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Gloucester Cathedral
Attractions in Maisemore

Gloucester Cathedral, 3.1 km from Maisemore

Visitors to Maisemore can choose from 4 museums, 4 attractions and 3 abbeys or priories. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 15 are within 5 km of its edge. 2 of them are cared for by English Heritage. For a full day, there is Tewkesbury Abbey, 14 km away.

Photo: Gloucester Cathedral, Geni (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Maisemore
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
15
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Castles & historic places
6
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Top of the list around Maisemore

Then come 3 abbeys or priories, a castle and a museum, behind Gloucester Cathedral.

CathedralGloucester Cathedral2.7 km outside town, to the southeastCastleGloucester Castle3.1 km outside town, to the southeastAbbey or priorySt Oswald's Priory, Gloucester2.5 km outside town, to the southeastAbbey or priory · English HeritageGreyfriars, Gloucester3.1 km outside town, to the southeastAbbey or priory · English HeritageBlackfriars3 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumGloucester Waterways Museum3.1 km outside town, to the southeast

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Places on the map

Leave town to the southeast for most of the 15 nearby.

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The dashed line is Maisemore’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

By kind

Castles or historic places number 6, museums or galleries 5.

Museums & galleries 4 museums · 1 art gallery0 in town · 5 nearby
Castles & historic places 3 abbeys or priories · 1 cathedral · 1 castle · 1 historic ship0 in town · 6 nearby
Other attractions 4 attractions0 in town · 4 nearby

Green: inside Maisemore. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Greyfriars, Gloucester and Blackfriars).

Every place

All 15 on the list

Look within 5 km of its edge for all 15 places listed.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

10 listed buildings are on Maisemore’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Maisemore →

Big names nearby

Further away

Day trips number 12; the best known is Tewkesbury Abbey, 14 km off.

Abbey or prioryTewkesbury Abbey14 km northeastCastle · CadwMonmouth Castle32 km westCathedralCathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester33 km northCastle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle24 km westAbbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey35 km southwestCathedralHereford Cathedral36 km northwestAbbey or prioryMarlmesbury Abbey and Grounds36 km southCastleSudeley Castle23 km eastCastleBerkeley Castle26 km southwestHistoric houseGatcombe Park23 km southHistoric houseHighgrove House30 km southCastle · CadwChepstow Castle39 km southwest

Places well known beyond Maisemore (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

Good to know in Maisemore

What is there to see near Maisemore?

No attraction is mapped inside Maisemore itself. Within 5 km of it are Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester Castle, St Oswald's Priory, Gloucester and Greyfriars, Gloucester.

Does Maisemore have a museum?

5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Maisemore: Gloucester Waterways Museum, Museum of Gloucester, The Folk of Gloucester and Nature in Art.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Maisemore?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Maisemore, 2 places are cared for by English Heritage (Greyfriars, Gloucester and Blackfriars).

What are the best-known days out near Maisemore?

Within 40 km: Tewkesbury Abbey (14 km), Monmouth Castle (32 km), Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester (33 km), Goodrich Castle (24 km).

Where are Maisemore’s historic buildings listed?

Maisemore has 10 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Maisemore when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

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 (22)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.