The John Moore Countryside Museum — Attraction in Tewkesbury

Entered round the back of the building, this beautiful 15th century building is visited in two parts. The first building is dedicated to John Moore and his books. The town of Elmbury in his famous book is a thinly veiled reference to Tewkesbury. The museum is situated on three levels and has many exhibits of stuffed animals and old tools. The second building, a few doors along, is a look at the life of a merchant who would have lived and worked in one of these houses. The house in question has been stripped back to what it would have looked like in the 15th century. Fascinating look at how the well off lived six...

We had booked in for a tour of The Merchants House which is part of the John Moore Museum. We were early for our tour and talk so looked around the Countryside Museum. This was very good but has some steep old fashioned wooden stairs. We were met by a lady in costume who took the part of the Merchant's wife and told us all about how she lived in Tudor times as we visited the nearby house which belonged to a Merchant. Well...

Very interesting stories heard with aid of personal headphones. Lots of old fascinating artefacts collected together and lots of photographs. Helpful friendly staff. Unfortunately there is no disabled access due to steep rickety stairs and very old narrow passages so would...