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Things to do in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire is one of the best places in Britain for a short break. Gloucestershire is home to the Cotswold Hills and idyllic Cotswold villages are attractively blended into the rolling countryside. Gloucestershire has lots of things to do, interesting places to visit, good food and excellent places to stay. We have provided a list of things to do that includes suggestions for day trips, short weekend breaks, activities for kids, places to see and places to visit during your visit to Gloucestershire.

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Things to See	Things to Do	Places to Visit	Popular
Animal Attractions Cattle Country Adventure Park - Berkeley Birdland Park - Cheltenham Prinknash Bird & Deer Park - Gloucester WWT Slimbridge Wildfowl & Wetlands Centre - Nympsfield Cotswold Farm Park - Cheltenham Bristol Zoo Horseworld - Whitchurch International Centre for Birds of Prey - Newent Cattle Country Adventure Park - Berkeley Birdland Park and Gardens - Bourton-on-the-Water Theatre Chipping Norton Theatre The Playhouse Theatre - Cheltenham Everyman Theatre - Cheltenham The Bacon Theatre - Cheltenham Town Hall - Cheltenham Sundial Theatre - Cirencester New Olympus Theatre - Gloucester Roses Theatre - Tewkesbury Museums & Exhibitions Cotswold Motor Museum & Toy Collection - Bourton-on-the-Water Dyrham Park - Chipping Sodbury Beatrix Potter's House of 'The Tailor of Gloucester' - Gloucester Soldiers of Gloucestershire - Gloucester Museum in the Park - Stroud British Empire and Commonwealth Museum - Bristol National Waterways Museum - Gloucestershire Cotswold Motoring Museum - Bourton-on-the-Water Dean Heritage Centre - Dean Bristol Aero Collection - Cirencester Kelmscott Manor - Lechlade Stanway House & Fountain - Cheltenham World of Mechanical Music - Northleach Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum Holst Birthplace Museum - Cheltenham Great Western Railway Museum - Coleford Hopewell Colliery Museum - Coleford	Theme Parks / Adventure Playgrounds Dick Whittington Farm Park - Longhope Boat & Train trips Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway - Toddington Dean Forest Railway - Lydney Cotswold River Cruises - Lechlade Gloucester Leisure Cruises Telstar Cruises - Tewkesbury Sports & Leisure Golf in Gloucestershire Cycling in Gloucestershire Cheltenham Racecourse Cotswold Water Park - Cirencester Lemington Lakes (Fishing) - Moreton-in-Marsh Whelford Pools (Fishing) - Fairford Go Ape - Coleford Wyedean Canoe & Adventure Centre - Coleford National Diving & Activity Centre - Chepstow Ballooning in the Cotswolds - Cirencester Stroud Bowl Tenpin - Gloucester Cotswold Trail (horse) Riding - Brookthorpe Swimming / Fun Pools Sandford Parks Lido - Cheltenham GL1 - Gloucestershire	Historic Sites / Monuments Berkeley Castle - Berkeley Chedworth Roman Villa - Cheltenham Great Witcombe Roman Vialla - Gloucester Prinknash Abbey - Cranham Sudeley Castle - Cheltenham Llanthony Secunda Priory - Gloucester Gloucester Catherdral Tewkesbury Abbey St Briavel's Castle - Lydney Llanthony Secunda Priory - Gloucester Hailes Abbey - Cheltenham Cirencester Roman Amphitheatre Parks / Gardens / Nature Clearwell Caves - Coleford Westonbirt (The National Arboretum) - Tetbury Cotswold Farm Park - Cheltenham Puzzle Wood - Coleford Robinswood Hill Country Park - Gloucester Woodchester Park & Mansion - Nympsfield Batsford Arboretum - Moreton-in-Marsh Cerney House Grdens - Cirencester Kiftsgate Court Gardens - Chipping Campden Rococo Garden - Painswick Rodmarton Manor - Cirencester Woodchester Mansion - Stonehouse	Cotswolds Bristol Zoo Cheltenham Racecourse