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Gloucester City Wall

Gloucester City Wall, an attraction, stands in Gloucester. Add any of 14 more places within 5 km to a visit. A short trip away is Gloucester Cathedral, 400 m off.

Where

In Gloucester

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Attraction in Gloucester

Inside Gloucester

Gloucester City Wall is inside Gloucester’s built-up area, with 14 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather, month by month

Aim for May to September, when Gloucester reaches 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 3°65 mm

Feb9° / 2°45 mm

Mar11° / 4°46 mm

Apr14° / 5°48 mm

May18° / 8°54 mm

Jun21° / 11°57 mm

Jul23° / 13°60 mm

Aug22° / 13°68 mm

Sep19° / 11°57 mm

Oct15° / 8°70 mm

Nov11° / 5°68 mm

Dec9° / 3°73 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Gloucester, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Gloucester. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Gloucester’s full climate →

About

Gloucester City Wall

Attraction.

In Gloucester, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Attraction
Town: in Gloucester

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Getting your bearings

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Gloucester City Wall is the orange one.

Towns near it

Towns around Gloucester City Wall, by distance

Gloucester, with 118,562 people, is the largest of the 8. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

1 · It’s in town

Gloucester

118,562 people · 23 places to visit

2 · 2.1 km northeast of it

Longford

2,536 people · 17 places to visit

3 · 3 km north of it

Twigworth

380 people · 17 places to visit

4 · 3.1 km northeast of it

Churchdown

13,480 people · 18 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Gloucester City Wall is	People	Places to visit
Gloucester	It’s in town	118,562	23
Longford	2.1 km northeast of it	2,536	17
Twigworth	3 km north of it	380	17
Churchdown	3.1 km northeast of it	13,480	18
Maisemore	3.1 km northwest of it	538	16
Highnam	3.6 km northwest of it	1,920	17
Quedgeley and Hardwicke	3.7 km southwest of it	21,125	18
Upton St Leonards	4.2 km southeast of it	1,132	18

Make a day of it

Close to Gloucester City Wall

Around it, within 15 km, lie 35 more, including 3 abbeys or priories, 3 museums and a cathedral.

CathedralGloucester Cathedral400 m away 2

CastleGloucester Castle400 m away 3

Abbey or priorySt Oswald's Priory, Gloucester700 m away 4

Abbey or priory · English HeritageGreyfriars, Gloucester200 m away 5

Abbey or priory · English HeritageBlackfriars300 m away 6

MuseumMuseum of Gloucester100 m away 7

MuseumGloucester Waterways Museum700 m away 8

MuseumSoldiers of Gloucestershire400 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Before visiting Gloucester City Wall

Where is Gloucester City Wall?

Gloucester City Wall is in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Gloucester City Wall?

Attraction.

When is the best time to visit Gloucester City Wall?

May to September are the warmest months in Gloucester, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Gloucester City Wall?

Within 15 km: Gloucester Cathedral (400 m), Gloucester Castle (400 m), St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester (700 m) and Greyfriars, Gloucester (200 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Gloucester Cathedral: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gloucester Castle: William Andrew (1848-1908), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester: Philafrenzy, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Greyfriars, Gloucester: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blackfriars: Philafrenzy, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Gloucester: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gloucester Waterways Museum: Jongleur100, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Soldiers of Gloucestershire: Own work by Chris Ryland, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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