Towering above Gloucester, the Cathedral is a fitting burial place for a king and looks down on a city steeped in history. Romans, Saxons and Normans have all left their mark. The Domesday book was commissioned here, and the city resisted a civil war siege, down to its last three barrels of gunpowder. Discover why Beatrix Potter wrote The Tailor of Gloucester, how a local medical miracle inspired the story of the legendary pirate Long John Silver and why the world’s most common household cleaning appliance - the vacuum cleaner - should really be called a Booth! Walking tour or part of a longer tour