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Attractions in Twigworth

Close to Twigworth: Gloucester Cathedral and more

Around Twigworth, the places to visit include 5 museums, 4 attractions and 3 abbeys or priories. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 16 are within 5 km of its edge. Here, 2 places are kept up by English Heritage. For a full day, there is Tewkesbury Abbey, 11 km away.

Photo: Gloucester Cathedral, Geni (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Twigworth
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
16
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
6
in or near town
Castles & historic places
6
in or near town
Cared for
2
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

The best known around Twigworth

Gloucester Cathedral aside, the next best known are 3 abbeys or priories, a castle and an art gallery.

CathedralGloucester Cathedral2.7 km outside town, to the southwestCastleGloucester Castle3.2 km outside town, to the southwestAbbey or priorySt Oswald's Priory, Gloucester2.6 km outside town, to the southwestAbbey or priory · English HeritageGreyfriars, Gloucester3.1 km outside town, to the southwestAbbey or priory · English HeritageBlackfriars3.1 km outside town, to the southwestArt galleryNature in Art800 m outside town, to the northwest

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

Where to find them

Beyond the town, the 16 nearby are mostly to the southwest.

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The dashed line is Twigworth’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

Kinds of place

Count 6 castles or historic places and 6 museums or galleries.

Museums & galleries 5 museums · 1 art gallery0 in town · 6 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 Twigworth. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

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

Every place

Near Twigworth

Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 16 places in all.

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

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

Big names nearby

Big names nearby

Start with Tewkesbury Abbey, 11 km off, the best known of 12.

Abbey or prioryTewkesbury Abbey11 km northeastCathedralCathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester32 km northCastle · CadwMonmouth Castle35 km westCastleSudeley Castle19 km eastCastle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle27 km westAbbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey39 km southwestCathedralHereford Cathedral38 km northwestAbbey or prioryMarlmesbury Abbey and Grounds36 km southHistoric houseGatcombe Park23 km southHistoric houseHighgrove House31 km southCastleBerkeley Castle28 km southwestAbbey or priory · English HeritageHailes Abbey22 km east

Places well known beyond Twigworth (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.

Seeing Twigworth: questions

What is there to see near Twigworth?

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

Does Twigworth have a museum?

6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Twigworth: Nature in Art, Museum of Gloucester, Gloucester Waterways Museum and Jet Age Museum.

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

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

What are the best-known days out near Twigworth?

Within 40 km: Tewkesbury Abbey (11 km), Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester (32 km), Monmouth Castle (35 km), Sudeley Castle (19 km).

Where are Twigworth’s historic buildings listed?

Twigworth 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 Twigworth 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 (23)

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.