Gloucester Art Trail
This is a 2.5 mile circular walk around the central part of the City of Gloucester.
The route is way marked and includes artwork depicting the different elements of the city and identifying buildings and events of historic interest. ‘Look’ signs point out items of interest to see on the walk. All the direction signs, the ‘Look’ and the artwork have been stencilled onto the pavement, onto a red brick-sized rectangle. Wherever possible, the direction signs, represented by arrows and shoe prints, are every 10 paces. The route is designed to be walked in a clockwise direction. The trail can therefore be started at any point.
The Art Trail is specifically designed to encourage Gloucester citizens and visitors alike to discover Gloucester City: enjoy a walk with the opportunity to find out more about the City and visit parts of the centre maybe they would not otherwise visit.
The list of artwork to look out for and the route is here:
Route Description | Points of Interest |
Brunswick Road | Shops etc |
Along Brunswick Road | Murals, museum, library, Brunswick Square, Christ Church |
Right on Spa Road | Spa; Judges Lodgings; old Registry office |
Straight across onto Llanthony Road | Cafes, restaurants, Quays shopping mall |
Straight along to cross docks / canal bridge | Docks; lifting bridge |
Over bridge, immediately Right | Boats |
Through car park, over two foot bridges | Dry docks |
Alongside docks basin to end |
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Right over dock gates | Entrance to River Severn |
Straight along to end of warehouse | North Warehouse; two World Record sites |
Left to exit docks | Water pump; historic buildings |
Cross Commercial Road at pedestrian lights |
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Straight along Barbican Way | Prison; site of castle; Police station; old fire station |
Right, over zebra crossing and right: Longsmith St | Court house; historic buildings |
Up Longsmith St to junction with Bull Lane | Telephone exchange; historic buildings |
Left onto Bull Lane | Artwork on multi-story car park |
Along Bull Lane to the junction with Westgate St | Views of Cathedral; artwork on buildings |
Left on Westgate St | Historic buildings; cafes / restaurants and shops |
Westgate St | Cathedral; Shire Hall; Dick Whitt’s; St Nicholas’s Church; Folk of Glos |
Right onto Archdeacon St |
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Archdeacon St | St Mary de Lode Church; ancient Severn crossing; St Oswald’s Priory |
Straight across onto Pitt St | Kings School and Cathedral; PH |
Along Pitt St to junction with Park St | Historic buildings |
Left onto Park St |
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Along Park St | Historic buildings |
Junction with Gouda Way, turn right, cross at lights |
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Gouda Way | Tanners Hall (remains) |
Right at junction with Worcester St |
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Along Worcester St to junction with Northgate St | Shops |
Turn left at pedestrian crossing, cross Worcester St and along Northgate St |
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Cross right, over Northgate St at junction with Spread Eagle Road |
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Along Spread Eagle Road, straight across towards Transport Hub |
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Right onto Market Parade |
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Remain on Market Parade cross Clarence St | Kings Quarter redevelopment area |
Continue on Station Road | Buss station / Railway station |
Continue to junction with Nettleton Road |
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Right onto Nettleton Road | Painted terraced houses |
Continue to end of road, junction with Eastgate St |
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Right onto Eastgate St | Night time economy zone |
Continue along Eastgate St to alleyway at bus stop, turn right into alleyway |
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Along alleyway to the end, turn left onto Russell St |
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Along Russell St | Legal quarter |
Continue to end of Russell St, junction with Clarence St, turn left |
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Along Clarence St to junction with Eastgate St / Brunswick Road. | Bus Station / Shops |
Circuit completed. |
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Artwork: themed generic and ‘one-off’ stencils.
Roman icon for Boots corner
Book for Library
Technical implement for old Technical College
Siege gun for Brunswick Square
Spa icon for Spa site
Flour sack for Quays / docks area
Skull and Crossbones for Quays / docks area
Portcullis for Barbican Way / Prison
Police hat and car at Police station
Fire engine at old fire station
Telephone for Longsmith St / Bull Lane
Bull and peppers for Bull Lane
Mouse for Taylor of Gloucester (Beatrix Potter) for Westgate St
Pizza slice (sponsored by Hooker & 8) for Westgate St
Beer tankard (at each pub)
Church icon (at each church and adjacent to Cathedral access points)
Shire Hall icon
Cat for Dick Whittington
Museum icon for Museum of Life and Gloucester museum
Rowing boat for St Mary de Lode and in docks
Ruins icon for St Oswald’s Priory and Greyfriars
Tanners hall icon
Bus icon for bus station and Clarence St
Taxi icon
Dancing figures for Eastgate St and Brunswick Road
Legal wig icon for Longsmith St, Russell Street and Spa Road
A map can be found on the website.
Opening Hours
| Monday | Open |
| Tuesday | Open |
| Wednesday | Open |
| Thursday | Open |
| Friday | Open |
| Saturday | Open |
| Sunday | Open |
