate his 2nd lockdown birthday at home and it was brilliant! The beer especially went down very well. The box contained a 5L keg of beer, a bottle of wine, 2 beer glasses, a couple of packets of crisps, a pack of playing cards and a spotify playlist. Great present, speedy delivery.

5. Coleford Great Western Railway Museum

Railway Drive, Coleford GL16 8RH England +44 7812 059004 [email protected] http://www.gwrmuseumcoleford.co.uk
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5.0 based on 48 reviews

Coleford Great Western Railway Museum

A Museum housed in the original G.W.R. Goods station of 1883! The Great western railway Museum is housed in one of the last remaining permanent railway buildings left in the Forest of Dean on the original site of Coleford's railway yard. Its full of local railway history and artefacts it also has a 71/4 gauge miniature railway which runs around its site for all age groups! also has a full size Peckett locomotive in the engine shed and restored signal box.

Reviewed By Y2201VRandrewb

The volunteers were very friendly and demonstrated the signal box providing a lot of interesting detail on the equipment and methods used. A trip round on the miniature steam railway and a good look round the museum - packed with items and information on the railways of the area. Good value for money. Very enjoyable few hours!

6. 6 O'clock Gin Distillery

Bramley and Gage Unit C6 & C7 Ashville Park, Short Way, Thornbury BS35 3UU England +44 1454 418046 [email protected] http://www.bramleyandgage.com/tours
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6 O'clock Gin Distillery

6 O’clock Gin Distillery Tours are perfect if you want to see ‘behind the scenes’ at a working distillery and experience the sights, smells and flavours of our working week. Your guides will conduct you around the building and show you some of the secrets and techniques that go into the distillation of 6 O’clock Gin and Bramley & Gage fruit liqueurs. Tours take place at 11.30, 14:00 and 17:15 every Saturday and last for around 1 ½ hours. Tickets cost £25 and include a perfect serve of 6 O’clock Gin & Tonic when you arrive as well as various samples of our delicious drinks throughout the tour. To ensure a personalised and informative experience, we aim to limit each tour to 16 people. While we try to accommodate all guests, we unfortunately don’t possess a lift to take guests to the second floor. The minimum age for admission to the premises is 18 years (we don’t have a maximum). We don't offer tours during the week, but our shop is open Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm

Reviewed By 124kater - Bristol, United Kingdom

Excellent afternoon- informative, fun and fascinating ! Thankyou to our fabulous guides - great ambassadors for this family business !!! Delicious gins and a great afternoon with friends !

7. Chedworth Roman Villa

Yanworth GL54 3LJ England +44 1242 890256 [email protected] http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/chedworth-roman-villa/
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4.5 based on 888 reviews

Chedworth Roman Villa

Considered one of the most extensive and complete Roman villas in England, this structure was occupied from the late second century to the mid-fourth century.

Reviewed By RhinoLondon_England - Ottery St. Mary, United Kingdom

The floors and foundations of a large Roman Villa with the mosaics of the principal rooms under a specially created building with floating walkways as well as other outlying remains set in a most peaceful head-of-the-valley setting in a remote location. There’s plenty of outside space to sit, stroll and picnic, a small museum in a Victorian hunting lodge, a National Trust visitor centre with shop & etc. Parking is either immediately adjacent or a short stroll away. Well worth the trip.

8. Dyrham Park

nr Chippenham, Dyrham SN14 8ER England +44 117 937 2501 [email protected] http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/dyrham-park
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4.5 based on 1,285 reviews

Dyrham Park

Dyrham Park is home to a 17th-century house and formal garden set in ancient parkland. In 2015/16, the house underwent a huge conservation project to replace the leaking roof and install a biomass boiler. The house and garden are now in a state of transformation and include new tours, areas and exhibitions.

Reviewed By LucyFBrs

This is a lovely National Trust house with beautiful gardens, car park at the entrance, and you can either take the shuttle bus or walk down the hill to the house, and main gardens. If you're lucky you may see deer in the grounds. Highly recommended.

9. Kelmscott Manor

Off A417 Lechlade, Kelmscott GL7 3HJ England +44 1367 252486 [email protected] http://www.sal.org.uk/kelmscott-manor
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4.5 based on 374 reviews

Kelmscott Manor

ABOUT US This Tudor farmhouse, located adjacent to the River Thames, was built of local limestone in 1570. Later, the Manor became the Cotswold retreat of William Morris and his family, friends and colleagues. When Morris first saw the Manor in 1871, he was delighted by this 'loveliest haunt of ancient peace'; he signed a joint lease for the property with his friend and colleague Dante Gabriel Rossetti, the Pre-Raphaelite artist. The Manor is currently closed for major conservation and improvement works.

10. Wye Valley and Forest of Dean

Coleford, Gloucestershire, GL16 8RE England 01594888216 [email protected] http://www.wyedeantourism.co.uk
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Wye Valley and Forest of Dean

Welcome to the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Area - the perfect all year round, all weather holiday destination! Discover a host of great activities and entertainment ... for adventure-seekers, we have mountain biking, cycle tracks, zip-wires, kayaking, for explorers there's a great range of attractions, from the magical Puzzlewood to caves and steam trains, and for something more relaxing, enjoy the Sculpture trail, our many walks, the spectacular views and our many castles, museums and cathedrals.

Reviewed By G3694NYbrianb - Dereham, United Kingdom

The wye valley and the Forest of Dean complement each other as places of great beauty a must be place to visit

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