Attraction · Gloucester · Gloucestershire

Saint Michael's Tower

Saint Michael's Tower is an attraction in Gloucester. Nearby, 14 more places to visit are within 5 km. Management falls to Gloucester Civic Trust.

Where

In Gloucester

inside the built-up area

Run by

Gloucester Civic Trust

the operator on record

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Attraction in Gloucester

Inside Gloucester

Saint Michael's Tower 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

Seasons and weather

Warmest in Gloucester are May to September, at 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

Saint Michael's Tower

Further out, Gloucester Cathedral is 200 m away.

Type: Attraction
Run by: Gloucester Civic Trust
Town: in Gloucester

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

The map

Saint Michael's Tower at a glance

Orange is Saint Michael's Tower; numbered in green, the places near it.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Saint Michael's Tower

Largest of the 8 is Gloucester, home to 118,562. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · It’s in town

Gloucester

118,562 people · 23 places to visit

2 · 2 km northeast of it

Longford

2,536 people · 17 places to visit

3 · 2.9 km northeast of it

Twigworth

380 people · 17 places to visit

4 · 3 km northwest of it

Maisemore

538 people · 16 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Saint Michael's Tower is	People	Places to visit
Gloucester	It’s in town	118,562	23
Longford	2 km northeast of it	2,536	17
Twigworth	2.9 km northeast of it	380	17
Maisemore	3 km northwest of it	538	16
Churchdown	3 km northeast of it	13,480	18
Highnam	3.4 km northwest of it	1,920	17
Quedgeley and Hardwicke	3.8 km southwest of it	21,125	18
Sandhurst	4.2 km north of it	269	16

Make a day of it

Pair Saint Michael's Tower with these

Among the 35 within 15 km are 3 abbeys or priories, 3 museums and a cathedral.

CathedralGloucester Cathedral200 m away 2

CastleGloucester Castle300 m away 3

Abbey or priorySt Oswald's Priory, Gloucester500 m away 4

Abbey or priory · English HeritageGreyfriars, Gloucester200 m away 5

Abbey or priory · English HeritageBlackfriars200 m away 6

MuseumMuseum of Gloucester200 m away 7

MuseumGloucester Waterways Museum600 m away 8

MuseumSoldiers of Gloucestershire300 m away

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

Before visiting Saint Michael's Tower

Where is Saint Michael's Tower?

Saint Michael's Tower is in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Saint Michael's Tower?

Attraction.

Who runs Saint Michael's Tower?

Gloucester Civic Trust.

When is the best time to visit Saint Michael's Tower?

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 Saint Michael's Tower?

Within 15 km: Gloucester Cathedral (200 m), Gloucester Castle (300 m), St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester (500 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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