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What's On
15 Aug - Boaters crafts demonstrations at the
Waterways Museum.
28 & 30 Aug - Demonstration of traditional
Roses & Castles painting at the Waterways
Museum.
28 & 29 Aug - Gloucester Motor Show.
30 Aug – Duck Racing using the Waterways Museum's
steam dredger.
30 Aug - Boaters crafts demonstrations at the
Waterways Museum.
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Getting To The Docks
The docks are well
signposted with brown signs on the main approach roads. For those
with satellite navigation aids, the post code is
GL1 2EH. Car parks (pay & display) can be accessed
direct from Southgate St or from the east end of Llanthony
Rd (for the Waterways Museum).
The
nearest Park & Ride bus stop is in Ladybellegate
St.
For further guidance, see map of Gloucester.
Information
An information
office near the Southgate St entrance is run by the Gloucester
Docks Trading Co., who are responsible for the routine management
of the area (E-mail or
phone 01452 311190).
Facilities
for visiting boats are administered by British Waterways, based in the Dock Office
adjoining the Commercial Rd entrance to the docks.
Refreshments
Caffe Corretto
and Caffe Tucci - two Italian-style
coffee shops at
the head of the Barge Arm.
Coots - a cafe/bar adjoining the National Waterways
Museum.
Fosters on the Docks
- a restaurant/bar
in Kimberley Warehouse offering an eclectic mix of Mediterranean,
French and classical British dishes.
Gloucester
Yacht Club - visiting boaters are
welcome at the Clubhouse bar, located near the north-east corner of
the Victoria Dock, every Friday and
Saturday from 20.00 till late. (Website)
McColl's - a convenience store at the east end of the Barge Arm Apartments which
includes a Subway
food outlet.
Vinings
Restaurant - a restaurant
on the ground floor of Vinings Warehouse serving a buffet style range
of Indian and Thai dishes. (Website)
City of Gloucester
For
information on other places of interest in Gloucester,
see City
of Gloucester.
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 Gloucester Waterways Museum
Occupying three floors of Llanthony
Warehouse, this museum (formerly known as the National Waterways
Museum, Gloucester) features life on Britain's inland waterways
using artifacts, photographs, videos and computer interactives.
It has a shop that is open to all, and the Coots cafe/bar is in
the adjoining building. Historic craft moored by the quayside include
steam dredger SND No 4, tug Severn Progress, barge
Sabrina, narrow boats Northwich, Wye and
Oak, and the Herefordshire & Gloucestershire
Canal Trust's workboat Renton. (More)
Soldiers
of Gloucestershire
Museum
Occupying the former
Custom House at the north end of the Victoria Dock, this Museum tells the story of the lives, travel and
service of the men of the Gloucestershire Regiment and the Gloucestershire
Huzzars over the last 300 years. (More)
 Gloucester Leisure Cruises
45
minute trips down the canal and back from the Waterways
Museum and some longer cruises on the canal and River Severn. See
website for times.
Gloucester
Antiques Centre
The Antiques
Centre that formerly occupied the warehouse by the lock has moved
to new premises on the corner of Llanthony Rd and High Orchard St
in the Gloucester Quays development. It has over 100 individual
dealers selling a wide range of antiques and collectables, and
there is a cafe on the second floor. (Website)
 Working
Dry
Docks
Maintenance and repair
work on vessels in and around the large and small dry docks is managed by T Nielsen & Co. Craftsmen can be seen
at work using traditional skills aided by modern tools. For information on interesting
vessels currently at Gloucester, see Vessels
for Overhaul.
Gloucester Quays Designer Outlet Centre
To
the south of the main docks area is the new Gloucester Quays
designer outlet centre which has an outstanding mix of high street
and
designer labels at up to 60% off recommended retail prices. Refreshments are
available at various coffee shops and restaurants. (Website)
Mariners
Chapel
The chapel in the
centre of the docks is open to visitors each day, and services are
held on Sundays at 3.00 pm,
when all are welcome. (Website)
Guided
Tours
Gloucester Civic
Trust guides lead tours around the docks on Saturdays, Sundays
and Bank Holidays from 2 April to 29 September, starting at the
Waterways
Museum at 2.30pm. Special tours can be arranged for pre-booked parties. (Website)
 Model Boat Displays
Members
of the Gloucester & District Model Boat Club sail their models
from the entrance to the Victoria Dock each Saturday afternoon.
These include yachts, tugs, paddle boats, hovercraft, submarines,
warships, patrol boats, lifeboats and motor cruisers. (Website)
Gloucester Sea Cadets
The
cadets moor their boats in the Barge Arm and may often be seen
using them on Monday or Thursday evenings during the summer.
(Website)
Gloucestershire Arts & Crafts Centre
Based
in the warehouse beside the lock, the Centre has a shop selling a wide variety of paintings and crafts such as
woodwork, pottery, textiles, jewellery, baskets, soap and glass, all produced in
Gloucestershire. There are also exhibition spaces, artists' studios, classrooms
for arts and crafts courses and a small weekend cafe.
(Website)
Upstairs Downstairs Antiques
Specialists
in clocks, furniture and lighting, across Severn Rd from the
Arts & Crafts Shop.
MV Edward Elgar
This vessel, based at Alexandra Quay, is the biggest hotel boat now cruising UK
inland waters. She offers holiday cruises for 2 to
7 days right along the Severn navigation between Sharpness
and Stourport-on-Severn. (Website)
Oliver Cromwell Paddlewheeler
The Oliver Cromwell was the biggest riverboat hotel in the UK,
and she carried over 30,000 guests on local waterways between 1991 and 2008.
Now, she is permanently moored at Alexandra Quay as a special events
and entertainment venue. (Website)
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