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Mark Cummings - Glorious Gloucestershire
Thu 03 Apr
|The Painswick Centre
Did you know that Sir Peter Scott was named after Peter Pan; a Stroud man invented instant custard; and a Cotswold manor house is designed to look exactly like the Palace of Westminster?
Time & Location
03 Apr 2025, 19:30 – 21:30
The Painswick Centre, Bisley St, Painswick, Stroud GL6 6QQ, UK
Guests
About the event
Gloucestershire has been at the forefront of world-changing innovation throughout history, has inspired great works of literature and even has its own rhyming slang.
Mark Cummings charts a joyful journey exploring the Gloucestershire streets that gave us Scrooge and Long John Silver, pinpoints where classic TV and movie scenes were filmed and feasts on delicious nuggets about royalty, rock stars and rugby legends.
Walk with Mark to London in the footsteps of Dick Whittington, discover the true meaning behind Gloucestershire's quirky place names, take advantage of unique tips leading you to hidden gems across the county and test what you've learned with Mark's 100 quiz questions, a challenge for locals and visitors alike.
This is a wonderfully fun, insightful and delightful book for all who love all the stunning county of Gloucestershire has to offer – Mark shows us that there is even more to the area that meets the…