Abbey or priory · Gloucester · Gloucestershire

Greyfriars, Gloucester

Greyfriars, Gloucester is a monastery in Gloucester. Its care is managed by English Heritage. Within 15 km there are 35 more places to visit, starting with Gloucester Cathedral (400 m).

Photo: Greyfriars, Gloucester, David Stowell (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Gloucester

inside the built-up area

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 19%

#1,601 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Abbey or priory in Gloucester

Inside Gloucester

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

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

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

When to go

Weather through the year

From May to September, Gloucester sees highs of 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

Greyfriars, Gloucester

3 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Type: Abbey or priory
Run by: English Heritage
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Gloucester
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/greyfriars

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

The map

Where to find Greyfriars

Orange is Greyfriars, Gloucester; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

Towns around Greyfriars, by distance

The biggest base of the 8 is Gloucester (118,562 people). The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · It’s in town

Gloucester

118,562 people · 23 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km northeast of it

Longford

2,536 people · 17 places to visit

3 · 3.1 km northwest of it

Maisemore

538 people · 16 places to visit

4 · 3.1 km northeast of it

Twigworth

380 people · 17 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Greyfriars, Gloucester is	People	Places to visit
Gloucester	It’s in town	118,562	23
Longford	2.2 km northeast of it	2,536	17
Maisemore	3.1 km northwest of it	538	16
Twigworth	3.1 km northeast of it	380	17
Churchdown	3.2 km northeast of it	13,480	18
Highnam	3.5 km northwest of it	1,920	17
Quedgeley and Hardwicke	3.6 km southwest of it	21,125	18
Upton St Leonards	4.3 km southeast of it	1,132	18

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Of the 35 within 15 km, look for 4 museums, 2 abbeys or priories and a cathedral.

CathedralGloucester Cathedral400 m away 2

CastleGloucester Castle200 m away 3

Abbey or priorySt Oswald's Priory, Gloucester600 m away 4

Abbey or priory · English HeritageBlackfriars200 m away 5

MuseumMuseum of Gloucester100 m away 6

MuseumGloucester Waterways Museum500 m away 7

MuseumSoldiers of Gloucestershire300 m away 8

MuseumThe Folk of Gloucester500 m away

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

Asked about Greyfriars

Where is Greyfriars, Gloucester?

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

What is Greyfriars, Gloucester?

Monastery in Gloucester, UK.

Who runs Greyfriars, Gloucester?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Greyfriars, Gloucester?

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 Greyfriars, Gloucester?

Within 15 km: Gloucester Cathedral (400 m), Gloucester Castle (200 m), St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester (600 m) and Blackfriars (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 (9)

Greyfriars, Gloucester: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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
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
The Folk of Gloucester: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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