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Photo of Gloucester Cathedral, a cathedral in Gloucestershire, south west England.

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Gloucester Cathedral

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Fan-vaulted cloisters and the tomb of Edward II.

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Nine centuries of building stand in Gloucester Cathedral, from massive Norman pillars to the soaring Gothic of the choir and tower. The fan-vaulted cloister is the showpiece — used as a Hogwarts corridor in the Harry Potter films — and Edward II’s tomb lies close by. Open to visitors most days, with a charge to climb the tower. Gloucester station is a short walk east.

More places to visit near Gloucester Cathedral

Photo of Blackfriars, Gloucester, a friary in Gloucestershire, south west England.

Blackfriars, Gloucester

Friary · Dominican near Gloucester

Dominican friary in central Gloucester, among the most complete in England, later a Tudor mansion and cloth works, with a 13th-century scissor-braced roof.

0.3 km S

Photo of Gloucester Docks, a landmark in Gloucestershire, south west England.Highlight

Gloucester Docks

Landmark near Gloucester

Restored Victorian dock basin of tall brick warehouses, now museums, shops and a waterside brewery.

0.6 km SW

Photo of the Cotswolds, a National Landscape in England.Highlight

Cotswolds

National Landscape near Cirencester

Honey-coloured limestone villages scattered across rolling sheep country, and paths enough to link them all up

5 km SE

Photo of Severn Bore, a landmark in Gloucestershire, south west England.Highlight

Severn Bore

Landmark near Gloucester

Tidal wave that sweeps upriver against the current on the Severn, ridden by surfers on the biggest tides.

6.2 km W

Photo along the Cotswold Way, a 102-mile National Trail running from Bath to Chipping Campden, England.Highlight

Cotswold Way

National Trail

A hundred miles of honeyed limestone, beech hangers and escarpment views to the Severn.

7.3 km SE · Gloucestershire, Somerset & Worcestershire

Photo: Painswick Beacon, a viewpoint in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, south west England.Highlight

Painswick Beacon

Viewpoint near Painswick

Iron Age hillfort and golf-course common above Painswick, with wide views across the Severn Vale.

7.7 km SE