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The Shambles, Newent
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The Shambles is a collection of Victorian buildings - cottages, houses, alleyways, streets, courtyards, shops and workshops, housing one of the largest collections of everyday Victoriana in the country!
Life as it was in 1890's (right in the middle of Victorian times) - almost 100 windows to peer into, and thousands of Victorian objects to see! About an acre to explore!
The Shambles Victorian VillageWander round the cobbled streets and with over 80 shops and shop windows to peer into. You will see many Victorian scenes including a policeman keeping an eye on things - a fantastic photographers studio in a conservatory - all manner of stuffed animals in the taxidermists workshop - the Chapel just ready for a service and watch out for the two old men having a yarn over a pint in the gas-lit beer cellar.
You will also see a music shop, pawnbroker, post office, butcher, grocer, solicitor, bookdealer, tobacconist, printer, wheelwright, carpenter, corn-merchant, blacksmith...we could go on!
The Shambles is as a small country town or village would have been in about 1890 - with a 'lived in' feel - with each room looking as if the people had just popped out for a minute.
Children love climbing up to the attics and down into the musty cellars. Adults enjoy the 'how it used to be' feel. Very exciting for the youngsters to guess what's round the next corner, and very nostalgic for the not so young.
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Window shopping | 
Beachus Square | 
Hidden alley ways |
Café garden | 
Old wheel | 
Tranquil times |
Victorian street | 
Bygone signs | 
View of roofs |
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Opening Times:
mid March to end October
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays
10am - 5pm (last admission 4pm)
July and August
Closed Mondays only (except Bank Holidays)
10am - 6pm (last admission 5pm) General Information * Dogs on leads are welcome
* Wheelchair access is limited to ground floor areas - and you are
recommended to bring a strong pusher!
* There are toilets - including disabled on ground floor
* Photographs/videos may be taken
* There are picnic benches and a children's Wendy house
* Allow about two hours for your visit
* Parking is in Newent town car-park - a short walk away
* No smoking inside the buildings
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