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A four-storey Regency terrace house in Pittville, Cheltenham, kept as a period home and museum. Visitors move through the rooms at their own pace with a printed guidebook, following the story of the house and its residents from the 1870s onwards. The rooms include a working Victorian kitchen and scullery, a bedroom, a nursery and a drawing room, and the composer's piano, on which he wrote The Planets, is on show in his music room. A short introductory film sets the scene, and there are audio and video displays for those interested in Holst's music. Children are admitted free and the museum runs a family trail with a dog mascot to follow around the house, which makes it an easy hour or so out for a mixed-age group. The house has stairs over several floors and no lift, so it suits visitors who are comfortable with stairs.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Sick bagsYou only forget these once.
- Loose changeLockers and old-fashioned car parks.
- Lip balm
- Fidget toy
- Pocket money purseGift shop answered in advance, in numbers.
- Rucksack
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