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.

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 house cast in sunset light with flowers growing in the borders at Newark Park

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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

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.

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.

Visitors looking at the tapestries and bed hangings in the Fettiplace Room at Chastleton

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Visiting the house at Chastleton

Chastleton is a rare gem of a Jacobean house, barely changed for over 400 years. Behind its Cotswold stone exterior is an atmospheric time capsule. Discover nationally significant textiles, rare Jacobite glass, and find out more about the bohemian family who made Chastleton their home from the 1950s.

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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.

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.