Gloucester

Gloucester Cathedral

(http://www.gloucestercath...). A cathedral in which part of the Harry Potter films were filmed.

The historical 18th century docks - a popular tourist attraction, with numerous museums and shops/pubs.

Baker's Jewellers

on Southgate Street is one of the most unusual 'action' timeclocks you are likely to see in a city centre. It dates back to Edwardian times and has five figures which represent England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Olde Father Time.

Prinknash Abbey

with its monastery, birdpark and Roman Mosiac. This latter is a full-size copy of the original mosaic on the floor of a Roman villa at nearby Woodchester, now in a churchyard. The original is thought to have been created in c.325 AD. It has been unearthed periodically several times, but the last time it was on view to the public, in 1973, it produced so much interest and traffic congestion in the town that it was decided never to unearth it again. Devastated by the possibility that no-one else would see it ever again, two local builders spent ten years working on the reconstruction.

Just south of Gloucester lies Painswick, the "Queen of the Cotswolds", a superb example of a Gloucestershire village, which has a number of fine houses and a church which reflect the prosperous era when it was the centre of the thriving wool trade.

The Cotswolds

A roman toilet

Outside Boots

The Severn Bore

The Folk Museum

The City Museum & Art Gallery

which houses much material plotting Gloucester's Roman past.