The John Moore Museum
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Overview
Established in 1980 in memory of writer and naturalist John Moore, this eponymously named museum is located in a cottage in a row of historic timber-framed buildings. It’s home to an extensive Natural History collection that features specimens of the mammals and birds native to the surrounding countryside, woodlands and wetlands of the Cotswolds. Just a few doors down from the John Moore Museum is the Merchant’s House, a two storey building which has been beautifully restored by the same owners and furnished to show the construction of a 15th-century shop and dwelling. The site now includes the old Baptist chapel; a beautifully restored late medieval timber-framed building, that was an 18th-century Baptist meeting house. Insightful stuff.
Features
- Opening Times
- Opening Times: Open Apr–Oct, Tue–Sat 10–1 and 2–5; open most Sat rest of year. Open other times by appt only
- Facilities
- Parking nearby
- Children
- Suitable for children of all ages
About the area
Gloucestershire is home to a variety of landscapes, including the Cotswolds, a region of gentle hills, valleys and gem-like villages that roll through the county. To their west is the Severn Plain, watered by Britain’s longest river and characterised by orchards and farms marked out by hedgerows that blaze with mayflower in the spring; beyond the Severn are the Forest of Dean and the Wye Valley.
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