The impressive Church of St John the Baptist commands one of the focal points of the town centre. It is renowned for its perpendicular porch, fan vaults and merchants tombs, with its oldest part dating back to 1115. Cirencester is also home to the Royal Agricultural University which was founded in 1840, and the oldest agricultural college in the English speaking world. A visit to the Corinium Museum will give visitors an insight into the towns Roman past.
Cirencester is a busy centre for tourism in the Cotswolds with great shopping and dining facilities. Roman remains can be seen at nearby including a Roam Villa at Chedworth.