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Set in the beautiful grounds of Stratford Park, the Museum tells the storey of Stroud, the Five Valleys & the wider District. Colourful displays, hands-on activities & a varied programme of events & exhibitions.
Named after the wife of its 17thC owner, but dating from around 3000BC, this 180ft long Neolithic chambered burial mound is unusual in that its mound is still intact.
Hidden in a wooded valley near Stroud is one of the most intriguing houses in the country. Woodchester Mansion was started in the mid 1850s but abandoned incomplete. It offers a unique insight into traditional building techniques.
A powerful waterwheel driving historic machinery demonstrates the finishing of fine woollen cloth that made the Stroud valleys famous.
Overlooking the river Severn to the Forest of Dean, with a picnic site nearby, this chambered Neolithic long barrow is 90ft long, with a pair of side chambers and an end chamber.
This medieval hall is the oldest building in Stroud, and still partly in use today as shops. It is well restored, and the stonework is in good condition.
A partly reconstructed Neolithic chambered mound, 37 metres (120 ft) long, atmospherically sited overlooking the Severn Valley. ‘Hetty Pegler’ was its 17thcentury landowner.
A large open church built in 1900 with noble proportions enhanced by good modern glass in the high east window. There is a large mural painted on the west wall by Oliver Heywood in 1985 depicting the various aspects of life in the town.
No trace of earlier Saxon church, earliest date of 1375 for present building, gradually extended in later centuries. The tower houses 14 bells, the earliest date from 1686, re-tuned and re-built in 1900.