Can recommend a day in the Cotswolds: for example Broadway - which has a very interesting design museum: Gordon Russel Design Museum - furniture makers - kind of a forerunner of Habitat, combining the best of craft work and machines. Gordon Russell was also involved...More

We called in to see what this museum was all about, not expecting to be wowed by the detail of information about a very clever, but almost forgotten, artist/craftsman. We spent longer here than anticipated because it was so engaging. This is well worth a...More

Gordon Russell survived the trenches of World War One determined to create in the wake of so much that had been destroyed. On the site of his Broadway workshop is now dedicated a museum to his memory. There are notable examples of his 1920s arts...More

I didn't know the name of Gordon Russell before visiting the museum (while staying at Russells hotel). However the style of much of the furniture - especially the fascinating collection of radio and hifi cases they made for the likes of Murphy in the 1950s)...More

A real surprise and wonderful history. Amazing furniture that I couldn’t resist touching with several pieces that I wished I could take home. A smashing museum which is very well organised. The gentleman in charge was very informative, his enthusiasm infectious.

We read about the connection between the Russell family and the Lygon Arms Hotel where we were staying. We had a very informative tour of the museum by a trustee. If you are interested in post war furniture design you will find a visit this...More

Well worth a visit and walk around the museum - only small, but with some great examples of Russel's work and contemporaneous objects. The short introduction from the volunteers was most informative and made for a very interesting visit.