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Cheltenham Hotels

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What's On?                     Overview                     Prepare                     Highlights 

Overview

Overview

Refined and understated, the spa town of Cheltenham once attracted royalty and the wealthy to partake of its waters. Now designer shops and fancy restaurants bring in the smart set, although its buildings and culture still attract visitors from around the world.

See

The elegant Pittville Pump Room where you can still 'take the waters', the broad Promenade lined with grand houses and smart shops, and the Holst Birthplace Museum in the composer's former Regency terrace home epitomise a period when royalty and the wealthy flocked to the town to imbibe its curative waters.

Spend

Find chic designerwear in Montpellier and The Promenade, high-street bargains in the Regent Arcade, an eclectic mix of specialist and antiques shops on the Suffolks and a fun selection of stores in the Beechwood Shopping Centre. Buy the best of local produce at the twice monthly farmers' market by the Long Gardens on the Promenade. The Brewery leisure and retail complex specialises in furniture and interior design.

Get Out

Head for Cheltenham's numerous pristine parks and gardens when the weather's good to see why it’s been dubbed ‘a town within a park’. Admire the colourful floral displays in the formal Imperial Gardens. Take the family to Pittville Park for fun on the boating lake and skateboard ramp. Promenade through the informal Montpellier Gardens and stop for a game of tennis or to listen to the musicians playing in the bandstand.

Culture

Culture-loving Cheltenham draws visiting West End productions and opera and ballet companies to the Everyman Theatre. Enjoy the best of amateur productions at The Playhouse Theatre. There's something for everyone at The Bacon Theatre at Dean Close School, offering jazz, rock, ballet, celebrity speakers and touring theatre. The Brewery complex houses an 11-screen cinema. The famous Cheltenham festivals also bring a variety of treats to the town for culture vultures each year.

Eat & Drink

While you are taking the waters make sure you try some of Cheltenham's watering holes. Enjoy people-watching while dining al fresco with the café society on The Promenade, or opt for tried and trusted chains at The Brewery retail and leisure complex. Blow the budget in Montpellier or on Michelin stars in the Suffolks.

New Perspective

Follow the trails up Cleeve Hill, then take time out to look back over the honey-coloured architecture of Cheltenham and the Racecourse.

Prepare

Prepare

Pack modest clothes for days of designer shopping and fine dining and then put on your glad rags for long nights on the town. Prepare to be both charmed and excited.

Cheltenham Year

Lose your shirt at the National Hunt Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse in March, and laugh out loud as competitors race a cheese down Cooper's Hill during May’s Cheese Rolling. Join in something more highbrow at the Music Festival in July and the Literature Festival in October. Get the shopping done at the Christmas Market from the end of November to early December.

Public Holidays

New Year's Day, Good Friday (Mar/Apr), Easter Monday (Mar/Apr), Early May Bank Holiday, Spring Bank Holiday (May), Summer Bank Holiday (Aug), Christmas Day (25 Dec), Boxing Day (26 Dec).
Weather

Cheltenham enjoys a relatively mild climate, with bright sunny days in spring interspersed with showers, and warm summers (16°C–25°C). The autumn can be mellow with mild daytime temperatures, although the evenings and early mornings can be cold. Winter can vary between crisp sunny days and stormy, blustery weather. Unless Cheltenham is experiencing a rare heatwave, there is no need for airconditioned hotel rooms.
Electricity

240V AC, 50 Hz, three-pin plugs are standard.
Dialling Code

+44 (national), (0) 1242 + six-figure number (Cheltenham).
Money

Pound sterling (£) is the currency.
GMT

GMT precisely (+1 in British summertime).
Cheltenham Tourist Info

Visit Cheltenham website

Fit In

Understated chic and conservative country wear are the order of the day, so expect the occasional curious glance if your fashion taste veers toward the extreme.

Get Around

Highlights

Highlights

Take time to explore under the surface of this refined town; once you have had your fill of Regency, check out Cheltenham's buzzing 21st-century character.

Get out of the car and discover the heart of Cheltenham on foot. Stroll along the broad, tree-lined Promenade for a bit of window shopping or people watching from one of the cosmopolitan pavement cafés. Make for the Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum for an insight into Cheltenham's social history. Feed the ducks on the Pittville Park lake before taking afternoon tea in the elegant Pittville Pump Room. Learn about the man and his music at the Holst Birthplace Museum or take a nostalgic trip on the steam trains of the heritage Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway.

Sightseeing Tips

Check opening days and hours for the museums as most close at least one day a week (usually Sunday) and there are occasional late-night openings. The budget conscious should spend time at The Art Gallery and Museum as it is free and you won't be disappointed.

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