Greyfriars

Greyfriars preserves the roofless remains of a Franciscan friary church in the centre of Gloucester. The community was founded around 1230, but much of the standing church belongs to an ambitious Tudor rebuilding completed only a short time before the monasteries were dissolved. Tall window openings and surviving walls make its scale apparent, even though the surrounding cloisters and most other monastic buildings have disappeared. It is a short architectural stop rather than a furnished monastery, and visitors find that the history adds considerably to what remains on the ground. Some reviews mention litter, so expect an open urban site with the everyday activity of the city around it. Enter from Greyfriars Lane, where English Heritage identifies wheelchair access. Shops and refreshments are nearby, and charged city-centre parking is separate from admission.