Historic Docks, Gloucester

Historic Docks, Gloucester

The final destination of the day before returning home was to the Gloucester Historic Docks to take some additional photographs of the gaff-rigged sailing ship, the Ruth which is currently moored at the dockside. Having taken some photographs a few weeks earlier I decided that I would like to add her to my book and wanted to ensure I had enough photographs before she left Gloucester to continue running charters from Penzance, Cornwell. 

A selection of photographs taken during the visit is below

Jet Age Museum, Gloucester

Jet Age Museum, Gloucester

After visiting the Cotswold Motor Museum we headed to the Jet Age Museum, Gloucester next to Staverton Airport. The museum a smaller than some we visited but run from donations by volunteers and with free admission (donations requested) it is worth a visit especially being able to sit within an Avro Vulcan Bombers cockpit which is a little small and cramped but very interesting. 

Within the museum there are a number of exhibits including Britain’s first jet fighter, the Meteor and a Javlin. Unfortunately you cannot see all the aircraft including a replica of the first jet plane produced in Gloucester as a number of the Aircraft are in storage waiting for their new building to be completed. I look forward to re-visiting once they move to their new premises. 

The volunteers who are guides and help restore the aircraft are extremely friendly, helpful and informative and I after speaking with them I agreed to donate a copy of my photographs to them for use for promotional material once I have completed my college project.  A selection of my photographs is below.

Cotswold Motor Museum

Cotswold Motor Museum

On Saturday with the weather a little changeable we decided to visit the Cotswold Motoring Museum in Bourton on the Water, Gloucestershire.  The museum is located in a quaint little village which is a tourist attraction in its own right with Cotswold stone thatched cottages and a stream running though with ducks and swans. The museum appears at first glance very small about the size of a small shop but once you enter the museum you soon realise that the building is a labyrinth of rooms and out buildings crammed full of cars, toys and motoring memorabilia. 

With a collection of classic and antique cars to see and photograph we worked our way through the maze of cars and toys to try and get some shots for my book.  Although the museum and the village is a good place to visit, unfortunately the cars were either too close together or had lots of items around them to be added to my book. A selection of photographs taken during the visit is below.