Holst Victorian House

This is a lovely little museum that lets visitors get very close to the artifacts, trusting us to treat them with respect. I like that we can take a close look at virtual copies of his original music manuscripts.

Very interesting museum telling us the story of the great composer and also showing us what was a traditional victorian house at the time in the area. The staff is very nice and welcoming.

We enjoyed this museum for both its content and its wonderfully warm welcome. The exhibits relating to the life of Gustav Holst are fascinating. What sets this museum apart, however, is that it lets us look into the life of the house in the Victorian period and beyond giving a great human angle to the curation. A small gem, the highlight of our visit to Cheltenham.

Holst's birth place, the Victorian house has got a very good collection on display from that era. There is a room dedicated to Holst. It was a very pleasurable moment to stand by the piano Holst used while listening his pieces of piano music. It was very interesting to know that he had studied Sanskrit in order to create his opera Savitri and some other pieces of music based on Hindu scripts.

We really enjoyed Holst's house. If you like period houses, or classical music, or both, do visit. Furnished in the period of Holst's childhood. Includes the actual piano he wrote the planets on. Very helpful and knowledgeable staff. Thanks for helping us when we arrived near the end of opening time. If you are national art pass members, you get in free.

This is a brilliant museum. I paid £10 for entrance and the house is much as it would have been back in the day. I am so glad I made the effort to come. I enjoy the music of Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934) especially The Planets. It was amazing to see the impressive piano it was also great to see a portrait. There are only a few rooms to see and that is what makes the museum so special.

An interesting little museum. The staff were very helpful and knowledgeable. The items on display were interesting and explained about Holst's life there until he was 8 yrs old. There is a video which is about 20 mins long but there are no subtitles to enable deaf visitors to understand it. Also the sound was so low that hearing people could not hear it either. Entry £7 for adults.

We loved this little museum. We went to a special event about the carol 'In the Bleak Midwinter. It is a small house so the event was cosy with fires ablaze and mince pies and mulled wine served. There were 3 talks, one about the poet Christina Rossetti, one about Holst's life and one about Holst's composition for the Carol, including 2 versions by other composers. It was interesting without being too long or highbrow. All the staff were amazingly friendly and helpful. It was very enjoyable.