Gallery Pangolin
Gallery Pangolin
5
About
Gallery Pangolin is a 'must-see' on any tour of the Cotswolds. Tucked away in the village of Chalford on the slopes of the escarpment is one of Gloucestershire's best-kept secrets. On what was once a Victorian industrial site at the heart of the Golden Valley, Gallery Pangolin is one of the few galleries to specialise in sculpture and related drawings and is open to visitors 6 days a week. We are located on Chalford Industrial Estate on the A419 in between Stroud and Cirencester.
Suggest edits to improve what we show.
Improve this listing
Full view
Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.
Top ways to experience nearby attractions
The area
Address
Reach out directly
Contribute
Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information.
We perform checks on reviews.
Tripadvisor’s approach to reviews
Before posting, each Tripadvisor review goes through an automated tracking system, which collects information, answering the following questions: how, what, where and when. If the system detects something that potentially contradicts our community guidelines, the review is not published.
When the system detects a problem, a review may be automatically rejected, sent to the reviewer for validation, or manually reviewed by our team of content specialists, who work 24/7 to maintain the quality of the reviews on our site.
Our team checks each review posted on the site disputed by our community as not meeting our community guidelines.
Learn more about our review moderation.
5.0
17 reviews
Excellent
15
Very good
0
Average
2
Poor
0
Terrible
0
John A
1 contribution
Nov 2023 • Family
Honesty, humour, ingenuity and beauty abound in the Coverack meadows speckled with his sculptures, set amid a majestic and rugged Cornish coastline.
Written 14 November 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
vanessa i
1 contribution
Dec 2021 • Friends
Christmas Cracker Exhibition to celebrate 30 years. Lovely Gallery tucked away behind the foundry. Fascinating place to visit.
Written 23 December 2021
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Amy A
Stroud, UK144 contributions
May 2019 • Friends
The exhibition gallery on the site of the extensive Pangolin bronze foundry at Chalford, is always worth a visit. It takes a little perseverance to find it, including a walk round the outer area of the site as far as the small adjacent river. But then an excellent modern lift whisks you easily up to the first floor galley, where there is invariably a warm courteous welcome.
The exhibitions change every few months, often focusing on the work of an individual artist. Predominantly sculpture but often with associated prints and drawings. Always intelligently assembled and sensitively displayed in a simple way: individual pieces focused on while also relating to one another. There are usually high quality, well-illustrated colour catalogues – sometimes without charge.
The Stroud Valleys area is extremely fortunate to have this world-class company here. There is also a London Gallery near King's Cross Station – worth heading there too when you get the chance!
The exhibitions change every few months, often focusing on the work of an individual artist. Predominantly sculpture but often with associated prints and drawings. Always intelligently assembled and sensitively displayed in a simple way: individual pieces focused on while also relating to one another. There are usually high quality, well-illustrated colour catalogues – sometimes without charge.
The Stroud Valleys area is extremely fortunate to have this world-class company here. There is also a London Gallery near King's Cross Station – worth heading there too when you get the chance!
Written 26 May 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Ruth M
3 contributions
Mar 2019 • Solo
Great exhibition in a beautiful still place! A bit strange getting the lift up and down to the entrance but enjoyable...this is the only way to access the gallery!
Written 20 March 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Dear Ruth we are very glad to hear you enjoyed your visit to the gallery and thank you for the review. You can also enter the gallery via a set of metal stairs situated on the side of the building if you would prefer.
Written 23 May 2019
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Nav N
Liverpool, England9 contributions
Oct 2018 • Couples
A great place to visit for anyone interested in sculpture. Really interesting exhibitions and the staff in the gallery are friendly and knowlegable and will get out other pieces from stock if you are interested in a particular sculptor. We enjoyed our visit and the piece that we bought.
Written 18 November 2018
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Tim O
Bath, UK27 contributions
Oct 2018 • Couples
The lady who looked after this Gallery on Saturday had a wonderful knowledge of their stock and of their artists and sculptors including British Modern, Lyn Chadwick, Kenneth Armitage etc. Current sculptors. Very difficult to choose.lovely to be given past catalogues. Will go again.
Written 14 October 2018
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Wendy R
Stroud, UK28 contributions
May 2018 • Couples
We saw the Marino Marini exhibition of drawings, also sculptures by other artists.
I have never yet seen an exhibition here that I have not enjoyed. There are usually works by Lynn Chadwick, Jon Buck, Terence Coventry, among others. As this is the foundry that casts the work of established artists, including Damien Hirst, newly completed works can often be seen, and the occasional glimpse into the foundry is fascinating. Gallery Pangolin is well worth a visit if you are interested in modern sculpture.
I have never yet seen an exhibition here that I have not enjoyed. There are usually works by Lynn Chadwick, Jon Buck, Terence Coventry, among others. As this is the foundry that casts the work of established artists, including Damien Hirst, newly completed works can often be seen, and the occasional glimpse into the foundry is fascinating. Gallery Pangolin is well worth a visit if you are interested in modern sculpture.
Written 10 June 2018
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
bluwing2017
Gloucester, UK1 contribution
Feb 2017 • Family
Great range of works on display in superb environment right next to the foundry which makes some of the pieces. The assistant managing the exhibits was friendly, helpful and not at all like the usual stuffy staff at any artistic venue. Took two teenagers with the attention span of a Knat who were suffering withdrawal of no I phone in hand, the hyperventilating was palpable, but even they managed to swivel the eyes around for twenty minutes. Highly recommended.
Written 15 February 2017
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
ArgentReynard43
Painswick, UK21 contributions
Aug 2016 • Couples
A small gallery with some interesting pieces but not sufficient to extand a stay. Coudl benefit from a greater variety of exhibitors, better signage and easier access.
Written 27 August 2016
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Pippa C
Stonehouse, UK202 contributions
Jul 2016 • Family
The Pangalon puts on exhibitions frequently at present it is celebrating 25 years of existence and has a silver exhibition.It is fascinating seeing the talented workouts filling mouldy with molten metals ,finishing and buffing sculptures.It has cast sculptures by Lynn Chadwick a superb sculptor and he was a local in fact the owners started out in life working for him at Lypiatt
Written 23 July 2016
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
No questions have been asked about this experience
Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.
Is this your Tripadvisor listing?
Own or manage this property? Claim your listing for free to respond to reviews, update your profile and much more.
Claim your listing