| Status: | Active, open to new members |
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| When: | Monthly Various dates April to October |
| Venue: | Various |
The Historic Buildings Group offers its members a programme of visits to regional places of historical interest, aiming to negotiate some added value for each visit. This might involve a group discount, a guided tour where none is normally offered, or access to somewhere special.
We normally operate on a "car share" basis.
Please see here for this year's visit programme.
The Group Leaders would be delighted to receive any suggestions for possible places of interest.
Forthcoming events
13th May 2026
10:00 am
Outing
The Hall Estate features a Grade 1 listed Jacobean mansion. It was the home of pioneers in Britain’s wool, rubber, and automotive products.
Booking Required
3rd June 2026
2:00 pm
Outing
A group visit to the A417 “Missing Link” road scheme. History in the making!
Cost: £10 charity donation
Booking Required
14th June 2026
10:00 am
Outing
A Sunday morning visit to hear about this hidden gem, not far from Tetbury. Our guide will be Arthur Price, who farms the land, and is a very enthusiastic archaeologist.
Cost: £10
Booking Required
8th July 2026
2:00 pm
Outing
Private group tour of Westonbirt House, followed by access to the garden and full afternoon tea.
Cost: £27
Booking Required
3rd August 2026
10:30 am
Outing
Shaw House is one of the best preserved Elizabethan mansions in England, built in 1581. Over the centuries Shaw House has welcomed royalty, seen action during the Civil War, housed soldiers during World War II and schooled generations of local children.
Cost: £12 or £18
Booking Required
3rd September 2026
2:00 pm
Outing
Owlpen Manor has long been recognised as one of the most romantic Tudor manor houses in southern England. Set in a picturesque valley among bluebell woods right under the Cotswold hills, it has formal terraced gardens and magnificent 17th-century yews.
Cost: £27.50
Booking Required