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Sharing Gloucestershire’s Local Knowledge

We have sourced a great selection of leisure activities for both children and adults, all based in Gloucestershire.

Find a fab day out in Gloucestershire to suit all ages, including some great places to eat and drink.

Our business directory covers a wide variety of genuinely local companies who offer products and services for both homes and businesses.

Visitors to Gloucestershire: don’t forget to check out our accommodation directory!

Planning a Gloucestershire Wedding

Wedding Stationery

Our directory of wedding and party suppliers is full of local specialists whose aim is to make your special day, one to remember.

Images of Gloucestershire

The unfinished gothic Woodchester Mansion, Nympsfield

The unfinished gothic Woodchester Mansion, Nympsfield

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First Steps in Family History

First Steps in Family History

If seeing your family at Christmas got you thinking about tracing your family tree, you might find this guide helpful.

First Steps in Family History

Gloucester’s Best Kept Secret

Gloucester’s Best Kept Secret

Does the thought of entertaining the children during the school summer holidays fill you with dread? We can let you into a little secret - read on to find out more.

Gloucester’s Best Kept Secret

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Number 9 College Court, which stands next to the historic St Michael's Gate near Gloucester Cathedral, is the building Beatrix Potter chose for the setting of her story, The Tailor of Gloucester, published in 1903.<br/><br/>Based on a local story about a tailor who closed his shop on Saturday, leaving a waistcoat he had cut out but not sewn together. When the tailor returned to his shop on the Monday morning the waistcoat had mysteriously been finished - all apart from one button hole with a tiny note which read

Number 9 College Court, which stands next to the historic St Michael's Gate near Gloucester Cathedral, is the building Beatrix Potter chose for the setting of her story, The Tailor of Gloucester, published in 1903.

Based on a local story about a tailor who closed his shop on Saturday, leaving a waistcoat he had cut out but not sewn together. When the tailor returned to his shop on the Monday morning the waistcoat had mysteriously been finished - all apart from one button hole with a tiny note which read "no more twist".

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