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Visiting ST. MICHAEL'S TOWER (Gloucester) | video quick guide

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WHAT IT IS. Only remaining structure of the 15th century, Church of St. Michael the Archangel.  St. Michael's Tower (Gloucester) ON EXHIBITION. Boards on the royalist siege. And the "Gloucester Day", celebrating the day it was over, only to be cancelled during the restoration and until recently having a modern revival. Church bells, their history, and Gloucester's proud bellfounding in general. Clip: St. Michael's Tower (Gloucester) HOW TO GET HERE. At the centre of the very city centre - the crossroads of Westgate, Eastgate, Southgate and Northgate Street! Travel problem? Let's chat . Time is asset: save it for better with a 25-min museum tour . Or find yourself in a novel , check out the photo of the day and finish it off with a secret prize . Visited: 2020.09 Tags - in_depth_tourism; museum; London_writer; London_travel; indie_writer; independent_blogger

Visiting the NATIONAL WATERWAYS MUSEUM (Gloucester) | video, quick guide

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WHAT TO SEE.  G/F - River Severn being the longest river in Britain (all the way from Wales through Gloucester to Bristol). The role of canals in Gloucester. 1/F - hardship working and living on waterways (clip). Contrarily - how Gloucester developed pleasure boating in the 20th century. 2/F - artifacts (that may or may not) relate to waterways (photo). NATIONAL WATERWAYS MUSEUM (Gloucester) GETTING THERE. Closest station: Gloucester. Exit the station, cross the main road and keep walking. Turn right and then left into Clarence Street. Walk through and you'll arrive Spa Street. Turn right and along until you reach the dockland and warehouses. The museum is at the corner of the square on Llanthony Road. Clip: NATIONAL WATERWAYS MUSEUM (Gloucester) Travel problem? Let's chat . Time is asset: save it for better with a 25-min museum tour . Or find yourself in a novel , check out the photo of the day and finish it off with a secret prize . Visited: 2020.09 Tags - in_dept

Visiting the MUSEUM OF GLOUCESTER | video, official guide

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The museum consists of two floors. PERM EXHIBITION (G/F). This floor is all about history.  But as per local museum convention (Warwick's Market Hall is particularly at fault here), you're not starting anywhere near the town. Which means we have to travel back to the Palaeozic, play games with the dinosaurs, then dive 65000000 years into the Romans. You get to revise world history with Gloucester's all at the same time. Clip: Museum of Gloucester (G/F) TEMP EXHIBITION (1/F).  Upstairs you'll find two temporary exhibitions - William Simmonds' puppeteering and the life stories of people of colour. Museum of Gloucester (1/F, temporary exhibition halls) HOW TO GET THERE. Closest station: Gloucester Station. Walk out of the station, cross Bruton Way and keep walking. Turn right until you see Kings Walk Shopping Centre and Car Park. At this point turn left into Clarence Street. Keep on and after two corners the museum is to your right. (Note: the library and the

This is the most essential fortification of Britain: DOVER CASTLE | hidden gems, video, quick official review

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WHAT IT IS. 12th century, Norman castle. WHAT'S SO SPECIAL. Dover is Britain's closest point to Europe. This is the place to put a castle for a surprise attack from (Henry VIII's nightmare!) the Pope, or France.   Clip: Dover Castle THE CASTLE. The Keep at the centre with the Great Tower is the main course of your visit.  On the opposite side of the cafe is The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment and Queen's Regiment Museum. Here you'll review how Norman England's amateur recruits professionalized during Elizabeth I's reign, followed by waves of campaign against the French and all the way up to WWII and Afghanistan. Photo: Dover Castle HIDDEN GEMS. Don't miss the medieval tunnels. Go through the castle's northwest gate (photo). Get down the wooden stairs near the wall and the tunnel's entrance is right under. Travel problem? Let's chat . Time is asset: save it for better with a 25-min museum tour . Or find yourself in my novel