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Whether it's a visit to the Corinium
Museum, Brewery Arts Centre, Cirencester Park or the Roman
Amphitheatre, Cirencester has plenty to offer. If that's
not enough, Cirencester is within easy reach of the world famous
Westonbirt Arboretum near Tetbury, the Cotswold
Wildlife Park in Burford and the Keynes Country Park part
of the Cotswold
Water Park.
Cirencester is famous for its Roman history, so a visit to the
Corinium Museum is recommended if you have an interest in this
field. Cirencester is also
within easy reach of Cheltenham, Gloucester, Swindon and Oxford.
Click here for more details about
the Corinium
Museum
Some other
places of interest in Cirencester and the Cotswolds are detailed
below.
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The
Abbey Grounds, Cirencester
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The grounds contain the site of St Mary's Abbey which was
consecrated in 1176 in the presence of Henry II, remaining
until the Dissolution in 1539 when the Abbey was completely
demolished. The only remaining building of this period is
the Norman Arch situated at the north-eastern corner of
the grounds. A plaque was designed and installed by the
Civic Society
on the balustrade and portrays the site of the Abbey which
is outlined with paving. The grounds, lake, wildfowl, trees
and greenery for man impressive pastoral centrepiece, inviting
restful contemplation of the general town scene. A portion
of the ancient Roman Wall is also situated in the grounds.
Its history and layout are discussed in the booklet The
Corinium Trail - a guide to the surviving remains of
the Roman town - available from the Corinium Museum, Tourist
Information Centre and the local bookshop.
Text
taken from "Cirencester - The Official Town Guide"
by kind permission of the Town Clerk
See
the panaoramic views page for a view of the Abbey Grounds |
Cirencester
Lock-Up
The Cirencester
Lock-Up is found in the grounds of the Cotswold District Council
offices in Trinity Road. The Lock Up has been restored and is
now open to the public. It consists of a small two-cell building
built in the 19th century and was used to hold criminals in the
days before the police force was established. It was moved to
it's present position, stone by stone, in 1837 to form part of
the new town workhouse opened in that year. Access to the building
is free of charge and a key is obtainable during normal office
hours at the Trinity Road reception or the Corinium
Museum.
Cheltenham
Festival
Cheltenham
is only a short drive from Cirencester and is home to the world
famous Cheltenham Festival and the running of the Cheltenham Gold
Cup in March.
Corinium
Museum, Park Street, Cirencester
One of the finest collections of antiquities from Roman Britain
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01285
655611 |
| Cirencester
Open Air Swimming Pool |
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| Chedworth
Roman Villa & Museum, Yanworth, Nr. Cheltenham |
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Birdland, Bourton-on-the-Water
Beautiful birds from all around the world |
01451
820480 |
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| Coate Water Country
Park, Malbourough Road, Coate |
01793
522837 |
| Crickley
Hill Country Park, Birdlip |
01452
863170 |
| Westonbirt
Arboretum, Tetbury |
01666
880220 |
| Lydiard House, Swindon |
01793
770401 |
| Keynes
Country Park |
01285
861459 |
| Slimbridge
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge |
01453
890333 |
| Sudeley
Castle, Winchcombe, Cheltenham |
01242
604357 |
| Cotswold Country Collection,
Northleach |
01451
860715 |
Cotswold
Wildlife Park, Burford, Oxfordshire
Opens every day (except Dec 25th)
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01993
823006 |
| Cotswold
Water Park |
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| Arlington
Mill, Bibury |
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| Bibury
Trout Farm, Bibury |
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| Blenheim
Palace,
Woodstock, Oxfordshire |
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Other Cirencester
attractions and Cotswold
attractions can be found on the Cotswolds
web site
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an entry on this page, send
an email.
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