Birmingham Airport 1 hr 7
Painswick Rococo Garden (19 min)
Scenic 18th-century garden with flower & vegetable plots, plus a cafe & seasonal events. Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (30 min)
Historic steam railway offering scenic 28-mile round-trip rides through the Cotswolds. Sudeley Castle (25 min)
15th-century stately home with formal gardens, flamboyant peacocks and art by Turner and Rubens. Chedworth Roman Villa (31 min)
Scenic ruins of a 4th-century country house with a museum offering guided tours & exhibits. Gloucester Cathedral (14 min)
11th-century building with the tomb of King Edward II, musical events and daily CofE services. Belas Knap Long Barrow (25 min)
Restored Neolithic burial ground with a false door, thought to date from around 3000 BCE. Hailes Abbey (29 min)
Cloister ruins of a Cistercian abbey dating from 1246, with audio tours and a museum of site finds. Jet Age Museum (5 min)
Vintage planes & aviation artifacts, plus guided cockpit tours of jet fighters & an airliner. Pittville Park (13 min)
Opened in 1825, the city's largest ornamental park includes playgrounds, a boating lake & an aviary. Cheltenham Town Hall (9 min)
Concert hall with ornate Edwardian auditorium hosting live comedy, music and variety acts. National Waterways Museum Gloucester (15 min)
Exhibitions on British waterway history, with narrowboats, barges, tugs and a replica lock chamber. The Wilson (9 min)
'The Wilson' expanded in 2013 to include new galleries for fine art and touring exhibitions. Tewkesbury Abbey (17 min)
Norman edifice with a Romanesque tower and ornate roof bosses, plus regular Christian services. Sandford Parks Lido (12 min)
Public swimming facility featuring heated outdoor pools for adults & children, plus snacks. Crickley Hill Country Park (10 min)
Park offering several trails with views of the Gloucestershire countryside, a picnic area & a cafe. | 
