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Corinium Museum, in collaboration with Cotswold Heritage Walks, is excited to offer a series of historic walking tours. The event will be led by archaeologist, Dr Alison Grierson-Brookes, former Head of Collections at Corinium Museum, who has begun a new venture combining her two great passions archaeology and walking! Head out with Alison to explore what lies beneath your feet revealing the ancient town of Roman Corinium, parts of the wall and impressive amphitheatre. After a short break for refreshments,…

Cirencester is known as a Roman and medieval town, but what you see in Cirencester town centre today is the result of its Georgian successes. Out with the old order and in with the new with the rise of entrepreneurs and the middling sort. Hear about political shenanigans, riots, ruffians and religious non-conformity –  and not forgetting the entertainments! Please wear comfortable shoes and bring a raincoat! Meet at the museum. Booking recommended Limited to 10 people  

The remains of the ancient Roman town of Corinium lie beneath our feet as we walk around Cirencester. Join us to learn about the Roman archaeology of the town and key discoveries that point to this being one of the most vibrant and wealthy towns in Roman Britain. The walk lasts about an hour. Please wear comfortable shoes and bring a rain coat or sun hat! Meet at the museum. Booking recommended as places limited to 10.

The Cotswolds are full of history stretching from the Neolithic to the present day. The Anglo-Saxons often get missed out as they simply don’t leave as big of a footprint in the historical and archaeological record as the Romans, who came before them, and the Medieval period after them. In this talk, we will look at all the evidence in our collection for these more forgotten people, and discover that, in reality, we know an awful lot more than we…

Monks, Merchants & Mud! The fleeces of the Cotswold sheep were some of most sought after in all Medieval Europe. The proceeds made fortunes, built a parish church, underwrote a hospital, and supported markets, inns and shops. From sacred splendours to squalid streets, join us on this walking tour to experience Medieval Cirencester. Please wear comfortable shoes and bring a raincoat! Meet at the museum. Booking recommended as places are limited.

Join our collections team for a tour of the stores. There are all sorts of objects behind those doors: from prehistoric to the 1950s, through stone, costume, pottery, rural life and social history. We have scythes and hoovers, pottery from all ages and Roman mosaics, carved column plinths and stone coffins, medieval tiles and corbels, smocks and horse collars. We will take you round and tell you all about what we have and what we do in the stores; then…

“The finest and most expensive wool was the English which came from the Cotswolds and, in particular, from Northleach and the great Abbey lands of Cirencester” Francesco Datini, 15th Century Florentine merchant. Five hundred years ago it was noted that ‘half the wealth of England rides on the back of sheep.’ Join Ian Thomas for a walk around Cirencester, where the hustle and bustle of the medieval town will be brought to life through the lives and skills of the wool combers, the…

Corinium Museum, in collaboration with Cotswold Heritage Walks, is excited to offer a series of historic walking tours. The event will be led by archaeologist, Dr Alison Grierson-Brookes, former Head of Collections at Corinium Museum, who has begun a new venture combining her two great passions archaeology and walking! Head out with Alison to explore what lies beneath your feet revealing the ancient town of Roman Corinium, parts of the wall and impressive amphitheatre. After a short break for refreshments,…