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Two adults and a child peek up into a chimney above a stove inside the house at Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire
Exploring the house at Dyrham Park | © National Trust Images / Trevor Ray Hart

Houses and buildings to visit in Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds

Explore houses and buildings in Gloucestershire & the Cotswolds from a house crammed with collections right up to the attics and a Victorian lodge on the site of a Roman villa. Step inside to find discoveries that will amaze the whole family.

Houses and buildings in Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds

Explore a house filled with collections and a Victorian lodge on the site of a Roman villa. Variety is guaranteed for your visit to Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds.

Italianate double staircase on the west front at Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire
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Dyrham Park 

The main phases of conservation and decorative work in the house at Dyrham Park are now complete and you can explore beautifully presented rooms, delve into the house's history and discover what it was like to live in the 17th century.

The South front of Newark Park house
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Newark Park house 

Discover a Tudor hunting lodge rescued by a Texan, with far-reaching views from the edge of the Cotswolds across Gloucestershire

Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire

Closed now
External shot of Ashleworth Tithe Barn, Gloucestershire
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Ashleworth Tithe Barn 

Explore 15th-century Ashleworth Tithe Barn with stone-tiled roof, situated close to the banks of the River Severn.

Ashleworth, Gloucestershire

Fully open today
Bredon Tithe Barn, Worcestershire
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Bredon Barn 

Step inside this large, 14th-century threshing barn made from local Cotswold stone. Discover a dramatic aisled interior with an unusual stone chimney cowling.

near Tewkesbury, Worcestershire

Fully open today
The medieval ruins at Hailes Abbey, Gloucestershire
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Hailes Abbey 

Visit Hailes Abbey in Gloucestershire, a ruined 13th-century Cistercian abbey set amid peaceful Cotswold countryside. Site managed by English Heritage.

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Sheep grazing in a field in front of the house at Chastleton, Oxfordshire
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Chastleton 

Discover the myths and memories of an ancient country house, a compelling time capsule of 400 years of family life

near Moreton-in-Marsh, Oxfordshire

Closed now

Reopening in 2025

View across the North Range remains of Chedworth Roman Villa towards the Victorian Shooting Lodge and the West Range building, Gloucestershire
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Things to see and do at Chedworth Roman Villa 

Discover the remains of one of the grandest Roman villas in Britain. See the spectacular Roman mosaics, hypocausts and bath houses and find out what treasures have been found here.

Multiple statues, trinkets and other collection items stored in a Japanese lacquer cabinet at Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
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Things to do in Snowshill Manor 

With a sense of fun and theatre, Charles Wade took great pleasure in turning his home into a stage for his collection of varied and sometimes unusual finds.