Join local guide Jon Eeles for a Siege of Gloucester Civil War Tour starting here at the Museum of Gloucester.
Come along for 10.30 and grab a coffee in the café whilst Jon takes you through the reasons for the siege, why Gloucester chose Parliament over the King and learn more about the forces in and outside our walls. Handle genuine cannon balls and musket balls from the time, along with other items found on the battle sites around our city.
You will then head out for a walk through the city where Jon will take you to the scenes which saw conflict. Jon promises you that you will never walk Gloucester again without thinking about what happened in our streets!
This tour will include up to 90 minutes of walking around the streets of Gloucester, including standing for periods of time. The route will be wheelchair accessible on mostly flat, but cobbled and uneven surfaces. Easy walking and all ages welcome.
Times and Dates:
Saturday 25 October & Saturday 15 November
10:30am - 12:30pm
Places:
30
Prices:
£5.00 per person.
Please Note:
Carers go free.
Booking fees apply.
All children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
This tour will start and finish at the Museum of Gloucester.
Please wear flat shoes suitable for walking around the city!
Meet Your Guide
Born in Tuffley Gloucester during the late 60’s, I have always been a proud Gloucester man.
Fascinated by history and in particular military history, Gloucester has much to offer and I soon became aware of the siege of our city after one lesson at Beaufort Comprehensive School in the mid 80’s - I was hooked!
After years of interest, I decided to start my own tours and have done so now for over ten years, taking thousand of people around the city showing the areas of importance during those four weeks in the summer of 1643 when Gloucester defied all logic and her people won against a then unstoppable Royalist army. A few years back I wrote my book “Gloucester the City that Defied a King” based on a real family in the city and actual events that occurred during that time.
Happily married, still living in Gloucester with one son and two grandchildren I am a family man but enjoy researching the siege and most of all passing on my knowledge during the tours on the events of 1643.