Events at Gloucester Museum

Let's go with the flow at the National Waterways Museum Gloucester

Get your body and mind moving this school holiday with our summer of activities. Flow through the museum with our yoga themed trail and visit the activity space on Level 2 on select dates for hourly drop-in family yoga sessions with yoga teacher Blanka. 

There are also plenty of opportunities to get out on the water with the Gloucester Docks Activity hub with paddling sessions, walks and bookable yoga sessions. Plus lots of opportunities to get creative with mindful crafts like our drop in paper quilting activity, suitable for all ages.

Check out the Activity hub pages for more information and how to book. All drop-in activities will be available from 19 July 2025. Check our facebook page for details of drop in yoga days.

Grimwood Museum Adventure

This August, embark on a brilliantly bonkers museum trail at the National Waterways Museum Gloucester as part of the Grimwood Museum Adventure, organised by Kids in Museums and Simon & Schuster Children’s Books. The national trail for families celebrates the release of Rock the Vote!, the latest instalment of the bestselling Grimwood books by writer and illustrator Nadia Shireen. 

The activity sheet is free with a museum day ticket or an annual pass. Spot Grimwood characters hiding around the museum, elect a new Mayor of Grimwood and design them their very own campaign poster! Complete the trail and get a free sticker. 

Plus, enter the Grimwood Museum Adventure competition – one lucky winner will receive a signed Grimwood book bundle and a Double National Art Pass + Kids, courtesy of Art Fund.

The activity will run from 2 August to 26 August 2025.

Summer of STEM

We have found some fantastic model bridges in our archive and have brought them out for the summer. Explore the different ways of building bridges over canals and then have a go at building your own bridge with the lolly stick challenge. Drop in from 19 July 2025.

Plus see engineering in action with the Fielding Engine in the Gloucester Docks. Volunteers fire up this historic engine every Tuesday. Free to view, just near the National Waterways Museum. When: throughout the school holidays from 22 July.