Gloucester Cathedral
Church · A Norman cathedral whose cloisters stood in for Hogwarts and whose choir holds the tomb of Edward II.
Gloucester
A Roman-founded cathedral city with Hogwarts cloisters, a Victorian dockside of warehouses and museums, and Cotswold views from the hill above.
From King's Cross St Pancras: 2 h 10 min by train · 2 h 53 min by car
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Time there: 5–9 h to see all 6 places
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Must-see places
Gloucester Docks
Waterfront · A Victorian inland port of red-brick warehouses, now home to museums, restaurants and an annual Tall Ships Festival.
The National Waterways Museum
Museum · A canal and river museum in the largest Victorian warehouse at Gloucester Docks.
Robinswood Hill Country Park
Viewpoint · A free hilltop country park above Gloucester with wide views over the Severn Vale to the Cotswolds and the Malverns.
Gloucester City Museum
Museum · A free Victorian-built museum of Roman Gloucester, the Birdlip Mirror and the oldest complete backgammon set in the world.
Westgate Street
Old streets · Gloucester's historic main street, where restored Tudor timber-framed buildings survive behind later brick fronts.
Quick facts
The cathedral's cloisters, the earliest surviving fan vaults in England, stood in for Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films.
The Victorian docks keep fourteen listed warehouses, now home to museums and restaurants, and host a Tall Ships Festival.
Robinswood Hill, a free country park on the edge of the city, looks across the Severn Vale to the Cotswolds and the Malverns on a clear day.
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