Come and find out what’s behind our front door!
Welcome to
Holst Victorian House
Explore life in Cheltenham’s only Victorian home open to the public – the birthplace of composer Gustav Holst.
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Opening times and prices
Open: Tuesday – Saturday, 10am-4pm (last entry 3.30pm)
Admission: Adult Annual Pass £10, Children free
Find out more
We’d love to see you at a concert, talk or exhibition
There’s lots on offer for families, including craft drop-ins and trails. And children visit for free!
Join us in a variety of volunteer roles, and share your interest in history, music or art
News from Holst Victorian House
Will you help us plant a new garden?
We’re planning a new Victorian-style garden to celebrate the anniversary year of Holst’s birthday
Holst 2024 celebrations: We’d love your views
Tell us how you think Cheltenham should mark the 150th anniversary of Gustav Holst’s birthday
Making, Mending, Marking
Discover the needlework produced by the young women from the Cheltenham Female Orphan Asylum
Victorian Book Group – 2023 Update
Holst Victorian House is delighted to welcome back its popular discussion of Nineteenth Century Literature.
Holst Birthday Concert
Holst Birthday Concert Saturday 17th September 2022 We were delighted with this year’s Birthday Concert…
Holst Way Walk Fundraiser Success
On Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 September a team from the Museum walked a…
Exhibition – Hidden in a Drawer
Hidden in a Drawer: Gustav Holst’s Lost Manuscripts 9 July – 21 December 2022…
Recognition from Cheltenham Arts Council
We were over the moon to receive a citation at the 2022 Cheltenham Arts…
Trust appoints new Vice Presidents and Patron
Our curator Laura (centre) with new Vice Presidents Steve Blake (left) and Jenny Ogle (right)…
New Volunteering Vacancies
We’re looking to grow our team of enthusiastic Volunteers. As a small enterprise Volunteering…
Holst’s Birthday Concert, a review by John Wright
After the disappointment of having to cancel the 2020 Birthday Concert due to Covid,…
Schools visits are back on at Holst Victorian House
We have something for everyone interested in Victorian life or the music of Holst
“I Vow To Thee, My Country” – a new recording
A new recording of “I Vow To Thee, My Country”, sung by pupils at Cheltenham…
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