22 September 2009
Cheltenham is a superb town with its own unique character. It has great architecture, loads of shops, history, restaurants, street cafés, and many green spaces. With its town houses, squares, and Promenade, it is the model Regency town; a great place to spend a day out. If history is your thing you will be interested in [...]
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22 September 2009
In March of every year the Cheltenham racecourse hosts the Cheltenham Festival; the finale of the National Hunt Season. The festival is a 26 race event held over four days, and hosts over 200,000 people, with prize money of over £3 million. Cheltenham racecourse has long been associated with The Cheltenham Festival, and horse racing in [...]
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07 September 2009
Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum The Cheltenham Art Galley & Museum contains a wide range of materials, including: history, archaeology, paintings, and arts & crafts. There is also a section on Edward Wilson, Cheltenham’s Antarctic explorer who died alongside Scott. Many of the paintings featured in the gallery are donated by the people of Cheltenham. The art [...]
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07 September 2009
Cheltenham Festivals is a registered charity set up in 2006. The charity brings together the Jazz, Science, Music, and Literature festivals under one banner. The Music festival has been ongoing from 1945, and the Literature Festival from 1949. The two events have already associated Cheltenham with the British cultural scene. With the addition of the Jazz [...]
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07 September 2009
The First Spa In the early 18th Century local residents noticed pigeons pecking at salt deposits by a spring south of the town. People started drinking the water in the belief it would heal various health issues. By 1742 Henry Skillicorne had deepened the spring, and turned it into a well. He built assembly rooms, and [...]
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06 September 2009
With at least eight churches in and around Cheltenham there are several attractive buildings worth visiting. Some of the highlights are as follows: St Mary’s Church, Clarence Street This is the oldest building in Cheltenham, and is located just off the Promenade. It dates back to the middle of the 11th Century. The church features a spa theme, [...]
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