# Things to see in Gloucester (United Kingdom): 51 places and when to go

> Gloucester is a town in United Kingdom, and this site lists 51 places in and around it, mainly Nature (16), Wildlife (10), History (8). The best known are Gloucester Cathedral, May Hill, Gloucestershire and St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester. The best time to come is April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 26 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 34. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gloucester/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** United Kingdom · 51.8588, -2.2598
- **Places:** 51 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/naturaleza/) (16) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fauna/) (10) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/historia/) (8) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/espiritual/) (8) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/senderismo/) (8) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/museos/) (6)
- **Best time:** April to September.
- **Also possible:** February to March, October and December.
- **Nearest airport:** BRS Bristol, 62 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Gloucester

The places in and around Gloucester, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Gloucester Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gloucester-cathedral/): Cathedral in England · 1.3 km
- [May Hill, Gloucestershire](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/may-hill/): Hill in Gloucestershire, England, UK · 13 km
- [St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-oswald-s-minster-medieval-priory/): Grade I listed priory in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK · 1.4 km
- [WWT Slimbridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/slimbridge-wetland-centre/): Wetland nature reserve in Gloucestershire · 17 km
- [Brimpsfield Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brimpsfield-castle/): Castle in Brimpsfield, Gloucestershire, England, UK · 13 km
- [Chosen Hill, Gloucestershire](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/churchdown-hill/): Hill in Gloucestershire, England · 5.9 km
- [Coombe Hill Canal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/coombe-hill-nature-reserve/): Canal in the United Kingdom · 10 km
- [Gadfield Elm Chapel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gadfield-elm-chapel-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day/): Church in Worcestershire, United Kingdom · 14 km
- [St Nicholas Church, Gloucester](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-nicholas/): Grade I listed church in Gloucester, England, UK · 1.2 km
- [Great Witcombe Roman Villa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/great-witcombe-roman-villa/): Roman estate at Witcombe, United Kingdom · 8.5 km
- [Over Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/over-bridge/): Bridge in Over, near Gloucester, United Kingdom · 1.8 km
- [Robinswood Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/robinswood-hill/): Hill in Gloucestershire, England, UK · 3.3 km
- [St Peter's Church, Gloucester](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-peter/): Church in Gloucester, United Kingdom · 1.6 km
- [Gloucester Waterways Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gloucester-waterways-museum/): Museum charting the 200-year history of the Gloucester docks and the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal, United Kingdom · 599 m
- [Museum of Gloucester](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/museum-of-gloucester/): Museum in Gloucester, England, United Kingdom · 1.2 km
- [Nature in Art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/nature-in-art/): Art gallery in Gloucester, England, United Kingdom · 5.5 km
- [Church of St Mary & Corpus Christi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-mary-corpus-christi/): Church in Down Hatherley, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, UK · 6.5 km
- [St Mary de Crypt Church, Gloucester](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-mary-de-crypt/): Grade I listed church in Gloucester, United Kingdom · 1.1 km
- [St Mary de Lode Church, Gloucester](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-mary-de-lode/): Grade I listed church in Gloucester, England, UK · 1.3 km
- [St Swithun's Church, Brookthorpe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-swithun/): Church in Stroud, UK · 5.7 km
- [Cooper's Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cooper-s-hill/): Hill in Gloucestershire, England, UK · 7.7 km
- [Swift's Hill SSSI](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/elliott-nature-reserve-at-swift-s-hill/): Geological site in England · 12 km
- [Haresfield Beacon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/haresfield-beacon/): Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, England · 9.0 km
- [HM Prison Gloucester](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hmp-gloucester/): Prison in Gloucester, UK · 917 m

And the other 27, by what you come to do:

- **Museums and art**: [Jet Age Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/jet-age-museum/), [Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/soldiers-of-gloucestershire/), [The Folk of Gloucester](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-folk-of-gloucester/)
- **Nature**: [Ashleworth Ham](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/meerend-thicket-and-ashleworth-ham/), [Snows Farm Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/snows-farm-nature-reserve/), [Wainlode Cliff](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wainlode-cliff/), [Westbury Court Garden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/westbury-court-garden/), [Alney Island Local Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/alney-island-local-nature-reserve/), [Badgeworth Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/badgeworth-nature-reserve/), [Coopers Hill Local Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/coopers-hill-local-nature-reserve/), [Cranham Common](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cranham-common/), [Tinkley Gate](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/tinkley-gate/)
- **Hiking**: [Glevum Way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/glevum-way/), [Gloucestershire Way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gloucestershire-way/), [Gustav Holst Way (Cranham Church to Crickley Hill)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gustav-holst-way-cranham-church-to-crickley-hill/), [Severn Way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/severn-way-3-worcester-to-bristol/), [Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Kilcot)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/three-choirs-way-gloucester-to-kilcot/), [Three Choirs Way (Hollybush to Gloucester)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/three-choirs-way-hollybush-to-gloucester/), [Wheelchair Accessible (Thames & Severn Way)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wheelchair-accessible-thames-severn-way/), [Wysis Way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wysis-way/)
- **Food and drink**: [Gloucester Brewery and Taproom](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gloucester-brewery-and-taproom/), [The Boutique Distillery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-boutique-distillery/), [Vinotopia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/vinotopia/), [Woodchester Valley Vineyard Cellar Door](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/woodchester-valley-vineyard-cellar-door/)
- **Snow**: [Gloucester Ski & Snowboard Centre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gloucester-ski-snowboard-centre/)
- **History**: [Lodge To The Greenway Hotel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/lavender-lodge/), [SULA Lightship](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sula-lightship/)

## When to go to Gloucester

The best time to visit Gloucester is **April to September**; also possible: February to March, October and December. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Better not | 8 h 02 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 40 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 31 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 37 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 25 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 26 |
| July | Best time | 16 h 01 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 26 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 23 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 21 |
| November | Better not | 8 h 30 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 34 |

In June there are 16 h 26 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 34. In April, 50 of the 51 places are at their best.

When to go to United Kingdom in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Gloucester

The nearest main airport is Bristol Airport (BRS, Bristol), 62 km as the crow flies. How to get around United Kingdom (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=51.8588%2C-2.2598)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.8588%2C-2.2598)

## Other towns nearby

- [Eastnor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/eastnor/): 38 places · 21 km
- [Cheltenham](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cheltenham/): 53 places · 21 km
- [Berkeley](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/berkeley/): 21 places · 22 km
- [Monmouth](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/monmouth/): 60 places · 32 km
- [Worcester](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/worcester/): 42 places · 36 km
- [Hereford](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hereford/): 32 places · 38 km

And all of United Kingdom, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Gloucester?

The best known: [Gloucester Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gloucester-cathedral/), [May Hill, Gloucestershire](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/may-hill/), [St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-oswald-s-minster-medieval-priory/), [WWT Slimbridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/slimbridge-wetland-centre/), [Brimpsfield Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brimpsfield-castle/). In all, 51 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Gloucester?

April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 26 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 34.

### How do you get to Gloucester?

The nearest main airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 62 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.8588%2C-2.2598) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Gloucester as the destination and these 51 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).