The Owlpen - 20 mins

The Tudor Manor House is a lived-in medieval manor house of the de Olepennes, dating from
1450 to 1616, with minor early 18th century improvements.  Set in a romantic valley in the heart of the Cotswold Hills, Owlpen Manor boasts a magnificent Tudor Great Hall.


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Berkeley Castle - 10 mins

In 1153 Lord Maurice Berkeley completed this fortress by the Severn Estuary at the command of Henry II, and ever since it has been the home of the Berkeley family - one of England's oldest families who have given their name to numerous locations all over the world, from Berkeley Square in London to Berkeley Hundred in Virginia and Berkeley University in California.

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The Edward Jenner Museum - 5 mins

Edward Jenner was born in Berkeley in 1749. From the early days of his career, Jenner was intrigued by country-lore which held that milk-maids who caught the cowpox could not catch smallpox, one of the most feared diseases of all time. (It had been known to kill up to 20% of the population). Today, smallpox has gone, thanks to Edward Jenner.

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